Supervisor, Quality Assurance

AESC is looking to add a Supervisor, Quality to our team in Smyrna, TN.

*Full-Time

*On-site

*Smyrna, TN

About AESC US LLC

AESC is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance batteries for zero-emission electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Founded in Japan in 2007 and headquartered in Yokohama, AESC has been building manufacturing capabilities around the world in the U.S., U.K., Europe, Japan and China to serve key markets and leading customers locally for over 14 years. Today, AESC has become the partner of choice for the world's leading OEMs and energy storage providers in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its advanced technology powers over one million electric vehicles and provides more than 15GWh of installed capacity for battery energy systems in over 60 countries.

AESC is expanding its footprint in the United States with gigafactories in Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennessee to meet the growing demand for EV and BESS batteries and strengthen its presence in the North American market. AESC's Tennessee gigafactory in Smyrna, which has been operational and supplying electric vehicle batteries for the Nissan LEAF since 2012, was retooled in 2025 and now produces batteries for Energy Storage Systems. The South Carolina gigafactory in Florence will supply next generation cells for BMW starting in 2026. The Kentucky gigafactory in Bowling Green will supply high-performance batteries and components for other OEMs. AESC is committed to our local communities where it is making its investments, creating jobs, and supporting local charities.

About the Role

The Quality Supervisor plans, directs, coordinates, and controls quality activities in assigned work area to achieve established goals. Supervises assigned team members to ensure a quality product and customer requirement are met while maintaining a safe working environment.

What You Will Do:

Responsibilities include direction and training of employees, leading laboratory activities and enforcement of health, safety, and environmental policies. Meets quality and assists production objectives through assigned personnel following all regulatory guidelines, and within established cost and time parameters. Plans and executes the daily quality activities required to achieve customer requirements.

Supports plant departments to ensure the QMS is understood and being followed.

Assist in the layout, development, and implementation of the Quality Labs throughout the plant.

Assist in the development of the plant calibration systems and manages the completed system.

Schedules team members to assure quality objectives are met daily.

Monitors product data (Product Audits) to anticipate problems and delays throughout the process and makes corrections through problem solving and trouble shooting.

Conducts process audits to ensure the SOSs are being followed.

Promotes 5-S activities throughout the plant, with focus on areas of responsibility.

Controls labor and materials usage to meet or improve standard costs.

Manages temporary movement of personnel to meet quality requirements.

Achieves Safety, Quality, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for quality areas of responsibility.

Able to lead 8D completion and other problem-solving activities.

Interacts and coordinates with maintenance and engineering to identify countermeasure issues with equipment, processes, or materials.

Prepares One Point Lesson's (OPL) and Standard Operating Sheets (SOS) in support of AESC Production Way.

Handles all administrative duties and paperwork.

Investigates material variances and reports result of investigation to manager.

Prepares all required reports and supports quality investigations when needed.

Understands principles of continuous improvement and carries them out in the quality area.

Meets all ethical, regulatory, etc., standards for position.

Supervises day-to-day activities for quality technologists including but not limited to scheduled work time, time and attendance, scheduling and approval of overtime, corrective actions, evaluations of skill sets, and training plan development of production technicians.

Communicates daily with subordinate employees.

Coaches/counsels/disciplines employees as necessary.

Assists with tracking and maintaining employee records related to training, attendance, performance, overtime, safety, mobile equipment licensing.

Ensures ongoing safe plant operations and safe employee behavior.

Familiarizes personnel with AESC policies and procedures and provides policy updates as needed.

Has a working understanding of the plants rules and corporate policies regarding employee behavior and responds appropriately to matters governed by these policies.

Instructs and trains employees and motivates them to be safety conscious, quality oriented, efficient and to strive for continuous improvement mindset.

Orients new employees to department, area, shift, etc.

Ensures team members are properly trained and follow standard operating sheets (SOS).

Schedules technicians for technical and powered equipment training.

Provides IATF 16949, ISO9001 international manufacturing quality standards, ISO140001 environmental standards training and VDA quality standards.

Coaches and develops team members into potential leaders or supervisor candidates.

Assists with maintaining all related training documentation.

Ensure technicians operate in a safe and efficient manner and that all safety guidelines and rules are followed.

Proactively identify and address safety concerns before an incident occurs.

Facilitates implementation of post-incident countermeasures to improve safety performance.

Administers the health, environmental and safety program in the work area; enforces health, environmental and safety standards, work practices and housekeeping.

Ability to flex to different shifts as business needs require.

Supervises and provides leadership, coaching, guidance, training, and staff development; interviews and selects unit employees; plans and evaluates employee performance; recommends merit increases, transfers, and promotions; counsels and disciplines employees as necessary; recommends termination when appropriate; monitors time and attendance of subordinates and approves timesheets.

Ensures all 5S standards and requirements are met within the facility.

Defines and communicates expectations clearly per Senior leadership guidelines.

Complete other duties as assigned

What We Offer:

Welcome to AESC, where you'll have the opportunity to tackle the world's most fascinating challenges alongside exceptionally talented individuals who are driven to make a difference. We strive to ensure that our employees are well taken care of, enabling them to focus on their work and contribute to our collective mission.

We offer:

*Comprehensive compensation packages including a competitive salary and a rewarding bonus program.

*An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.

*Highly automated, clean, safe, and temperature-controlled production environment

*Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

*HSA and Flexible Spending Accounts

*401K with company match

*Life Insurance (Company paid and additional voluntary life available)

*Paid Vacation and 14 Paid Holidays

*Short term and long-term disability coverage (Company Paid)

*Tuition reimbursement

Application Process

Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Your application allows us to learn more about you and find potential fits within our team. We strive to respond to all applicants promptly, though times may vary with submission volume. If you don't receive an immediate response, it doesn't reflect on your candidacy; we'll keep your application for future opportunities. Thank you for your patience and enthusiasm as we improve our application process.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At AESC, we are committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to all individuals. We participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S Join us in our passion to design, manufacture, and sell high-performance products, contributing to a sustainable and zero-carbon emission future.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

*Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

*Ability to read, write, speak, hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and lift with hands and arms frequently throughout the day.

*Required to occasionally lift, push, pull and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally required to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 35 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment is primarily an automated manufacturing plant with a concrete floor and is characterized by some temperature extremes, moderate noise, and forklift traffic. The individual must be able to perform all essential functions as appropriate on the plant floor, in meetings, and with employees, management, customers and suppliers.

Candidate must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately, and without causing significant safety threat to self or others. The statements made herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive and inclusive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required of personnel so classified.

Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of drug screen and background check. AESC US LLC is a drug-free workplace.

What You Need:

High School Diploma or GED required. At least two years of related experience at the professional level required.

Prefer two to five years in a work leader role coordinating the work of other employees and contractors. This includes training new employees, assigning work, and checking the timeliness and quality of work. May have provided input into performance reviews. Most of the time in a work leader role would have been spent performing work similar to that performed by the people whose activities the position coordinates.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, other PC applications, and mainframe applications to produce non-standard, creative products.

The preferred candidate possesses the experience and knowledge required to support continuous improvement activities within a production department. The activities will lead to a highly effective, efficient production team.

Understands and follows all standards of IATF16949 and VDA 6.3 quality standards. (training and awareness will be provided for those who are not familiar with these standards)

Understands and follows all standards of ISO14001 environmental standards. (training and awareness will be provided for those who are not familiar with these standards)

What is "Nice to Have"?

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business, or other relevant field is highly preferred. Background in supporting a highly technical automotive-related manufacturing environment is highly desired.

Travel

Occasional domestic and international travel required.