Quality Inspection Team Leader (Plant)

Banbury, England, United Kingdom

11/3/2024

• Banbury
• Full-time
• Perm
• 40 hours per week
  
  

THE POWER OF NOW

Fortescue Zero’s mission is to be the world leader in zero emission power systems. We are developing and manufacturing the technologies needed to decarbonise our planet. We are expanding across the geographies of UK, US and Australia and becoming a global company. As part of Fortescue, our vision is to be the number one integrated green technology, energy, and metals company.

An opportunity has arisen for a Quality Inspection Team Leader to join the Quality department in a rapidly expanding and exciting work environment.

About The Role

Lead the Quality Inspection team and/or Quality Technicians, supporting in the daily leadership of business priorities. Reporting completed actions and blockers to the senior team, identifying areas for improvements within inspection and owning implementation.

What You Will Do

• Daily supervision of a team of Quality Inspectors and/or Quality Technicians
• Act as the lead for maintaining calibration of all inspection equipment within the Quality Department.
• Challenge working methods to continuously improve team efficiency, quality of inspection, and safety within the area.
• Provide technical support for report analysis.
• Ability to work independently in planning daily activities to deliver inspection priorities to deadlines and milestones.
• Contribute to daily build meetings and weekly programme meetings.
• Assist with the day-to-day running of the department as required.
• Ensure that all relevant procedures and documentation are accurate and complete.
• Ensure that strict adherence to quality standards is maintained throughout the department.
• Report and lead problem resolution within the work area.
• Drive and maintain a 5s standard throughout the business.
• Promote all Health, Safety and Environmental guidance and regulations within the department.
• Ensure full control of parts within the Quality Inspection Area.
• Maintain KPIs updated.
• Read and understand technical documents, drawings, and specifications. Understand geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Perform visual inspections of materials and components, liaising with the quality team, warehouse and manufacturing as required.
• Perform dimensional inspections of supplied components, in-process and finished manufactured components using CMM, shadowgraph and manual equipment in a timely manner.
• Responsible for accepting or rejecting materials, in-process and finished items according to defined requirements.
• Create Inspection and Control Plans to define required inspection needs and methods.
• Manage reject documentation following company procedures.
• Transacting product through inspection within the Microsoft Dynamics 365 MRP system
• Support other Fortescue Zero programmes as required by the business.
• Support the business in any reasonable way as required.
  
  

About You

• Experience and ability to supervise a team of quality inspectors and/or quality technicians in daily activities.
• Proven relevant metrology experience gained in a manufacturing environment, preferably in automotive volume production or a similar sector. Experience working with PPAP / FAIR submissions or similar is essential.
• Experience working with hand tools, CMM and associated measurement systems. PC-DMIS is currently used on CMM and Arm. Experience with this software is essential.
• You will have good attention to detail and a logical, methodical approach to ensure the accuracy of measurements and records.
• Organised, precise and pragmatic approach to working.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to maintain high standards of staff and department presentation, as appropriate for a facility visited by potential customers and other VIPs.
• Flexible working approach
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build and sustain a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to use your initiative and respond quickly to problems.
  
  

What is in it for you?

• Fortescue Zero bonus scheme
• Aviva Pension
• Group Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Electric Car Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 26 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days per year
• Childcare Benefits
• Free on-site gym access and discounted national memberships
  
  

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is 6th December 2024.

Not near-zero

Not net-zero.

We are Fortescue Zero.

Additional Information

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. At Fortescue Zero we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills. Fortescue Zero is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability, we are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments. You are welcome to apply no matter your age, disability, gender, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Please note, if you are applying for a role which involves having access to personal data, you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks, could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.