Inspection Team Lead – Quality & Operations

Kuehne + Nagel; Ashington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holidays + bank holidays

2 volunteering days per year

Life Assurance (3x)

Job summary

Kuehne + Nagel is seeking an Inspection Team Leader in the UK to manage daily inspection activities, oversee facilities and equipment, and drive quality in line with contract requirements. You will coordinate workloads, support continuous improvement, and ensure safety and adherence to customer specifications.

The role requires strong people-management skills, flexibility, and capability with MS Office; security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Must hold a STEM-related qualification at Level 2 or higher (or local equivalent).
• Demonstrated attention to detail with a right-first-time approach.
• Strong communication and people-management skills.
• Flexible, able to prioritise in a busy environment.
• Proficient with MS Office; security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily inspection team operations, facilities and equipment.
• Allocate workloads and resources to meet KPIs and customer specs.
• Maintain quality and safety standards across all activities.
• Develop a cross-functional team to cover all tasks.
• Prepare reports for Operations Management and communicate progress.
• Liaise with MOD on defects and infrastructure issues.
• Support continuous improvement and problem-solving initiatives.

Skills

Attention to detail

People management

Communication skills

Line management

Flexibility

MS Office proficiency

Security clearance

Problem solving

Education

BTEC National Certificate Level 2 or higher in STEM

Tools

MS Office Suite

MJDI

Job description

Kuehne + Nagel is seeking an Inspection Team Leader in the UK to manage daily inspection activities, oversee facilities and equipment, and drive quality in line with contract requirements. You will coordinate workloads, support continuous improvement, and ensure safety and adherence to customer specifications.

The role requires strong people-management skills, flexibility, and capability with MS Office; security clearance is required.