Inspection Supervisor

Position Summary

Magellan Aerospace, Llay Wrexham has an exciting opportunity for an Inspection Supervisor.

• Full time, permanent position
• Days only shift pattern including weekends
• Job location:
  
  Llay, Wrexham, LL12 0PB
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• Unionised site – works in partnership with Unite the Union.

The inspection Supervisor will play a key role in leading the improvements and day-to-day activities of the inspection teams.

• A company culture that promotes work life balance
• Access to mental health support
• Business performance related bonus
• Career development opportunities
• Commitment to continued learning and development
• Perkbox - includes monthly treats and discounts from selected restaurants, cinemas, shops etc
• Long Service Awards
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement based on length of service
• Free parking
• 25% off local gym membership

Supervise inspectors and their activities day-to-day:

• Manage inspection team holidays/absence and shift coverage with support from production team (cross-functional team training)
• Allocation of duties within inspection team
• Liaise with production team to ensure inspection of products is carried out in line with WTL requirements
• Carry out disciplinary investigations/actions where required
• Provide encouragement to team members, including communicating team goals
• Assist with hiring processes, including conducting recruitment interviews
• Help inspection team members with work related problems or queries
• Ensure working area is maintained in line with company 6S standards
• Raise, communicate and record Quality Alerts/One Point Lessons for the inspection team
• Ensure inspection team follow company policies and all relevant SOPs for their role
• Provide handovers to shifts outside of Monday to Friday day shift
• Support with carrying out inspection as contingency, such as in event of high absence, to support business needs

Maintain inspection equipment:

• Establish inspection tooling requirements for the designated inspection team
• Ensure inspection equipment is available and in good condition in line with the tooling requirements
• Ensure inspection tools are within calibration, remove tools from use and provide to the department Quality Engineer when they are due calibration

Implement inspection standard processes:

• Ensure all inspection SOPs are current and up to date
• Add any long term containment/Quality Alert/One Point Lesson details to relevant inspection SOPs

Train inspection team:

• Train all inspection team members to inspection SOPs
• Train all inspection team members to SOP updates, Quality Alerts or One Point Lessons
• Maintain inspection training records (including individual training records and training matrix)

Manage inspection containment activities:

• Communicate and document containment activity requirements to inspection team

Collate and analyse inspection data for improvement opportunities:

• Collate and maintain data of inspection performance including non-conformances found and rework completed
• Using data identify and implement improvements to inspection/production processes
• Communicate non-conformance and rework performance at daily SQDCP meetings for the production area

Support MRB / NCR / 8D activities:

• Attend daily MRB meeting for the production area
• Support NCR/8D investigations

• GCSE or equivalent including Maths & English
• Good verbal and written communication
• Similar experience leading inspection activities within a manufacturing environment

• Interpret engineering reference documentation, including standard and drawings

• Results-oriented
• Self-motivated
• Strong quality focus
• Collaboration
• Ability to lead others

• To have Integrity Respectful to others
• Creative in finding ways to do things better
• Act ethically in all you do
• Collaborate well with others

Magellan Aerospace is a global, integrated aerospace company that provides complex assemblies and systems solutions to aircraft and engine manufacturers, defence and space agencies worldwide. The organization officially adopted the name “Magellan Aerospace Corporation” in 1996; deriving it from the intrepid explorer Ferdinand Magellan. His global exploits…