Quality Manager- Tayside
The Role
The role is responsible for the leadership and further development of the Quality and function working with a professional, experienced and highly focused team of engineers and technical specialists. The Quality Manager will be committed to maintaining and developing the total quality culture; proving capability to lead and motivate in a hands-on way.
Responsibilities
* To provide strategic and tactical direction to Quality team.
* To prevent noncompliance in production.
* To develop Quality at the Source, Built-In-Quality and Error-Proofing methodologies.
* To lead the production quality improvement plan (Scrap, right first time, out of box claims, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
* To manage and improve Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
* Ensure continuous improvement in all quality indicators.
* Maintain ISO 9001 certifications and other certifications relevant to the business, such as MID and ATEX. Gain any new certifications driven by business needs.
* Coordinate and validate problem solving, following internal and external failures.
* To train and use core quality tools, such as Statistical Process Control, Gage R&R, etc.
* Provide Quality system leadership to ensure internal policies, customer expectations and (local) regulatory requirements are met.
* Contribute to implementation of relevant global processes/systems/tools into the facility.
* Training of employees to ensure proper Quality practices and awareness.
* Define/implement/track relevant Quality KPIs and set/drive targets that are aligned with operations and business strategy.
* Control Complaint handling process; drive problem-solving practices.
* Participates in NPI and Engineering change processes to enable stable supply chain, production operations, minimize warranty costs and drive customer satisfaction.
* Initiate, track and drive continuous improvement programs.
* Manage the Quality team.
* Ability to think logically and to define standards based on logical thinking and benchmarking.
* Closely partner with the Engineering organization to drive robust design transfer and long-term new product introduction success.
Requirements
* Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, or related discipline strongly preferred, or comparable combination of education and experience is required
* Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus
* Quality Leadership experience managing Quality Management Systems certified to ISO standards, and customer-facing role experience.
* Strong hands-on problem-solving knowledge (e.g., A3, 5-why, ishikawa, pareto, etc.) and ability to take the lead to get complex technical/process/tool issues resolved.
* Experiences that effectively use continuous improvement skills and tools to prioritize and drive projects and improvements/standardization to improve Quality service levels, reduce costs, and align with strategic objectives.
* Proven problem-solving
* experience and logical thinking.
* Excellent verbal/written communication, public speaking, and presentation skills
* Organization, time management, and prioritization skills
* ISO Certified Lead Auditor or willing to get certified.
Salary- circa £60K