Quality Control Supervisor

Quality Control Supervisor - Cumbria - (6 month rolling contract)
Job Summary:
We are looking for a proactive and analytical QC Supervisor to join our team. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be responsible for organising and maintaining workloads for yourself and your team members for inspecting and testing of piece parts,sub-assemblies, and final products in accordance with documented company processes and quality standards and customer specifications, and acting as the voice of the customer. You will also complete the necessary quality documentation associated with theseitems.
Key Responsibilities:
Plan and assign jobs and responsibilities to team members while continuing with management of your own workload in accordance with departmental priorities ensuring efficient use of equipment and resources, adherence to deadlines, and reporting progress to keystakeholders
Establish and prepare mechanical, electrical, and optical test equipment and jigging in accordance with associated documentation to ensure accuracy of test and prevention of damage to goods
Undertake testing of components and finished products, utilising appropriate test equipment and resources, and following approved test documentation, interpreting recorded results to ensure they are fit for purpose and fully comply with the company's and customer'sspecifications
Create and complete accurate structured test logs/reports ensuring all applicable data is collected and recorded as required by the design team, operations management, and the customer
Accurately receive items into inventory, including accurately reporting the time taken to produce and test the items, noting and understanding the significance of inventory transactions and the wider impact they can have in the business
Create and complete detailed quality documentation, including first article inspection reports and non-conformance reports, as required by operations management, and specified by external customers
Maintain QC test equipment; performing calibration tasks as and when required, ensuring faults are reported to line management immediately
Report product faults and failures to key stakeholders, using approved systems located on SharePoint, in a timely fashion, providing relevant technical detail to aid their resolution in order that product can be retested, and the effectiveness of correctiveactions confirmed
Provide structured support, mentoring and training, including cross training, to all team members, maintaining training records and competence assessments as appropriate, as well completing PDRs and IPDs for QC team members
Provide data and contribute to the preparation, update and resolution of customer returns, completing history reports, non-conformances, root cause analysis, 8D reports and containment, in order that actions can be implemented, and quality standards maintained
Achieve and maintain IPC-A-610 inspection certification
Adhere to all instructional and Health & Safety procedures for the use of equipment to maintain a safe work environment
Qualifications and Experience:
5 GCSE's or equivalent including Maths and English
NC/BTEC in Electrical/Electronic or Mechanical Engineering or relevant experience in a quality control role is preferred
IPC-A-610 inspection qualified preferred
Detailed experience of working in an ISO 9001 environment and knowledge of AS 9100 is desirable
Experience of using electrical test equipment, including oscilloscopes, power supplies and multimeters is essential
Experience of reading and understanding detailed drawings is essential
Previous experience of a SharePoint IT system and IFS or a similar ERP system is a benefit
Experience of team management is desirable, but not essential.
Additional Skills:
Skilled in the use of MS Office (Word / Excel / Outlook)
Strong team work background
Ability to follow instruction
Ability to deal with a pressurised environment
Ability to deal with subordinates in an affective manor including disciplinary processes if required
Personal Attributes: