Manager – Product Inspection

Position - Manager, Product Inspection

Location - Gillingham, UK

About us

PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow.

PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.

At PHINIA, we Provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality — developed and manufactured responsibly — that are designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications. In doing so, we contribute to a cleaner tomorrow, treat our people and surrounding communities with respect, and hold ourselves accountable to robust ethical standards.

Our Culture

PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees. We believe in making a positive impact through our business and actions, and we take our collective responsibility seriously.

Career Opportunities

We believe in building a brighter tomorrow for our employees as well as our customers and encourage you to learn about our long history, strong culture, new technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Join us on this shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow.

Job purpose

The Product Inspection function provides measurement expertise to support key engineering activities from product performance validation to new product development. We have a great opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join and lead a diverse team of inspection engineers and technicians, manage state-of-the-art measurement technologies and facilities to support the development of cutting-edge ICE technology towards achieving carbon-free goal.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the team, developing career progression and training plans.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement opportunities.
• Ensure EH&S and QMS conformance.
• Represent PHINIA at customers and suppliers. Develop networks at senior and department management level.
• Represent Product Inspection in Product Team, SMT and gate review meetings.
• Monitor progress in order to meet department targets, Budget, Resources, Performance metrics and Quality standards.
• Define and balance priorities and resolve conflicts in timely manner.
• Ensure risk escalation is correctly executed in the team.
• Manage & Develop Product Inspection resource to satisfy business needs.
• Carry out Engineering sample inspection (Pre and post validation activities).
• Produce required output (i.e. report/dataset).
• Support department financial management.
• Lead training of specialist inspection and metrology equipment.

Ensure equipment is serviced and calibrated on time and to specification.

What we’re looking for

• Experience of management of a small team and ability to manage a large number of projects in parallel.
• Experience of lab management.
• Proven experience in automotive sectors and precision engineering. Knowledge of diesel common rail fuel injection systems, test environments and diesel engines.
• Solid fundamental understanding of dimensional metrology principles and best practices.
• Proven experience with surface finish measurement.
• Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings and GD&T specifications.
• Experience with visual and imaging inspection technologies, contact and optical 3D metrology equipment.
• Demonstrated experience working with customers and communicating at all levels.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams to meet company business objectives.
• Available for travelling (customers, suppliers, other PHINIA sites).
• Attention to detail and data driven mindset, experience in applying design for inspection and statistical analysis.
• Experience with writing measurement programme and process automation.
• Programming skills using Matlab, Python and VBA.
• Excellent communication skills to all level and interpersonal skills.
• To be a self-starter, self-motivated and willingness to learn new skills.
• Solid problem-solving skills. Ability to identify risks and escalate as appropriate.
• Ability to work under pressure willing to go the extra mile.
• Drive 5S and workplace organisation implementation.

What we offer

• We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization. Our compensation programs are informed by market data and business needs, and we are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation. We are committed to providing our team with quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well-being resources, family-centric policies, and an agile workplace program, where not precluded by collective bargaining agreements or national statutory plans. Plans are benchmarked for competitiveness and value.
• We provide formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers. These opportunities are delivered in a variety of formats to make our portfolio of solutions agile, sustainable, and scalable to support our employees in developing the skills needed to succeed.

What we believe

• Product Leadership - Innovation that brings value to our customers
• Humility - Seeking out diverse perspectives and working collaboratively
• Inclusivity - Recognizing our differences makes us stronger; we are bold and intentional
• Net-Zero - Committed to energy efficiency, waste reduction and beneficial reuse
• Integrity - Taking responsibility for our decisions and doing what is right
• Accountability - Taking ownership of our actions and driving results

Safety

You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and wellness of our employees!

We also believe employee health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. We encourage safety learning and collaboration to help employees understand and follow applicable safety policies, standards, and procedures and identify opportunities to minimize or eliminate risk. Work is expected to be conducted in a manner that stresses the importance of preventing incidents and illnesses, including attending all required safety meetings and trainings. It is expected that all incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions are immediately reported to the direct manager, Human Resources, or Safety Representative.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa Sponsorship

PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.

No Unauthorized Referrals from Recruiters & Vendors

Please note that PHINIA does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers from third party recruiters or staffing agencies associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to PHINIA will be considered as unencumbered and free from any fee or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have the authority to engage or authorize recruiting services, which must be agreed upon before the unsolicited resume or offer is received.

Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow. Join us on this shared journey to a brighter tomorrow. For more information about PHINIA, please visit www.phinia.com.

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