Quality Manager

Recruit4staff is proud to be representing their client, a leading manufacturing company in their search for a Quality Manager to work in their leading facility in Telford

For the successful Quality Manager our client is offering;

• Salary of up to £47,000 per annum DOE
• Monday – Thursday: 08.00am – 16.35pm, Friday: 08.00am – 13.00pm
• Permanent role
• Canteen facilities on site
• Pension and Sovereign Health Care
• Free parking
• Friendly team

The Role of the Quality Manager;

• Review and revise the company’s quality procedures, standards and specifications
• Review customer requirements and make sure that they are met
• Work with purchasing to establish quality requirements from external suppliers
• Set standards for Quality
• Make sure that manufacturing or production processes meet international and national standards
• Look at ways to reduce waste and increase efficiency
• Define quality procedures in conjunction with the operating staff
• Set up and maintain controls and documentation procedures
• Monitor performance by gathering data and produce reports
•  Review existing policies and make suggestions for changes and improvements, and how to implement them
• Measure performance and identify any areas of weakness, recommending and implementing improvements
• Liaise with other managers and staff and provide training, tools and techniques to enable others to achieve quality standards
• Assess the effectiveness of changes made
• Lead initiatives in Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing
• Ensure compliance with emerging standards (such as the international standard of ISO 9001:2015, IATF16949, ISO14001)
• Train and manage a team of Quality Engineers and Quality Inspectors

What our client is looking for in a Quality Manager;

• Previous experience in a similar role, preferably in an automotive environment - ESSENTIAL
• Previous experience developing, implementing and maintaining QMS in line with standards such as ISO9001, IATF16949- ESSENTIAL
• Planned and conducted internal audits and supported external audits, addressed non-conformities through root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Kaizen and reduce defects, rework and waste while improving efficiency and customer satisfaction
• Perform risk assessments (FMEA) and implement preventative controls to minimise quality and operational risks
• Deliver quality awareness and compliance training across all departments
• Handled customer complaints and quality issues professionally and effectively
• Analysed Quality metrics (KPI’s, defect rates, audit results) and reported performance and improvement plans to senior managers

Alternative job titles;

Quality Assurance Manager (QA Manager), Quality Control Manager (QC Manager), Quality & Compliance Manager, Quality Improvement Manager, Quality Systems Manager, Manufacturing Quality Manager, Production Quality Manager, Supplier Quality Manager, Technical & Quality Manager, Operations Quality Manager

Commutable From;

Telford, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Cannock, Bridgnorth, Dudley, Newport, Market Drayton, Stafford

For further information about this and other positions please apply now 

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Recruit4staff Wrexham Limited who are operating as a recruitment agency, agent, agencies, employment agency or employment business.

Job Reference: opp-24399