Description Are you an experienced professional with a strong technical background in precision manufacturing and quality control? As a Machine Centre/QC Cell Lead at ISE Kintore, you'll play a vital role in managing our machining and inspection processes, ensuring that we deliver high-quality products on time, every time. This is a unique opportunity to lead a team, optimize processes, and make a significant impact on our operations. As the Machine Centre/QC Cell Lead at ISE Kintore, you will be responsible for utilizing NCRs, CAPAs, and various process methodologies and techniques to ensure the manufacturing and quality control processes operate effectively and efficiently while driving continuous development and improvement. You will work to categorize and develop relevant inspection criteria, using data to justify the rationale for processes that offer the most appropriate balance between cost, risk, and benefit, and ensure this is recorded and integrated into the ERP system. Leveraging your strong technical knowledge and experience, you will also be tasked with ensuring all technical aspects and processes affiliated with the product are met, which will require liaising, auditing, and advising other functions, suppliers, and interested parties to identify and comply with technical and regulatory requirements. Within the team, you will foster a sense of urgency in processing the workload, with a keen focus on accuracy and fitness for purpose, while prioritizing tasks based on due dates. You will be expected to take an active role in driving the team's ethics, supporting their involvement in the continual improvement and development of the processes. As the Machine Centre/QC Cell Lead, you will also be directly involved in the machining and inspection of parts against relevant specifications and drawings, ensuring timely and accurate manufacturing and inspection. You will be an individual decision-maker, taking ownership of the process, staffing levels, and competencies, with the expectation that the daily operation of the function can be conducted with minimal external support. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Be responsible for the technical and behavioural mentoring of the staff within the cell. Ensure that the cell has effective control of personnel in terms of timekeeping, holidays, Ensure that the Kronos timekeeping system is up to date and corrected where required. Monitor trends in findings, part/supplier performance and recommend changes to frequency, method, inspection criteria and/or levels as required. Attend Production meetings to support and identify production requirements in Machining and inspection cells Support the team in improvement of the process and performance. Liaise closely with aftermarket, operations, and product line planning to ensure their requirements are understood and disseminated to the wider team. QUALIFICATIONS Secondary school education or higher Qualified Internal auditor to ISO9001 ASNT Level II Inspector MPI and LPI (desirable) Qualified or time-served CNC machinist (desirable) EXPERIENCE Experience of NDE within a precision manufacturing environment Working experience of API monogramming Knowledge of programming/operating CMM equipment SKILLS, TRAINING OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE Ability to use Gagemaker Mic-Trak system NDT ASNT Level II (MPI and LPI) Working knowledge of Risk and COSHH Assessment documentation Exposure to lean manufacturing / understanding of process changes Why Join Us? Leadership Opportunity: Take charge of a critical function, mentoring and guiding your team to success. Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement in machining and inspection processes. Collaborative Environment: Work closely with cross-functional teams to meet production goals. What NOV can offer you? Health & Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance | Employee Assistance Programme Finance & Protection: Pension plan | Income protection | Life Assurance | Personal Accident Other flexible benefits available for you and your family through salary sacrifice: Dental Insurance | Healthcare Cash Plan | Partner Life Assurance | Critical Illness | Retail vouchers | Gym membership | Cycle to work | Travel Insurance