Quality Manager

Overview

Are you a Quality Manager looking for a new role? Are you confident in delivering Production and Systems Quality Management in a high volume manufacturing environment? Are you looking for a role as a Quality Manager in a high performing production management team in a successful and growing manufacturing operation?

Kingscroft have been asked to recruit for a Quality Manager by a specialist manufacturing organisation. As the ideal candidate, you will be experienced in delivering and developing ISO 9001 in a production environment. You will be skilled at delivering customer satisfaction through improved product quality and be capable of investigating non-conformance to generate process change to drive performance and reduce waste and low quality output.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in a successful and expanding manufacturing operation. Please apply today for a confidential discussion on the role and business. By applying to this role, you will register as a candidate with Kingscroft Professional Resources. Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your information.

• Responsible for driving improvements in product quality and service levels to deliver excellent standards of customer care, with regular feedback for continuous improvement.
• Lead the introduction of best practice quality techniques at the shop-floor level such as standard work, quality alerts and mistake proofing. Achieve reductions in quality defects, damages and process errors for an overall reduction in the cost of poor quality.
• Responsible for effective and timely response to any customer concerns raised.
• Provide visible leadership in Quality standards, behaviours and systems of work.
• Responsible for effective Quality policies and systems for improved performance.
• Promote a positive Quality culture with engagement, training and regular audits.
• Lead Quality management reviews and drive improved standards.
• Responsible for measurement and testing of products for quality verification, together with adopting technology such as CMM systems for improving accuracy and repeatability.
• Lead introduction of best practice quality improvements using PDCA problem solving and CI techniques.
• Maintain excellent standards of Quality CI application, communication, personal discipline, time management, problem solving, continuous improvement and employee engagement.
• Maintain focused Quality KPIs to monitor improvements, promote new ideas and CI learning.
• Support and ensure full compliance with internal and external Quality audits.
• Ensure full compliance with Quality standards and industry regulations, including ISO 9001.
• Responsible for driving improved Quality CI standards with suppliers.
• Responsible for quality documentation, process capability studies, auditing and maintaining equipment calibrations.
• Ensure any other duties as required to support the quality function in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

• Experience in delivering and developing ISO 9001 in a production environment.
• Skilled at investigating non-conformances to generate process changes that drive performance and reduce waste and low quality output.
• Ability to implement best practice quality techniques at shop-floor level (e.g., standard work, quality alerts, mistake proofing).
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to engage employees and drive continuous improvement.