Quality Specialist

QUALITY SUPERVISOR

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Reports to: Director of Operations

Compensation: $85K-$110K bonus

Your Role: As the Quality Supervisor, you will take ownership of quality performance

within active production. This position leads day-to-day in-process quality oversight across laboratory and manufacturing operations, ensuring product integrity, process consistency, and measurable improvement.

What You’ll Do:

• Build structure and reliability within the in-process quality lab, ensuring accurate and repeatable

testing

• Oversee in-process inspections to ensure adherence to defined quality standards

• Translate qualitative standards into measurable, data-based metrics

• Implement corrective and preventive actions in partnership with operations

• Standardize documentation, testing procedures, and training materials

• Drive adoption and sustainability of internal quality systems

• Conduct audits and evaluate process effectiveness across departments

• Coach and develop quality team members, reinforcing accountability and technical competency

• Monitor scrap, defect trends, and variation to improve overall process performance

• Serve as a quality liaison between lab, production, and leadership teams

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Ceramics, Materials Science, Engineering, Industrial Technology, or related

discipline (Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of degree)

• 5 years of leadership experience within a ceramic manufacturing quality environment

• Experience designing or strengthening quality systems and process controls

• Background in lab-based testing and production quality oversight

• Working knowledge of ISO-based quality frameworks and statistical process control

• Experience applying structured problem-solving methodologies

• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement tools

• Experience with ERP and/or Quality Management software systems