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

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

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, IATF
16949, ISO
14001)

Train and manage a team of Quality Engineers and Quality Inspectors

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 ISO
9001, IATF
16949- 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

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