Quality Supervisor

Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, our products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covia’s market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development, further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.

Covia is looking for a dynamic Quality Control Supervisor who will have a positive impact on our QC teams at the Wedron/Troy Grove, IL locations. The Quality Control Supervisor is accountable to implement and maintain QMS system across three sites. Additionally, oversees quality of incoming and outgoing materials from the plants and assists and monitors process control and product development.

The successful candidate will have the following Key Accountabilities:

- Implement, monitor, and ensure the usage of all ISO 9000 and other quality related functions.

- Perform and investigate functions by either an internal or external customer non-conformance.

- Experience supervising lab personnel

- Determine root causes of problems using root cause investigation and implement corrective actions

- Investigate and address all quality inquiries made by customers and sales.

- Liaison with customers, sales, and production to provide each of these entities with requested quality documentation. This includes providing requesting customers with specific SPC and statistical data concerning the products they use if needed.

- Ensure products can meet customer specifications upon approval

- Ability to perform the following tests: Sieve Analysis, Density, 3 Minute Hot Tensile, Melt Point, Cold Tensile, Loose, Peel, Flowability, Wettability, QCCS, QCCS V2, LOI, Microscope Analysis, ASTM D-1210, D-1281, D-1208, TAPPI T-452, Etc.

- Manage grades and specifications in the quality management system

- Perform in-house calibrations on laboratory equipment as well as manage calibrations for products calibrated by an outside vendor

- Manage calibration schedules and all paperwork pertaining to them

- Manage lab supplies

- Other duties as assigned

The successful candidate will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

- College graduate or equivalent. On the job training is required.

- A fundamental understanding of mathematics and statistical tools.

- A good background in computer skills and related software.

- Knowledge of the quality testing procedures and equipment used within foundry and construction industries.

- Fundamental knowledge of various quality programs such as ISO9000

- Communication skills both written and verbal

- Demonstrated ability to interface with customers, plant personnel, and corporate QC department.

- Demonstrated experience contributing within a team of professionals to deliver set targets.

Commitment to Our Culture:

Our core values - Safety, Team, Customers, Growth, and Courage—guide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider, and through the passion and commitment of our people, we enable customer success—ensuring a sustainable future for our company.

All Covia Team Members are expected to:

- Live the Life-Saving Rules

- Build high-performing work teams

- Focus on customers

- Demonstrate a growth mindset

- Do the right thing, always

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality, and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or military service or reserve or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

Benefits:

- Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental

- 401K with company matching

- Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays

- Disability plans and Life / AD&D

- Employee Assistance Program

An Equal Opportunity Employer

IND2

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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