Job Requisition ID: 64078
Department: Manuf. and Operations (DEPT_MFGOP)
At Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS), we are taking fueling and convenience retail to the next level. We are passionate about cultivating excellence in everything we do, but what really fuels us is our people. They're the heart of our company. As an employee, our promise to you is that you'll work on new and innovative products and solutions, be mentored by managers and teammates who are collaborative, caring, and act with integrity, and have the opportunity to grow in ways that are meaningful to you. Unique and interesting projects : both locally and globally : will challenge you and allow you to pursue different and rewarding career paths.
We are EnergizedByGrowth.
DFS is part of a legacy of leadership that spans back generations, made up of some of the most trusted, leading:edge brands in the industry. As part of Dover Corporation and with our talented, innovative, outstanding people, we are doing great things and redefining what is possible in fueling and convenience retail. Providing advanced fuel:dispensing equipment, including clean energy solutions, systems and payment, automatic tank gauging and wet stock:management solutions, DFS comprises the product brands of Wayne Fueling Systems, OPW Fuel Management Systems, ClearView, Tokheim, ProGauge, Fairbanks, LIQAL, AvaLAN, and Bulloch Technologies. Headquartered in Austin, TX, DFS has a significant technology development and manufacturing presence worldwide, including facilities in Brazil, China, India, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Position summary:
- The Quality Inspection Supervisor (Value Stream Leader) manages the quality inspection team, to ensure objectives are met in the most efficient way, and our customers' needs are met.
- This role emphasises coordination, documentation, and people leadership rather than technical engineering expertise.
- There will be line management responsibility for 3 team members.
As the Quality Inspection Value Stream Leader (VSL), you will be responsible for:
- Supervising the work, people, and results in the inspection area, to inspect and evaluate the quality of purchased products and parts.
- Provide leadership, direction, management, and development of the inspection team and inspection areas.
- Set department objectives/KPIs, review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports
- Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviors expected of them : in particular HSE, and 5 S
- Manage and lead the team, ensuring adequate staffing levels, managing holiday allowances, recruitment, training, development, appraisal, attendance, disciplinary issues and daily supervision to maximize efficient productivity
- Coordinate personnel, tools, and parts to ensure inspection schedules are met, and throughput maintained to meet our internal and external customer needs.
- Manage workload and priorities, by ensuring a planning is defined, executed, and deviations are escalated.
- Deliver measurement reports to the quality team with conclusion and findings that allow for a decision to be made
- Ensure compliance within the inspection function, with the standards applicable to our business (ATEX, MID...)This includes ensuring the calibration status of our tools, master meter (provision) is up to date, archiving of declaration of conformity, inspection plans are followed, sampling is followed, deviation recorded via concessions.
- Plan and implement quality improvement programs using lean tools (A3, 8D....), drive daily operator generated Kaizen via the tier structure.
- Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice quality, vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid