Job Title: Quality Manager

Location: Swindon

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000

Contract Type: Permanent

We are working with a global manufacturer who are looking for a Quality manager to continue growth by leading, developing and continuously improving the Quality Department.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountability for the Quality Team (3 Direct reports) including their performance, professional development, time, and attendance all whilst fostering a positive, high performance team culture.
• Manage all aspects of Site Quality and Assurance.
• Work with Operations and Site Management to integrate quality objectives into business objectives and develop quality improvement strategies to reduce the cost of poor quality and drive operational efficiencies.
• Conduct internal, external and customer audits in line with our certifications and own high-quality standards. Produce improvement and corrective action plans and ensure these are communicated and tracked.
• Lead and train others to develop effective corrective and preventive actions using 8D and Mistake Proofing concepts in response to customer concerns, COPQ data or regular product audit results.
• Lead, participate and facilitate various continuous improvement events and projects to support company goals and objectives. Lead cultural change utilizing appropriate continuous improvement tools and methodologies (PDCA, Six Sigma, Mistake Proofing, kaizen, etc).
• Utilise strong interpersonal skills to communicate and engage support for driving COPQ improvement across various functions and levels within the Site and Division.
• Be a positive role model for the health and safety of your team and the site, raising hazards and looking for opportunities to make our site even safer.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Demonstrate a successful track record within a similar position at a similar level or having developed experience or significant professional develop to make a step to first Quality Manager Role.
• Professional and confident communicator
• Self-motivated with the ability to work proactively in a manufacturing environment.
• Experienced with working with Quality Management Systems.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication Skills, can demonstrate their ability to build good working relationships, persuade and influence at a senior level, both externally and internally.
• Positive, enthusiastic with a track record of making significant improvements in their areas of expertise.

 What we can offer:

• Opportunity to develop the experience needed to explore and progress to more senior leadership roles.
• Enhanced pension contributions.
• Healthcare cashback plan.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Site incentive plan.
• Financial wellbeing benefit.
• Discounted online and highstreet shopping and lifestyle vouchers.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Discounted RAC membership.
• Discounted Gym membership.
• 195 hours annual leave plus bank holidays

For further details, please contact Nick Sollis – 01453 829767 or nick.sollis@omegaresource.co.uk

Omega Resource Group are an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.

We are always seeking Engineering Staff, Senior Managers, Skilled and Semi-Skilled Machinists, Mechanical Fitters, Electrical Fitters, Quality Engineers, Materials Science Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Test Technicians, Technical Authors and Laboratory Technicians to name but a few.

For details of other opportunities available within your chosen field please visit our website www.omegaresource.co.uk

Omega Resource Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.