Canadian Solar

Canadian Solar

Quality Control Shift Supervisor

Jeffersonville, IN

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 16 days ago
Data AnalysisExcelPower ElectronicsMicroscopyLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingRenewable Energy

About the role

  • Across Canadian Solar's powerful ecosystem-including CS Power Systems, CSPowerTech, e-STORAGE, Recurrent Energy, MSS, and CSI Solar-we're deeply invested in our people's success.
  • The Quality Control Shift Supervisor is responsible for overseeing end-to-end daily Quality Assurance and Quality Control operations across solar cell manufacturing during the shift.
  • The core objective is to sustain shift compliance, reduce scrap generation, stabilize cell performance and reliability, and protect the company's reputation for high-performance solar cells.

Responsibilities

  • Manage shift frontline execution of incoming material checks, in-process manufacturing monitoring, final outgoing inspections, and routine reliability screening at critical solar cell production stages.
  • Lead on-shift preliminary defect and failure trend identification using EL/PL imagers, IV curve tracers, microscopy, and reliability test chambers; escalate recurring, systemic failures to the
  • Maintain complete inspection, reliability test and non-conformance records for customer & third-party audits; coordinate with QEs to resolve and close audit findings.
  • Drive team communication and training for new or updated procedures or test plans, ensuring full adherence to approved technical standards.
  • Generate daily/weekly quality & reliability shift reports, maintain centralized test data systems, share trend analysis with the Quality Manager, attend daily operations meetings and present reports/updates/findings.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in quality department within a manufacturing environment.
  • 1+ years of prior supervisory experience and proven people leadership managing teams of 3+ employees.
  • Understanding of ISO 9001:2015 standards and experience in ISO audits (internal and/or external)
  • ability to conduct internal audits.
  • Knowledge of statistical process control (SPC), root cause analysis (RCA) tools (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagrams), and data analysis software (Excel, Minitab).
  • Proficiency in quality documentation (e.g., SOPs, audit reports) and report writing
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in quality department within a manufacturing environment. Solar cell fabrication, semiconductor manufacturing, or renewable energy industries preferred.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret quality data and drive data-based decisions.
  • Strong sense of accountability, problem-solving acumen, and attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments.
  • experience developing training materials for technical or quality processes.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
  • Skilled in common office software (e.g., MS Excel for data analysis, Word for documentation).
  • Working Conditions:

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, Materials Science), Quality Management, or a related field, preferred.
  • Solar cell fabrication, semiconductor manufacturing, or renewable energy industries preferred.

This listing is sourced directly from Canadian Solar's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.