Quality & Test Supervisor

Electric Machinery Company. a division of WEG Electric Corp.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Position: Quality Control | Test Supervisor

Department: Quality and Continuous Improvement

Primary Objective of Position:

This position ensures the excellence, reliability, and continuous improvement of electrical testing processes within the laboratory. Oversees the execution of tests, ensuring full compliance with IEC/IEEE standards and internal methodologies. Represents the laboratory; customer discussions, audits, and regulatory or technical forums. Ensures that testing criteria, methodologies, and results meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and reliability.

Major Areas of Accountability:

• Responsible for leading, planning, coordination, and validation of trials, ensuring accurate documentation, proper calibration routines, and adherence to 5S practices.

• Responsible for organizing and maintaining 5S activities on the shop floor, conducting audits, and engaging employees in workplace organization and cleanliness.

• Guides and trains; technical team, and promote continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost reduction and lead-time optimization.

• Creates clear and effective standards to maintain consistency and quality in processes.

• Assesses and evaluates workspaces to identify areas for improvement, to ensure plant-wide alignment with 5S standards and implementation of visual management and standard work.

• Develops routines and monitoring processes (including audits) to ensure 5S is successful and sustained over time.

• Prepares presentations on PowerPoint and perform other administrative tasks (prepare minutes of meeting, tables and graphs to document improvement results).

• Supports other continuous improvement projects, including Kaizen and waste reduction, as required by the Quality Manager and Lean Continuous Improvement Program Manager.

• Other responsibilities assigned by management.

Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Electrical Engineering degree (preferred), or a related field with proven experience in electrical machines.

• 2– 4 years of experience in quality or electrical testing.

• Practical and theoretical knowledge of key electrical tests (vibration, surge, hipot, IR/PI, winding resistance, etc.).

• Familiarity with IEEE/NEMA/IEC standards and ISO 9001.

• Ability to lead and coordinate technical teams.

• Knowledge in planning (plan daily activities with the team and inspection and testing activities) and quality tools.

• Knowledge of electrical safety requirements and instrument calibration.

• Be proactive to keep the Quality programs (5S, Visual Management, Routine Management, etc.).

• Strong commitment to ethical, safety, and quality standards consistent with the WEG Code of Ethics.

Physical Requirements

• Several tasks require to work in leaning over, extended back position repeatedly, occasionally tight spaces, squatting, and kneeling.

• Physical ability to travel freely within manufacturing and office facilities. This requires climbing stairs and moving around, and about shop machinery.

• Have the physical ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds unassisted.