Quality Control Supervisor

Title: Quality Control Supervisor

Location – Sittingbourne, Kent

Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 depending on experience

About this Quality Control Supervisor role

A well-established UK manufacturing organisation supplying specialist products is seeking an experienced Quality Control Supervisor to support and oversee its Quality Control function.

The company continues to strengthen its operational capability and quality systems. As part of this development, they are now recruiting a Quality Control Supervisor to oversee quality activities across manufacturing operations.

This role offers the opportunity to support the QC team, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure all products, materials, and processes meet required quality, regulatory, and safety standards.

You will take a hands-on leadership approach, working closely with operations, engineering, and production teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the manufacturing process, while also supporting the development and performance of the QC team.

Key responsibilities

Team Leadership and Development

• Support, supervise, and develop the Quality Control team
• Provide training, coaching, and support to QC Engineers, Inspectors, and Technicians
• Assist in improving skills, performance, and consistency within the team

Quality Systems, Compliance and Procedures

• Ensure implementation of, and adherence to, company and factory control procedures
• Maintain compliance with all statutory requirements relating to Health & Safety, Environmental, and Quality standards
• Work within ISO 9001 and wider quality management systems

Inspection, Product Quality and Standards

• Ensure raw materials, components, finished products, and traded goods meet quality requirements
• Maintain consistent quality standards across manufacturing operations

Non-Conformance and Root Cause Analysis

• Support root cause investigations and implementation of corrective and preventive actions
• Manage the Non-Conformance Reporting (NCR) process including defect handling, rework, and rejection decisions

Quality Performance and Continuous Improvement

• Monitor and analyse quality KPIs and performance metrics, reporting findings to operations and leadership teams
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, waste, and manufacturing scrap
• Support embedding quality into manufacturing processes and product design

Cross-Functional and Customer Support

• Work closely with manufacturing and engineering teams to ensure quality is embedded into processes
• Support customer communication regarding quality-related issues when required
• Assist the wider quality leadership team in implementing quality strategies across the business

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Skills and experience required

• Experience within a quality function in a manufacturing environment
• Experience at supervisory level or ready to step into a Quality Control Supervisor role
• Good understanding of ISO 9001 quality management systems

Technical and Analytical Skills

• Technically minded with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience investigating quality issues and implementing structured corrective actions

Communication and Leadership Skills

• Confident communicator across production, engineering, and management teams
• Ability to supervise, support, and develop team members effectively

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Salary and benefits

• £42,000 – £45,000 depending on experience
• Weekly pay structure
• Company pension scheme
• Performance-related bonus
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee benefits platform offering wellbeing and financial savings support

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Apply for this Quality Control Supervisor job

This is a permanent full-time position offering a competitive salary in line with similar roles within the manufacturing and quality sector.

Due to the confidential nature of this appointment, full company details will be shared upon application or during an initial discussion with Senex Recruitment.

If you would like to discuss the role in confidence before applying or to back up your application, please contact Kevin McHugh at Senex Recruitment on 01424 211872.

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