How to hire a quality supervisor

How to hire a quality supervisor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step quality supervisor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a quality supervisor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new quality supervisor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the quality supervisor you need to hire. Certain quality supervisor roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   A quality supervisor's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, quality supervisors from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents quality supervisor salaries for various positions.

   Type of Quality Supervisor	Description	Hourly rate
   Quality Supervisor	Industrial production managers oversee the daily operations of manufacturing and related plants. They coordinate, plan, and direct the activities used to create a wide range of goods, such as cars, computer equipment, or paper products.	$20-40
   Director Of Quality	In the manufacturing industry, a director of quality is primarily in charge of spearheading and overseeing the daily operations in a quality assurance department. They work to ensure that products adhere to the company's quality standards and industry regulations by conducting research and assessments, developing quality test systems, and reviewing reports... Show more	$47-87
   Auditor/Quality	A quality auditor is responsible for inspecting the company's services and products, ensuring its adherence to business requirements and internal regulations. Quality auditors analyze the efficiency of operational functions and production processes to maintain high-quality deliverables with the utmost consideration for the safety and security of the production staff... Show more	$11-24

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Continuous Improvement
   • ISO
   • Corrective Action
   • Quality Standards
   • Food Safety
   • Product Quality
   • Sigma
   • Quality Issues
   • Quality Procedures
   • Management System
   • GMP
   • Customer Service
   • Lean Manufacturing
   • Quality System

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead the TS16949 implementation team.
   • Research and involve respective departments to achieve immediate corrective/preventative action response to pertinent customer and internal CAPA's, as required.
   • Maintain effective work instructions and operating procedures for inspection, operations and supplier quality assurance per ISO requirements.
   • Develop KPIs for suppliers and document progress.
   • Participate in hosting customer, governmental, third party certifying body plant visits and perform all GMP internal audits.
   • Prepare documentation and training for ISO re-certification audits.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your quality supervisor job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A quality supervisor can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, quality supervisors' average salary in tennessee is 47% less than in hawaii.
   • Seniority. Entry-level quality supervisors 49% less than senior-level quality supervisors.
   • Certifications. A quality supervisor with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a quality supervisor's salary.

   Average quality supervisor salary

   $60,486yearly

   $29.08 hourly rate

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   Entry-level quality supervisor salary

   $43,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 19, 2026

   Average quality supervisor salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$88,053	$42
   2	Nevada	$81,485	$39
   3	Alaska	$76,163	$37
   4	Wisconsin	$67,440	$32
   5	Connecticut	$64,217	$31
   6	Massachusetts	$61,709	$30
   7	Minnesota	$61,264	$29
   8	New York	$61,084	$29
   9	New Hampshire	$60,616	$29
   10	Michigan	$60,000	$29
   11	Ohio	$59,631	$29
   12	Illinois	$59,574	$29
   13	District of Columbia	$59,416	$29
   14	North Carolina	$58,617	$28
   15	Texas	$58,394	$28
   16	South Carolina	$57,749	$28
   17	Delaware	$56,318	$27
   18	Nebraska	$56,233	$27
   19	West Virginia	$55,543	$27
   20	Kansas	$54,412	$26

   Average quality supervisor salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Intuitive Surgical	$103,178	$49.60	6
   2	Entegris	$99,228	$47.71	6
   3	DoorDash	$98,008	$47.12	6
   4	Tucson Electric Power	$91,913	$44.19
   5	Ford Motor	$91,641	$44.06	22
   6	Tesla	$90,918	$43.71	11
   7	BorgWarner	$90,664	$43.59	12
   8	Navistar	$90,577	$43.55	3
   9	BlackRock	$88,953	$42.77	13
   10	Arkema	$87,946	$42.28
   11	Koch Industries	$86,423	$41.55	3
   12	International Trucks	$84,843	$40.79
   13	Caterpillar	$83,407	$40.10	10
   14	Dana Incorporated	$82,883	$39.85	2
   15	BASF	$81,582	$39.22	7
   16	Guidehouse	$80,916	$38.90	9
   17	Nucor	$80,646	$38.77	14
   18	Cargill	$80,307	$38.61	27
   19	Sigma-Aldrich	$79,732	$38.33
   20	Ichor Systems	$79,548	$38.24	5

4. Writing a quality supervisor job description

   A job description for a quality supervisor role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a quality supervisor job description:

   Quality supervisor job description example

   You could be the one who changes everything for our 26 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you'll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
   
   Position Purpose: Identify, develop and monitor performance improvement audit activities, including measurement tool, sample frames and target outcomes. Coordinate and monitor quality improvement audit projects from inception to completion. Develop a cross-departmental comprehensive provider audit schedule.
   
   • Supervise a team of auditors to ensure provider audits are conducted according to State contractual requirements, including inter-rater reliability.
   
   • Assist in the creation and implementation of the Annual Quality Improvement Work Plan and Evaluation, including the annual cross-departmental audit schedule.
   
   • Develop, implement and educate various departments and practitioner/facility staff on performance measures specifications to ensure accurate measurement application and valid data
   
   • Facilitate cross functional improvement teams based on rapid improvement cycling to drive improved systems performance based on trended audit results.
   
   • Prepare quarterly and annual performance reports for the Executive Management Team and the Quality Management Department
   • Develop presentations of provider performance for use in reporting
   
   • Apply statistics testing to all data sets for quantitative analysis for provider performance
   
   For Fidelis Care only:
   
   • Supervise a team of auditors to ensure provider audits and Medical Records retrieval projects are conducted according to State contractual requirements, including inter-rater reliability.
   
   • Develop, implement and educate various departments and practitioner/facility staff on member outreach, quality programs and performance measures specifications to ensure accurate measurement application and valid data.
   
   Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in Healthcare, Business Management related field, or related or equivalent experience. 3+ years of quality improvement experience, preferably in managed health care. Experience with the use of statistics software and applications.
   
   License/Certificates: Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred. Up to 25% travel and personal vehicle and valid Driver's License required.
   
   Our Comprehensive Benefits Package: Flexible work solutions including remote options, hybrid work schedules and dress flexibility, Competitive pay, Paid time off including holidays, Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents, 401(k) and stock purchase plans, Tuition reimbursement and best-in-class training and development.
   
   Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.
   
   **TITLE:** Supervisor, Quality Improvement Audits
   
   **LOCATION:** Tempe, Arizona
   
   **REQNUMBER:** 1361782

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5. Post your job

   To find the right quality supervisor for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with quality supervisors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit quality supervisors who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your quality supervisor job on Zippia to find and recruit quality supervisor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit quality supervisors, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new quality supervisor

   Once you've found the quality supervisor candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new quality supervisor. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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