Job Description:

Team Leader (Quality Department)

Location: Sunderland
Rate: £15.85 – £16.60 per hour
Shift Pattern: 2 Shift Pattern

Day Shift

• Mon-Thu 6:45am– 3:03pm
• Fri - 6:45am– 2:13pm

Late Shift

• Mon-Thu 4:20pm– 12:38am
• Fri - 2:45pm– 11:03pm

Contract: Opportunity for permanent employment

Our automotive manufacturing client in Sunderland is looking for a driven and capable Quality Department Team Leader to lead the Rework function, ensuring robust quality control, effective team leadership, and disciplined inventory and product status management.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of rework operatives, with full accountability for performance, safety, attendance, and engagement.
• Take ownership of rework inventory control, ensuring accurate tracking, containment, and reconciliation of all rework stock.
• Manage product status control, ensuring clear identification, segregation, and traceability of all components throughout the rework process.
• Ensure rigorous verification of checked product, maintaining compliance with internal standards and customer requirements.
• Plan and control the rework schedule via the inventory system, aligning priorities with production needs and minimising disruption.
• Work closely with Production Supervisors to identify, prioritise, and resolve quality concerns within your area.
• Plan labour, equipment, and material requirements to support production schedules and rework demand.
• Deliver structured daily briefings, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvement within the team.
• Generate and maintain accurate reports on quality performance, rework activity, and key issues.
• Lead training and competency assessment of all rework methods, including the safe use of abrasive wheels and associated processes.
• Maintain and update training matrices, ensuring all personnel are appropriately trained, assessed, and authorised for tasks.

Knowledge & Experience

• Proven experience in a similar leadership role, ideally within an automotive or fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of quality control, rework processes, and inventory management systems.
• Experience in delivering training and conducting competency assessments within a production environment.
• Ability to manage priorities in a high-pressure environment and make sound operational decisions.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a team.
• Flexible approach to working shifts and overtime as required.

Apply now.