Quality Assurance / Production Supervisor

Job Title: Quality Assurance / Production Supervisor

Location: Poole, Dorset

Salary: -35,000 per year

Job Type: Permanent, Full time

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, 8.00-17.00 Mon-Fri

About Us:

Vent Engineering is a leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of smoke ventilation control systems.

About the role:

We are seeking a hands-on, detail-driven Production & Quality Supervisor to lead a small team building life-safety control panels.

Success in this role is measured by defect reduction, compliance with standards, on-time delivery, and developing team capability.

Key Responsibilities:

Production Supervision:

• Oversee daily production activities, ensuring safe working practices, quality output, and timely delivery within budget.
• Supervise and support a team of 3-6 technicians, assigning tasks and monitoring performance.
• Plan and coordinate workflow, quickly resolving production or quality issues.
• Ensure full compliance with health and safety regulations on the shop floor.
• Work closely with design, engineering, and project teams to ensure seamless transition from design to build.

Quality Assurance:

• Enforce established quality control procedures, while suggesting and implementing improvements where needed.
• Perform electrical and mechanical inspections and functional testing of control panels.
• Maintain quality records to ensure traceability and compliance with industry standards.
• Investigate non-conformances, carry out root-cause analysis, and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Deliver continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, raise compliance, and improve efficiency.

Documentation & Compliance:

• Ensure all production and quality documentation is completed accurately, promptly, and in line with ISO 9001 standards.
• Support internal and external audits as required.
• Stay current with relevant BS EN and related regulatory changes.

Ideal Candidate:

Essential:

• Proven experience in electrical manufacturing or control panel production, ideally in life-safety or building services.
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical systems, with both supervisory oversight and hands-on testing capability.
• Excellent knowledge of quality assurance methodologies, including root-cause analysis and corrective action processes.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and wiring schematics.
• Proficiency in using testing and diagnostic equipment for control panels.

Desirable:

• Level 3 engineering qualification or higher.
• Direct experience with ISO 9001 audits and compliance.
• Working knowledge of PLC control panels.

What We Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance: 23 days plus bank holidays, increasing with service up to 30 days.
• Group Pension Scheme.
• Private Bupa health plan (company-funded after qualifying period).
• Up to 100% company-funded Development Programme to support your career progression.
• Opportunity to work with one of the UK''s top four smoke ventilation specialists, active across industry working groups.
• A respected, stable employer with over 35 years'' experience in life-safety systems.

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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Quality Officer, Quality Team Leader, Quality Assurance Inspector, Quality Compliance Officer, Manufacturing Quality Control and Production Quality Assurance, Production Supervisor, Production Team Leader, Senior Production Operative, Electrical Manufacturing Operative may also be considered for this role.