Quality Control Team Leader

Brightwell is an international leader in the design and manufacturing of high-quality and efficient dosing systems.   

Our story began in 1947, with a clear vision of helping create a cleaner world through our cleaning and hygiene solutions. We currently export our products internationally to over 70 countries, supported by a network of valued partners.   

Areas of responsibility:

• Manage and support the Quality Control (QC) Team on day-to-day technical, operational, investigation, root cause analysis and reporting.  
• Ensure that all product ordered is fit for purpose, consistent and meets both internal standards and specification, but also the expectations of our customers. 
• Act as the first point of contact and facilitate communication and resolution for all QC issues between production and QC/QA department. 
• Monitor and advise on the performance of the quality control system and actively participate in its continuous development. 
• Represent the QSHE team on various continuous improvement and root cause analysis projects and initiatives.  

• Maintain and improve the QC management system. 
• Work with the day-to-day production and mould shop teams to ensure QC tasks are completed within the allocated timescale and best utilisation of assets.  
• Verify finished products meet agreed specifications, conduct visual and measurement tests. 
• Rework processes are correctly implemented and verified post activities. 
• Regularly update the QA engineer/manager on pending actions, completed project or any quality related production issues. 

Essential Criteria

Education/Qualifications 

• GCSE Level Education

Knowledge/Experience 

• Previous experience within a Quality Control Role or similar is required
• Root Cause Analysis
• Experience with inspection measuring equipment (Vertex, Keyence etc.) 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience of leading small QC teams 

Skills/Abilities 

• Good IT skills (Experience in using Microsoft, Excel, Outlook, Word and SharePoint 
• Ability to analyse test results to identify failures. 
• High level of work accuracy / attention to detail. 
• Ability to complete tasks against tight deadlines. 
• Understanding of product testing methods 
• Ability to read technical drawings. 
• High-level of visual awareness. 
• Experience drafting reports and collating data. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.