Quality Control Supervisor: Lead Inspections & Quality

Vertiv; Letterkenny; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv in Letterkenny is seeking a Quality Control Supervisor to lead the QC inspection team across production and fabrication lines. You will report to the Quality Manager and manage about 10 technicians performing mechanical, electrical, and thermal inspections to ensure compliance with quality standards.

The role focuses on supervising daily activities, maintaining calibration schedules, driving standardized inspection processes, and supporting root-cause analysis (8D).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Quality Control role within a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of experience in a supervisory or team lead capacity.
• English 90% proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coordinate, and schedule the daily activities of the QC inspection team.
• Oversee mechanical, incoming, electrical and thermal inspection activities across production and fabrication lines.
• Review and approve inspection records, ensuring accuracy and completeness of quality documentation.
• Monitor team performance, provide coaching, and conduct performance evaluations.
• Identify training needs and ensure QC Technicians are competent in inspection methods, tools, and standards.
• Escalate quality defects, non-conformances, and trends to the Quality Manager with supporting data.
• Ensure calibration schedules for testing and measurement equipment are maintained.
• Drive standardisation of inspection processes and work instructions across all inspection types.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective action activities (e.g., 8D).
• Collaborate with production, engineering, and project teams to resolve quality issues on the floor.
• Track and report key QC metrics (e.g., inspection pass rates, non-conformance trends, turnaround times).
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to quality objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Vertiv in Letterkenny is seeking a Quality Control Supervisor to lead the QC inspection team across production and fabrication lines. You will report to the Quality Manager and manage about 10 technicians performing mechanical, electrical, and thermal inspections to ensure compliance with quality standards.

The role focuses on supervising daily activities, maintaining calibration schedules, driving standardized inspection processes, and supporting root-cause analysis (8D).