WHY DO WE NEED YOU?
The QC Lead is a role responsible for coordinating the day-to-day activities of Quality Inspectors to ensure timely inspection, testing, documentation, and release activities that support efficient manufacturing operations. This role serves as the primary floor-level quality lead for the QC team, providing guidance, work direction, scheduling support, and escalation management while reinforcing compliance with quality system requirements and operational priorities.
The QC Lead works closely with Operations, Engineering, and Quality leadership to ensure inspection activities are executed consistently, production support needs are met, and quality issues are identified and escalated appropriately. This role also supports training, continuous improvement, and standardization efforts to strengthen inspection effectiveness, improve efficiency, and maintain high standards of product quality and documentation integrity.
The position combines hands-on technical execution with day-to-day team coordination responsibilities and plays an important role in supporting manufacturing flow, customer requirements, and site quality objectives.
IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?
The ideal candidate will have working knowledge in a regulated environment, ISO9001 or ISO 13485, knowledge of quality inspection methods, documentation requirements and sampling techniques. Additionally, the candidate will need to have the ability to read and interpret specifications, drawings, procedures and acceptance data; be familiar with nonconformance handling, material segreation and escalation processes. Basic understanding of root cause investigation and corrective action procedures is also required. Along with the above, candidates must also have strong organizational skills, the ability to manage changing priorities, effective communication and interpersonal skills and can demonstrate their ability to lead by example to reinforce quality expectations trough daily execution and floor presence.
TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS FORGOTTEN
3+ years experience in Quality Control, Manufacturing Quality, or inspection-related roles within a regulated manufacturing environment
3 + years familiarity with production support environments requiring rapid prioritization and cross-functional coordination
3+ years experience performing inspections using approved procedures, sampling plans, and measurement equipment
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT US
If you want to reshape the world and discover your greatest potential, Saint-Gobain provides one-of-a-kind opportunities for innovative problem solvers.
We're one of only two companies in the world that is consistently recognized as both a top Global Employer and a Top 100 Global Innovator, but Saint-Gobain's remarkable story and culture of innovation begins with a team of nearly 200,000 creative, diverse and passionate team members collaborating across the globe. We are committed to our mission to improve lives because, every day, we witness the enormous impact of our efforts on the world around us.
Saint-Gobain’s Portage, Wisconsin manufacturing team manufactures silicone medical components and tubing used in life-saving medical devices such as IV drug delivery sets, diabetes management, Covid diagnostics and ventilators as well as components for procedures such as eye surgeries.
At Saint-Gobain, Safety is our #1 Priority! Saint-Gobain’s Life Sciences Medical Components manufacturing facility in Portage, Wisconsin is a custom silicone medical component manufacturer and leading supplier of co-developed polymer solutions to the medical device industry. Combining our extensive material science knowledge with our extrusion and molding capabilities, our engineers work with our customers to develop innovative solutions for the most demanding healthcare products around the world.
LEGAL STATEMENT
Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.
Applicants for roles based in Washington state or remote roles that would be worked from Washington state are encouraged to direct any concerns regarding the state’s Pay Transparency laws to the SGNA HR Compliance team at [email protected].
BENEFITS IN JOINING US
Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs:
Health and Wellbeing – Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work.
Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance
Healthcare Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account options
LiveWell Wellness Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave
Retirement and Protection - Helping to make the future life you want a reality.
401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP), Cash Balance Pension Plan
Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability
Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance
Additional Benefits – Helping shape the experience and impact you want
Group Legal
Identity Theft Protection
Auto and Home Insurance
Pet Insurance and Discounts
Back-up Child & Elder Care
PerkSpot Employee Discount Program
STEPS TO JOIN US
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