Job vacancy - Quality Manager

Position: Quality Manager
Reference: acsSFqm
Location: Brighton
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum
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Main Role

  • Promote and develop a "quality ethos" throughout the organisation.
  • Develop and maintain highest levels of customer satisfaction by achieving a "right first time" performance culture.
  • Ensure full compliance with national and international standards and legislation at all times

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as Quality Champion providing leadership to inspire employees to take up the quality culture change process which will include education and training programmes.
  • Maintain and develop the application of ISO 9001:2015 management system applying the process of continuous improvement throughout the organisation.
  • Proactively influence and guide the product design team to design out potential quality issues.
  • Identify and lead projects aiming at cost reduction and yield improvement (CoPQ, Scrap, ppm etc.)
  • Develop suitable quality metrics generating control documentation for line management.
  • Introduce quality tools, techniques and KPIs to eliminate quality problems.
  • Manage the Quality Team ensuring their development and training to support the achievement of KPI's.
  • Monitor and report regularly on quality performance by gathering data and providing statistical reports for Senior Management at local and group level.
  • Coordination of claim handling and failure analyze of returned Products from EU region.
  • Monitor and develop Supplier Performance in respect of inbound quality and delivery.

Person Specification

  • Degree in an Engineering discipline (preferably Electronics)
  • 5 years experience in a Quality Management position within a manufacturing organisation
  • Proven background of driving down the Cost and improving Yield
  • Extensive QA/QC experience in a certified ISO9001 QMS environment
  • Hands on experience in Root Cause Analysis, CAPA, QMS Audits (internal, external)
  • A self starter with excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities
  • Working knowledge of NPI, FMEA, SPC, 8D
  • Excel proficiency on advanced level
  • Full UK Driving Licence

ACS are recruiting for a Quality Manager. If you feel that you have the skills and experience required in this advertisement to be a Quality Manager, please submit your CV including an outline of your experience as a Quality Manager. It is always a good idea to include a covering letter outlining your experience as a Quality Manager with your application as this will enhance your chances of selection and improve your prospects of landing the Quality Manager role you desire.