Quality Manager

A Quality Manager is sought to join a well-established client based in Ocker Hill, Tipton, on a full-time permanent basis. On offer is the opportunity to take on a senior role in a high-integrity, regulated manufacturing environment, with real opportunities for career development and progression.

Duties:

• Lead the quality function across project and operational domains, including dimensional control, non-destructive testing (NDT), weld quality and quality engineering
• Develop, implement and maintain a fully integrated quality management system aligned with ISO 9001, ISO 3834 and industry requirements
• Prepare, review and maintain project quality plans (PQPs), inspection and test plans (ITPs), welding quality documentation and lifetime records
• Conduct and lead root cause investigations, corrective and preventive action (CAPA)and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure calibration, traceability and maintenance of all quality-critical equipment and gauges
• Provide hands-on quality support to production and engineering teams, promoting a right-first-time culture
• Participate in daily safety, quality, delivery, cost and people (SQDCP) review meetings and take prompt actions to prevent production disruption
• Support the set-up of a new manufacturing facility, including embedding quality processes in facility layout, line design and inspection checkpoints
• Maintain audit readiness, lead internal audits and ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements
• Represent the quality function during client audits, inspections and cross-functional project reviews
• Mentor and coach the quality team and operational staff in quality standards and behaviours.

Essential skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in quality assurance, engineering or a related subject
• Proven experience working as a Quality Manager or Senior Quality Engineer within highly regulated, high-integrity manufacturing environments, such as those found in the aerospace, defence or similarly safety-critical and standards-driven industries
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 3834, EN 1090 and industry quality frameworks
• Lead/internal auditor experience in ISO 9001
• Experience generating and managing non-conformance reports (NCRs), quality control (QC) grading and lifetime records
• Hands-on experience in dimensional inspection, 
  non-destructive testing, welding quality and quality system implementation
• Strong practical problem-solving skills and use of Lean Six Sigma or other structured problem-solving methodologies: define, measure, analyse, improve and control (DMAIC), 8D, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), statistical process control (SPC), 5S and 7W
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills
• Competent in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Able to secure baseline personnel security standard (BPSS) and security check (SC) clearance (conditional requirement).

Desirable experience:

• Experience in the set-up of new manufacturing facilities and quality management system roll-out
• Membership of a professional body (for example Chartered Quality Institute (CQI)) or willingness to attain an engineering qualification is desirable.

Training:

• Full industry-related training will be provided along with continuous support and development throughout.

Benefits:

• Company pension scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Attendance bonus upon successful completion of recruitment
• Long-term permanent opportunity with career development.

Shifts: 

• Monday-Friday: 8.00 am-5.00 pm (39 hours per week).

People Solutions, Chanelle House, 86 New Street, Birmingham B2 4BA
T / +44 (0)121 643 9095
E / hello@peoplesolutions.co.uk