Team Leader - Inspection in Chipping Norton

Join the dynamic Alpine Formula One Team in Enstone, Oxfordshire, and be part of the pinnacle of motorsport. We are seeking two Inspection Team Leaders (one for Weekend days and one for weekday nights) to support our fast-paced Quality Control function and play a key role in ensuring our components meet the highest standards required for Formula One performance.

As the Team Leader of our Inspection team, you will supervise and develop a team of Inspectors, ensuring clarity of daily priorities and the effective flow of work throughout the department. You will play a vital role in maintaining quality standards, driving operational efficiency, and ensuring components progress through inspection in line with operational requirements and deadlines. You will be responsible for allocating work, supporting team capability, ensuring Inspectors follow defined processes, and providing hands-on technical support where required. Your leadership will directly influence quality, accuracy and on-time delivery.

• Ensure the Inspection team is clear on daily activities, providing coaching and guidance to enable successful delivery.
• Supervise all Inspectors on shift, allocating work and supporting performance, training, and development.
• Ensure workloads are processed efficiently using effective push/pull strategies to meet departmental and business requirements.
• Ensure components are inspected using the correct techniques, appropriate sampling rates and to departmental standards, with accurate and legible recordkeeping.
• Check material and treatment documentation against route operations and technical specifications.
• Oversee timely and accurate work order bookings.
• Review and adjust work schedules to resolve inspection quality or scheduling issues.
• Maintain proficiency in measurement equipment to support less experienced users and peak demand.
• Contribute to departmental improvement initiatives.
• Support NCR reporting and resolve local nonconformance queries.
• Act as understudy to the Quality Control Manager when required.

The successful candidate will be a proven people leader, capable of building cohesive, high performing teams that thrive under pressure. You will have:

• A strong engineering background and the ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T and technical specifications.
• Experience using measurement technologies such as CMM or portable Arm systems.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office, with particular experience in Dynamics 365 and Excel.
• A continuous improvement mindset and the ability to create a positive, proactive team environment.
• Excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to remain composed when working to strict deadlines.
• A flexible, collaborative, ‘can do’ attitude, with the drive to deliver high standards consistently.

Working for Alpine F1 Team means joining a world-class organisation where your work directly contributes to race car performance on a global stage. You will collaborate with highly skilled professionals and have access to state-of-the-art facilities. We offer a competitive salary, private medical healthcare, full access to our on-site gym, a heavily subsidised fully catered restaurant and a wide range of additional benefits designed to support your wellbeing and growth. Beyond the perks, you’ll be part of a team that’s pushing boundaries in Formula One. The thrill of pioneering cutting-edge technology, combined with a collaborative and inclusive culture, creates unmatched opportunities for career development and personal achievement.

Renault Group is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and the conditions for each of us to bring their passion, perform to the full and grow, whilst being themselves. We find strength in our diversity and we are engaged to ensure equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, etc.