Quality Inspection Supervisor

Dover Corporation; Dundee; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fueling solutions provider in Dundee is seeking a Quality Inspection Supervisor to lead a dedicated team. This role focuses on ensuring high quality standards and managing resources efficiently. The ideal candidate should have team management experience and familiarity with continuous improvement practices. Responsibilities include supervising inspections, leading the inspection team, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a dynamic environment are essential. This position is onsite with no remote work options.

Qualifications

• Fluent English language, both verbal and written.
• Experience in managing a team.
• Experience in a continuous improvement/lean manufacturing environment.
• Ability to deal with people at all levels (Shopfloor/Senior management).
• Excellent problem-solving skills with knowledge of 5 WHY and ISHIKAWA.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the quality inspection team to meet objectives.
• Provide leadership and development for the inspection team.
• Set department objectives and review performance.
• Ensure high standards in inspection areas and compliance.
• Manage workload, staffing, and training to maximize productivity.

Skills

Fluent English (verbal and written)

Team management

Problem-solving skills

Continuous improvement experience

Presentation skills

Education

Technical/engineering qualification

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Quality Inspection Supervisor

Location: Dundee, DND, GB

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Job Requisition ID: 64078

Department: Manuf. & Operations (DEPT_MFGOP)

At Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS), we are taking fueling and convenience retail to the next level. We are passionate about cultivating excellence in everything we do, but what really fuels us is our people. They’re the heart of our company. As an employee, our promise to you is that you’ll work on new and innovative products and solutions, be mentored by managers and teammates who are collaborative, caring, and act with integrity, and have the opportunity to grow in ways that are meaningful to you. Unique and interesting projects – both locally and globally – will challenge you and allow you to pursue different and rewarding career paths.

We are #EnergizedByGrowth.

DFS is part of a legacy of leadership that spans back generations, made up of some of the most trusted, leading-edge brands in the industry. As part of Dover Corporation and with our talented, innovative, outstanding people, we are doing great things and redefining what is possible in fueling and convenience retail. Providing advanced fuel‑dispensing equipment, including clean energy solutions, systems and payment, automatic tank gauging and wet stock‑management solutions, DFS comprises the product brands of Wayne Fueling Systems, OPW Fuel Management Systems, ClearView, Tokheim, ProGauge, Fairbanks, LIQAL, AvaLAN, and Bulloch Technologies. Headquartered in Austin, TX, DFS has a significant technology development and manufacturing presence worldwide, including facilities in Brazil, China, India, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Position summary:

• The Quality Inspection Supervisor (Value Stream Leader) manages the quality inspection team, to ensure objectives are met in the most efficient way, and our customers’ needs are met.
• This role emphasizes coordination, documentation, and people leadership rather than technical engineering expertise.
• There will be line management responsibility for 3 team members.

Responsibilities

• Supervising the work, people, and results in the inspection area, to inspect and evaluate the quality of purchased products and parts.
• Provide leadership, direction, management, and development of the inspection team and inspection areas.
• Set department objectives/KPIs, review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports.
• Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviors expected of them – in particular HSE, and 5S.
• Manage and lead the team, ensuring adequate staffing levels, managing holiday allowances, recruitment, training, development, appraisal, attendance, disciplinary issues and daily supervision to maximize efficient productivity.
• Coordinate personnel, tools, and parts to ensure inspection schedules are met, and throughput maintained to meet our internal and external customer needs.
• Manage workload and priorities, by ensuring a planning is defined, executed, and deviations are escalated.
• Deliver measurement reports to the quality team with conclusion and findings that allow for a decision to be made.
• Ensure compliance within the inspection function, with the standards applicable to our business (ATEX, MID…) This includes ensuring the calibration status of our tools, master meter (provision) is up to date, archiving of declaration of conformity, inspection plans are followed, sampling is followed, deviation recorded via concessions.
• Plan and implement quality improvement programs using lean tools (A3, 8D…) , drive daily operator generated Kaizen via the tier structure.
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice quality, vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.

Qualification Requirements

• Fluent English language, both verbal and written.
• Experience in managing a team.
• Experience of working in a continuous improvement / lean manufacturing environment.
• Ability to deal with people at all levels (Shopfloor / Senior management).
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, and good knowledge of 5 WHY, ISHIKAWA.
• Good presentation skills, including common use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• A technical / engineering qualification is a plus.
• Ability to read technical drawings, or learn to (training can be provided).
• Understanding of GD&T, or ability to learn (training can be provided).

Behavioural Requirements

• Self‑motivated, manages own schedule in a manner which yields best results.
• Able to work in a high paced and dynamic team.
• Hands on approach.
• Ability to interact at all levels of the organisation.
• Willing to learn and achieve any formal quality qualification as set by the company.

Other Requirements

Able to work 5 days per week on site in Dundee (hybrid work is not available for this role).

You must have the Right to Work in the UK (no Visa sponsorship is available for this position) and a degree of flexibility to work overtime at short notice.

The information contained within this job description overview is not intended to be all‑inclusive. Nothing in this job description restricts management or the company’s ability to assign or reassign duties and/or responsibilities to or from this role at any time. This document is subject to change with or without notice.

Dover Fueling Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local law. Dover Fueling Solutions conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.

This position may be located in: EMEA : United Kingdom : Dundee : Dundee

Job Function : Quality & Continous Improvement #LI-HW2