Quality Control Supervisor in England

As a Quality Control Supervisor, you will lead and ensure the effective operation of the Quality Control team, ensuring appropriate quality control oversight is performed on incoming goods, incoming repair surveys, in-process manufacturing and final inspection of manufactured items.

Location: Wimborne, UK

Your Challenge:

• Ensure the effective operation of the Quality Control function through ensuring adherence to all relevant processes, procedures, standards and requirements.
• Provide direct supervision for the Quality Control team members, including task allocation and responsibilities in conjunction with the Operations Planning and Scheduling team.
• Ensure timely, accurate and complete recording and maintenance of quality records in accordance with defined requirements, including generation of LTQRs (Life-Time Quality Records) to support contractual deliverables.
• Ensure maintenance and adherence by the team to all relevant calibration, ESD or other special environmental or control requirements.
• Develop credible relationships across the business and provide pragmatic solutions to eliminate / mitigate issues and/or risks, knowing when it is appropriate to escalate.
• Coach and develop the QC team to encourage, support and promote success to improve overall team capability and performance.
• Manage team performance, discipline and development through regular one to one meetings and performance and development reviews.
• Conduct In-process, Final Inspection and Release of manufactured equipment, verifying conformance with established standards and product definitions.
• Implement, maintain and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including trend analysis, to identify opportunities for improvement and reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
• Actively promote and participate in continual improvement activities.
• Contribute to the continual development and improvement of the Business Management System (BMS).
• Any other reasonable duties as and when required.

What You Bring:

• Educated to a minimum of BTEC ONC level or equivalent, preferably in a Quality-related discipline, or demonstrable equivalent experience in QC and/or relevant supervisory roles.
• Sound knowledge of quality management principles and techniques within a manufacturing environment, including non-conformance management and problem-solving techniques.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 or AS9100 or NQA-1 Quality Management Standards.
• Ability to read and understand electrical & mechanical engineering drawings, including an understanding of circuit diagrams, tolerances, geometric tolerances and weld symbols.
• Prior experience and good understanding of metrology techniques required for the inspection of precision mechanical components.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office (Word and Excel minimum).
• Prior experience of leading or managing a small team.
• Electrical / Electronic inspection to meet compliance with IPC610, IPC620 or worked to an equivalent standard would be an advantage.
• An understanding of First Article Inspection requirements, with knowledge of AS9102 Aerospace First Article Inspection Requirement preferred.
• Certified Internal Auditor (ISO 9001 or AS9100) or demonstrable experience of internal audits; Lead Auditor / Third party auditing experience an advantage.
• Experience of using ERP systems.

Who We Are

Curtiss-Wright Wimborne, a Business Unit of Curtiss-Wright Nuclear, is a global engineering and design manufacture leader with just over six decades of experience designing for heavily regulated markets, such as nuclear, aerospace, oil and gas, and more. We develop sensors and instrumentation and control solutions for harsh environments and mission critical applications when safety and reliability matter. We focus on our customers’ success in every step of our process from sales engagement, quality, delivery, and customer service. Our customers trust us and know our commitment to safety is our top priority.