Incoming Quality Sr. Supervisor

Role Overview

Incoming Quality Sr. Supervisor at Lucid Motors. The role verifies the quality and conformance of incoming materials, components, parts, and assemblies before release to production or inventory, ensuring inspections are performed according to approved specifications, drawings, inspection plans, sampling requirements, and quality standards.

Company Overview

Lucid is creating exceptional mobility experiences through innovation. Built on proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture, the company designs, engineers, and produces vehicles in-house across global offices and manufacturing facilities. Teams are united by a shared commitment to excellence and the "Compromise Nothing™" approach to the global automotive market.

Role Purpose

Lead incoming quality inspection operations by supervising inspectors, verifying material conformance, maintaining quality documentation and traceability, controlling non-conforming products, and supporting containment and supplier quality activities to ensure only compliant materials reach production.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead by example through strict adherence to Environment, Health and Safety requirements, including mandatory PPE usage based on workstation requirements.
• Train, lead, coach, and develop Incoming Quality Inspectors.
• Set daily goals, monitor progress, and maintain strong team engagement.
• Build a positive work environment where employees feel valued and understand their impact on company success.
• Ensure all team members follow company health and safety guidelines and PPE requirements.

Safety & Operations

• Promote and enforce a safe, clean and organized work environment in line with 6S standards and Lucid Production System.
• Maintain inspection area organization, equipment condition, calibration awareness, 5S standards, and safe handling of parts and tools.
• Ability to work shifts, support production priorities, and perform inspections in warehouse and shopfloor environments as required.

Inspection & Verification

• Manage all inspection activities across Customer Acceptance Line workstations.
• Perform visual, dimensional, functional, and documentation checks on incoming parts, materials, components, sub-assemblies and assemblies according to inspection plans and acceptance criteria.
• Confirm part number, revision level, quantity, packaging, labeling, traceability, certificates, and other required documentation before acceptance or release.
• Use appropriate inspection tools, gauges, measuring equipment, check sheets, and work instructions to verify product conformance.
• Apply defined sampling plans and inspection frequencies, and escalate any unclear specification, drawing, or acceptance criteria before disposition.

Quality Documentation & Systems

• Record inspection results, usage decisions, defects, quantities inspected, acceptance status, and relevant remarks accurately in SAP or applicable quality systems.
• Ensure inspection records are complete, traceable, and available for audits, supplier follow-up, containment decisions, and quality investigations.
• Maintain inspection documentation, photos, measurements, nonconformance evidence, and supporting records in line with QMS requirements.

Non-Conforming Product Control

• Identify, tag, segregate, and control non-conforming or suspect products to prevent unintended use in production.
• Initiate or support nonconformance reports, Quality notifications, blocked stock actions, and material hold activities where applicable including quarantine area monitoring and management (e.g. input and output flow, aging).
• Coordinate with Warehouse, Logistics, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and Quality Engineering to support containment, sorting, rework, return-to-supplier, or disposition activities.

Problem-Solving & Escalation

• Support investigations related to incoming material defects, line disruptions, supplier issues, fit and function concerns, and Quality escapes.
• Provide clear inspection feedback, defect descriptions, measurements, photos, and evidence to support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Escalate risks, repeated defects, missing documentation, equipment issues, and urgent quality concerns in a timely and professional manner.

Continuous Improvement

• Participate in continuous improvement activities to reduce incoming defects.

Qualifications & Experience

• BA/BSc. or 5+ years of equivalent experience in same position is required.
• Automotive experience with OEM is required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in incoming inspection or Quality inspection.
• Experience using SAP Quality Module.

Skills & Competencies

• Knowledge of incoming inspection, material verification, part traceability, defect identification, containment, and non-conforming product control.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, inspection plans, work instructions, part revisions, labels, and quality requirements.
• Practical use of inspection tools and measurement equipment such as calipers, micrometers, gauges, torque tools, visual aids, fixtures, and basic dimensional measurement devices.
• Working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP/quality systems for recording inspection results, material status, quality notifications, and documentation.
• Knowledge of inspection methods, nonconforming material control, containment, traceability, and Quality documentation requirements.
• Knowledge of Quality inspection tools, sampling plans, and supplier quality monitoring.
• Strong attention to detail, data accuracy, documentation discipline, and ability to recognize abnormal conditions or repeated defects.
• Good communication skills to escalate defects clearly and collaborate with Quality, Supplier Quality, Logistics, Warehouse, and Manufacturing teams.
• Strong safety mindset, sense of urgency, accountability, and ability to work effectively in a production and launch environment.
• English communication required; Arabic is a plus.

Additional Information

Lucid offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; and a 401(k) retirement plan. Eligible employees may also participate in Lucid's equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program. Incentive and equity awards, if applicable, are determined based on individual performance, role scope, market considerations, and overall company results, in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Lucid Motors is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive workplace for all, considering all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal laws and regulations.

Lucid Motors is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need accommodation to participate in the application process, contact TA-Operations@lucidmotors.com.