Details:
- Salary: £56,500 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: SP10 Foxcotte Hampshire
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Quality Manager
Precision component manufacturer
£56,500 per annum
Andover
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Quality Manager to lead the Quality function within a manufacturing environment. Reporting to senior leadership, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving the Quality Management System, leading the Quality Team and driving a culture of continuous improvement across the business.
Essential background needed for this Quality Manager role
* Relevant Quality Management qualification or relevant applicable experience of working
* within a quality management role.
* Experience in a Quality Manager role in an technical mechanical manufacturing environment
* Deep understanding of quality management systems and standards
* Experience of introducing and auditing against accreditation standards.
* Experience of Business Process improvement, Root Cause Analysis, and Lean Six Sigma
* methodologies
* Strong analytical & Excel skills and a keen eye for detail
* An ability to engage at the most senior levels on Quality related issues
* An ability to remain calm under pressure and manage a full workload
* Conscientious with a deep desire to maintain our ethical standards.
Key Responsibilities of the Quality Manager
* Support New Product Introduction activities, including testing requirements, FMEA reviews and production quality planning
* Establish and maintain supplier quality requirements.
* Manage supplier audits, approvals and performance monitoring programmes.
* Support the resolution of supplier quality issues and corrective actions.
* Lead customer quality audits and maintain strong customer relationships.
* Manage and continuously improve the ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
* Coordinate internal and external audits and maintain third-party accreditations.
* Develop, review and maintain quality procedures, standards and specifications.
* Ensure quality requirements are understood and applied throughout the business.
* Lead investigations into non-conformances, concessions, rework and scrap reduction initiatives.
* Monitor and analyse quality metrics to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
* Utilise quality tools including SPC, FMEA, 5S and Root Cause Analysis.
Benefits / Other
* Onsite parking
* Pension scheme
* Employee discount
* Life insurance
* Sick pay
* Hybrid working