Quality Control Team Leader

4 months ago

Newton Aycliffe, United Kingdom HITACHI RAIL LIMITED Full time

**Description**

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Everything we do here is full of life. And we’re committed to developing infrastructure that benefits even more people. From the iconic bullet train in Japan, to sustainable metro systems in Europe and inspiring the next generation in North America. We’re connecting, evolving, protecting and investing in even more. And there’s so much for you to get involved in, learn from, and flourish doing.

**Your new role**

Within this exciting opportunity as **Quality Control Team Leader,** you will manage a team of up to 16 split across varying shift to ensure targets for quality, throughput, cost and safety are consistently met.

The Quality Control Team Leader will have dedicated and focused supervision on the trains, driving the required behaviors and performances. You will be the initial point of contact for your team and will be required to liaise with other departments working collaboratively to resolve issues through the line call and QN process.
- Please note, this is an 8-month secondment and will require shift work including _**_nights as standard_**_. _

Specifically, you will be responsible for the following deliverables:

- Day to day operational management of a team to achieve KPIs on cost, quality, delivery, and safety.
- Lead team to operate in a safe environment ensuring H&S policy and PPE requirements are adhered to. Support health and safety initiates, accident investigations and promotion of the use of near miss/ hazard reporting.
- Informal management in regard to performance, attendance and behaviours of the team members including raising and discussing employee record entries. Be involved in departmental investigations.
- Leads team to achieve SOP’s to process master schedule and within process correct time bookings, completion of time trials and engagement of cross functional support where required.
- Responsible for ensuring all tasks (eg.SOP sign off) for their team are completed at handover of the car to next station / process. Management and control of legacy work.
- Leads team to strive for the achievement of zero defects through communication, training, route cause identification and implementation of improvements.
- Clear communication to section leader, escalating issues by exception.
- Minimise none value add time through planning, task allocation and development of team.
- Responsible for team members and self-development to ensure competency are at the required level.
- Together with section leader responsible for completing mid and end of year appraisals.
- Manage tools and materials in an appropriate and efficient way (eg. Pick release, calibration, pre use checks, storage).
- To develop, promote and adhere to departmental housekeeping and audit policy.
- Support and co-ordinate continuous improvement activities.
- Identifying the need for overtime and agreeing it with the Section Leader.
- Deputise for and support section leaders as required with daily activities (team briefing, attend meetings etc.)

**About you**

It is our expectation that successful applicants should be able to demonstrate many, if not all of the experience and skills listed below:

- Prior Weld or Inspection experience
- Strong Health and Safety ethos.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team on a daily basis with mínimal supervision.
- Ability to deliver results on a day-to-day basis with mínimal supervision.
- Ability to support team development ‘on the job’ and formal training.
- Experience of deputising in management/supervisory position.
- A high-performance culture with a drive for continuous improvement.
- Ability to follow laid down procedures without deviation.
- Experience in testing and engineering including taking a lead and directing the team.
- Knowledge & understanding of ISO 9000 principles.
- Attention to detail and the determination on quality standards are essential personal attributes.
- Ability to interpret test results and to conduct failure investigations.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation.
- Ability to work on own initiative and with others.
- Good literacy & numeracy skills and IT Skills.

Desirable Requirements
- Experience within an Operational Railway Environment would be advantageous.
- Experience leading a team of people.

Qualifications (desirable)
- Management qualification or previous experience in a production/manufacturing environment.

**Why Hitachi Rail?**

At Hitachi Rail you will find a passionate and collaborative environment. We operate according to our values of Harmony, Sincerity and Pioneering Spirit. As such, w

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