Quality Manager

Nicholson Hird; Dewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

We represent a highly reputable multinational manufacturing organisation with a truly global presence, an excellent operational efficiency and safety record, and offering superb opportunities for achievement and recognition.

An opportunity exists for an ambitious Quality Manager, sitting on the site Leadership team, taking a lead on all site quality activities and improvement initiatives, acting as the champion for the Quality Culture on site, whilst leading, motivating and mentoring the site quality team, ensuring clear objectives and talent development plans are in place for their continued success and retention.

This is an all-encompassing quality role, involving improvement of the QMS, development of the audit system, close liaison with engineering and production to support 8D activities, management of KPIs around COPQ, scrap reduction and process improvement, customer and supplier quality liaison and 'root cause' corrective actions, customer liaison and concern resolution, warranty campaigns, as well APQP and launch activities with new product introduction.

As a SLT member, it's expected that the Quality Manager would actively seek to engage in best practice sharing with other international group sites.

Key skills

1. Preferably qualified to degree level or equivalent in an engineering or technical discipline
2. Previous experience as a Quality Manager or Quality Leader in a fast-paced assembly manufacturing setting
3. Strong quality engineering toolkit - APQP, PPAP, 8D, FMEA, control plans
4. Root cause problem solver, accustomed to employing techniques such as Ishikawa, 5 Why's, A3, Pareto etc.
5. Knowledge of IATF16949 would be useful
6. An engaging and passionate leader of people, actively interested in coaching and mentoring a team to their full potential
7. Process driven, able to implement and then monitor clear objectives and KPIs to bring robust structure and discipline to working practices
8. Through effective communication skills, able to gain credibility with an international customer base
9. Ability to evidence quantifiable achievement around a wide range of quality disciplines, improving quality performance, scrap reduction, reducing customer complaints, sustaining the use of proactive problem-solving tools, implementing preventative actions, and in the development of a proactive Quality team.

We seek a self-assured, professional, customer centric and results oriented Quality professional who will communicate well cross functionally and externally, will challenge the norm, and has an innate ability to effectively coach and develop and engage colleagues in applying quality and lean techniques.

Excellent opportunity to join an innovative team on a site and in a wider business genuinely focused on the future in terms of new technology and a 'future proof' product range. A people centric and highly professional business that rewards excellent performance and offers structured plans for training and succession.

Package to include bonus (12.5% potential), an attractive pension with high employer contributions, plus a further range of flexible benefits, and an early Friday finish.

Due to the nature of this role, this is predominately site based in Dewsbury with the option of one day per week working from home where business needs allow. Some infrequent travel to customer sites.

Please send CVs stating current salary and location.