Quality Control Lead

The QC Lead supports shift-level Quality Control execution by coordinating inspection flow, supporting inspectors, escalating issues, reinforcing standards, and maintaining communication across QC stations and production areas. 

This role is a working lead position responsible for helping maintain inspection accuracy, throughput, station coverage, pass-down quality, and real-time issue resolution. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Coordinate daily inspection flow, station coverage, breaks, and shift priorities as directed by the QC Supervisor.  

• Support QC Inspectors with inspection criteria, routing questions, system use, defect identification, and escalation needs.  

• Reinforce adherence to approved documentation, inspection tools, IPC/customer criteria, and standard work.  

• Monitor inspection bottlenecks, quality risks, false calls, misses, and production flow concerns.  

• Escalate line-stopping issues, recurring defects, unclear criteria, equipment problems, or staffing concerns appropriately.  

• Assist with training, onboarding, and development of QC Inspectors.  

• Support containment, defect review, documentation, pass-down, and communication with QE, Manufacturing, and Engineering as needed.  

• Maintain a positive floor presence and model expected QC behavior, ownership, and urgency.  

• Perform other duties as assigned in support of Quality department objectives, customer requirements, production support, and QMS/EMS compliance. 

Qualifications 

• High school diploma or equivalent required.  

• 2+ years of quality inspection or manufacturing experience preferred.  

• Demonstrated proficiency across multiple QC stations or inspection functions.  

• Strong understanding of inspection standards, routing, escalation, and production flow.  

• IPC-A-610 experience preferred.  

• Strong communication, ownership, peer leadership, and problem-solving skills.