QC Inspection Supervisor

SeAH Wind; Tees Valley; Presencial; GBP 30.000 - 43.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Group Life Insurance

Medicash

Pension 5%

Brand new facility

Descripción de la vacante

SeAH Wind is seeking a QC Inspection Supervisor to lead quality inspection across welding, fabrication and dimensional operations at our Teesside facility. You will supervise inspectors, maintain standards, ensure traceability and support continuous improvement, reporting to the Senior Quality Lead.

Key duties include coordinating inspection activities, ensuring IT project compliance, and building a skilled team while maintaining hands-on involvement on the shop floor.

Formación

• Experience supervising QC inspections in heavy fabrication environments.
• Proven hands-on QC inspection across welding, fabrication and dimensional inspection.

Responsabilidades

• Supervise welding, fabrication and dimensional inspection activities.
• Carry out inspections within your qualifications and competence.
• Provide hands-on inspection support during peak workloads and shortages.

Conocimientos

QC inspection experience

Welding inspection

Leadership

Problem solving

Educación

NVQ/City & Guilds

CSWIP 3.1 / AWS CWI

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Quality reporting systems

Descripción del empleo

About The Role

SeAH Wind is seeking an experienced QC Supervisor to lead and coordinate quality inspection activities across welding, fabrication and dimensional operations at our state-of-the-art offshore wind manufacturing facility in Teesside. Reporting to the Senior Quality Lead, you will play a key role in ensuring all products meet stringent quality, dimensional, and compliance requirements throughout the manufacturing process. The role focuses on supervising quality inspectors, maintaining inspection standards, ensuring traceability, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Job reference: 000286

Salary: £26.26 per hour

Department: Quality

Location: Middlesbrough, Teesworks

Hours Per Week: 40

Closing date: 30/11/2026

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Job Description

QC Inspection Supervisor

About The Role

SeAH Wind is seeking an experienced QC Supervisor to lead and coordinate quality inspection activities across welding, fabrication and dimensional operations at our state-of-the-art offshore wind manufacturing facility in Teesside. Reporting to the Senior Quality Lead, you will play a key role in ensuring all products meet stringent quality, dimensional, and compliance requirements throughout the manufacturing process. The role focuses on supervising quality inspectors, maintaining inspection standards, ensuring traceability, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supervising and coordinating welding, fabrication and dimensional inspection activities across production operations.
• Personally carrying out inspections within your qualifications and demonstrated competence.
• Providing hands-on inspection support during peak workloads, staff shortages and critical production activities.
• Allocating inspection resources flexibly based on inspection demand, individual competence and production priorities.
• Ensuring Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) requirements are completed and recorded accurately.
• Verifying dimensional accuracy, fit-up, alignment, measuring equipment calibration status and material traceability.
• Reviewing inspection reports and quality data, identifying trends and supporting appropriate corrective actions.
• Working closely with Production and Engineering teams to resolve quality issues.
• Developing a multi-skilled inspection team through practical coaching, cross-training and competency assessments.
• Maintaining an up-to-date competency matrix for the inspection team.
• Balancing supervisory and reporting responsibilities with regular, hands-on shop-floor inspection work.
• Supporting audits, non-conformance investigations, root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities.
• Use of ERP system and working inside an ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 1090 and 3834 framework
• Supervision and coordination of Quality Apprentices.

What We're Looking For

• A time-served background in fabrication, plating or welding, or an equivalent engineering qualification. (NVQ, City & Guilds, or similar).
• Proven hands‑on QC inspection experience covering welding, fabrication and dimensional inspection in a heavy steel fabrication environment.
• A recognised welding inspection qualification, such as CSWIP 3.1, AWS CWI or an equivalent qualification acceptable under the applicable project requirements.
• Practical competence in weld fit‑up, visual welding inspection, alignment, dimensional measurement and material traceability.
• Ability to use relevant inspection and measuring equipment and interpret engineering drawings, tolerances, specifications and acceptance criteria.
• A strong understanding of quality inspection procedures and Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
• Experience supervising inspection teams and developing inspectors’ capabilities through practical coaching and training.
• Willingness and ability to undertake routine shop-floor inspections personally alongside supervisory responsibilities.
• Strong communication, leadership and problem‑solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and quality reporting systems.

Pay Rates

• £26.26 per hour - 0% allowances (Week 1 - Days)
• £26.26 per hour plus 30% Nightshift allowances (Week 2 - Nights)
• Week 1 (Days) Monday to Thursday: 7:00am to 4:00pm with Friday: 7:00am to 1:00pm
• Week 2 (Nights) Monday to Thursday: 8:30pm to 7:00am with 30% shift
• OT Rate 1 - Rate of a third of hourly rate for overtime on weekdays
• OT Rate 2 - Rate of time and a half of hour rate for overtime on Saturday
• OT Rate 3 - Rate of double time of hour rate for overtime on Sunday

Benefits

• Permanent local job
• Enjoy 25 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Benefit from Group Life Insurance (4 x Salary)
• Access to Medicash Cash Healthcare Plan (Claim back for Dental, Optician, Prescriptions and discounted members portal)
• 5% fixed pension employee contributions with employee contributions from 3% upwards
• Work in a brand new facility and welfare building
• Permanent Full Time Employment
• Training, Development and Progression Opportunities
• Embrace Shift Work with opportunities for a healthy work and life balance

Why Join SeAH Wind

At SeAH Wind we are committed to developing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our aim is to build a workplace that attracts the most talented people and creates an environment that fosters courtesy and mutual respect.

All applications will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age. We know that getting this right is crucial for us to live our values: Honest, Passionate and Professional.

Simply Put, SeAH Wind Values You, Whoever You Are.