QC Team Leader: Lead Quality & Metrology in Engineering

Reed Specialist Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 10%

25 days holiday

Career progression

Training & development

Wellbeing support

Stable long-term employment

Job summary

Reed Specialist Recruitment is recruiting a QC Team Leader for a well-established global manufacturer in the precision engineering sector. You will lead a team of Quality Inspectors, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with ISO9001/AS9100 standards in a high-precision environment.

You'll mentor staff, manage inspection activities to support production, and collaborate with Production, Engineering and Operations to deliver quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Quality Inspection, Quality Engineering or Quality Leadership role.
• Experience leading or supervising quality teams.
• Strong knowledge of dimensional inspection and metrology principles.
• Experience using CMM equipment.
• Understanding of ISO9001 and/or AS9100 quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Leading, mentoring and developing a team of Quality Inspectors.
• Managing inspection activities to support production requirements.
• Ensuring compliance with quality management systems and procedures.
• Supporting root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitoring KPIs and quality performance metrics.
• Supporting internal and external audits.
• Working closely with Production, Engineering and Operations teams.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Leadership

Quality Inspection

Metrology

CMM usage

ISO9001/AS9100

Root cause analysis

Tools

CMM equipment

Job description

Reed Specialist Recruitment is recruiting a QC Team Leader for a well-established global manufacturer in the precision engineering sector. You will lead a team of Quality Inspectors, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with ISO9001/AS9100 standards in a high-precision environment.

You'll mentor staff, manage inspection activities to support production, and collaborate with Production, Engineering and Operations to deliver quality outcomes.