Quality Control Supervisor

Why you should join:

An opportunity has arisen to backfill the role of Quality Control Supervisor, currently overseeing the Materials Compounding department & the W&C Quality Control department. The role will supervise & motivate the QC team to ensure all agreed standards are met & continuously improved.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the timely delivery of objectives & KBMs, including goals & day-to-day people management. They will play a key role in driving a strong safety culture within the team, while ensuring full adherence to company policies & procedures.

Your main tasks:

• Deliver on agreed quality KBM requirements.
• Perform hands-on testing and support the workload around other duties on a day-to-day basis.
• Complete monthly 1-2-1’s, end of year appraisals and objective setting for their team, driving accountability, engagement and development.
• Liaise with Manager, communicate any issues and respond to changing requirements efficiently and effectively. Enable effective communication between management and team.
• Creation of a Skills Matrix, and ensuring comprehensive skillset across the team, highlighting gaps within the team and creating strategy to close them.
• Actively encourage a “Team Culture”
• Attend labour meetings, define requirements, and allocate appropriately.
• Actively attend daily Tier 3 meetings for both value streams.
• Lead daily and/or weekly Handover/Go meetings with team members and influence with positive steps for improvement.
• Maintain a clean and safe workplace in accordance with 5S protocol & engage in weekly QC Gemba’s taking accountability where ownership identified.
• Management of holidays (T&A) and/or absence to ensure cover for business needs.
• Ensure timely review and disposition of Blocked Stock (QC hold).
• Review and rewrite Risk Assessments & SOP’s where relevant/required.
• Understand the sites EH&S objectives and targets and actively work to ensure departmental compliance. 
• Be an active participant and advocate of the TE Connectivity’s Lean methodology (TEOA – Continuous Improvement)
• Support QC specific external 3rd party Certification Body (CB) audits and internal audit program ensuring effective close out of any Non-Conformances and Opportunities for Improvement in both QC areas (site H & A)
• Enable effective communication between management and team.
• Support effective recruitment and onboarding processes in line with business requirements where applicable.
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Your ideal background:

• The ideal candidate will have held a position in Quality Control and possess 5 years + of experience in a manufacturing plant Quality Lab environment. This experience should be in a Quality or Engineering role within the aerospace, military, or automotive sectors, or in a similarly regulated & technically demanding industry.
• Proficient in performing a wide range of laboratory & product testing procedures.
• Strong understanding of test equipment, with the ability to troubleshoot & resolve issues effectively.
• Technically minded with a practical, hands-on approach; able to interpret a wide range of technical drawings & specifications.
• High attention to detail with excellent numeracy, verbal, & written communication skills.
• Strong PC skills with an aptitude for learning new systems & laboratory equipment.
• Collaborative team player, able to work effectively with internal & external stakeholders across diverse cultural environments.
• Organised & highly self-motivated, capable of managing multiple tasks & adapting to changing production priorities to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates behaviours aligned with TE Values & Ethical Conduct.

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