Containment Supervisor

Job Description: Containment Supervisor – Volkswagen
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports To: Operations Manager

Overview

The Containment Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily containment and quality inspection activities at the Volkswagen Chattanooga facility. This position provides hands-on leadership to inspection teams, ensures compliance with Volkswagen Product Inspection Notification (VPIN) requirements, coordinates resources to support active inspections, and serves as a key point of contact for containment activities.

The Supervisor is expected to maintain a strong floor presence, support customer requirements, monitor quality performance, and ensure timely response to potential quality or production concerns.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support Team Leads and Inspectors while remaining capable of performing inspection activities as operational needs require.
• Coordinate staffing and resources to ensure adequate coverage of active inspections.
• Conduct series-monitoring audits to verify training effectiveness and employee compliance.
• Review inspection activities and standardized work for compliance with VPIN requirements.
• Monitor inspector performance and oversee accurate collection of data used for performance tracking and invoicing.
• Prepare and maintain operational reports related to quality inspections, scrap, inventory, fallout, and time management.
• Participate as a member of the First Response Team and respond to service calls within 10 minutes.
• Monitor lineside material flow, identify suspect material moving around Q-gates, and take immediate action to prevent potentially defective material from reaching production.
• Create and review standardized work instructions and daily shift start-up procedures.
• Validate employee readiness and provide ongoing training, coaching, and development.
• Manage shift communications, scheduling, and daily operational priorities.
• Monitor fallout rates and issue high-fallout notifications when reject rates create potential part shortages or line-down risk.
• Ensure high-fallout activity is properly monitored and communicated through the applicable IT system.
• Manage containment activities at the direction of Volkswagen CQ-P (Chattanooga Quality Purchased Parts) management.
• Support corrective actions and ensure containment activities meet VAYAN and customer quality standards.

Requirements

• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in quality assurance, manufacturing, containment, or a supervisory role.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience in a manufacturing or quality environment.
• Knowledge of quality inspection and containment processes.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively coordinate employees and resources in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to documentation, data accuracy, and reporting.
• Ability to work directly with customer representatives and respond quickly to changing operational requirements.
• Proficiency with computer systems used for quality tracking, fallout monitoring, reporting, and data management.
• Knowledge of VPIN requirements and Volkswagen quality inspection procedures preferred.
• Ability to work on the production floor around noise, machinery, and other industrial hazards while maintaining required PPE and safety standards.
• Flexibility to work varying shifts, overtime, and weekends as operational and customer needs require.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical, manufacturing, quality, or business field preferred.