Quality Supervisor

Quality Supervisor Braintree Up to 40,000An experienced, practical Quality Supervisor is needed for a specialist bespoke fire door manufacturing business, with the opportunity to progress into the Quality Manager role as part of a planned handover from the current post holder, who is retiring. The handover period runs for up to a year, giving genuine support and mentoring before taking on full ownership of quality standards.You''ll work with production, technical and operations teams to identify issues, investigate root causes, and drive continuous improvement, supported by the outgoing Quality Manager throughout the transition.Key ResponsibilitiesMaintain and improve quality standards, procedures and inspection methods across the businessInvestigate non-conformances, customer concerns and product defects, and implement corrective/preventive actionsSupport compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and relevant certification requirements, including audit preparationMonitor and report quality costs (scrap, rework, returns, remedial works)Coach operators and team leaders on quality standards and inspection requirementsLiaise professionally with customers, suppliers and contractors on quality mattersAbout YouPrevious experience in a quality role (Quality Supervisor, Quality Inspector, Quality Coordinator or similar)Experience in joinery, fire door manufacture, woodworking or a similar manufacturing and production environmentKnowledge of ISO 9001/14001, auditing or QMS advantageous; ..... full job details .....