Quality Manager

Green Folk; Andover; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Folk in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead the Quality function within a manufacturing environment. You will maintain and improve the Quality Management System, lead the Quality Team and drive a culture of continuous improvement across the business.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will establish supplier quality requirements, coordinate audits, manage non-conformances and drive accreditation readiness, including ISO 9001 compliance.

Qualifications

• Relevant Quality Management qualification or relevant applicable experience of working within a quality management role.
• Experience in a Quality Manager role in a technical mechanical manufacturing environment.
• Deep understanding of quality management systems and standards.
• Experience of introducing and auditing against accreditation standards.
• Experience of Business Process improvement, Root Cause Analysis, and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
• Strong analytical & Excel skills and a keen eye for detail.
• An ability to engage at the most senior levels on Quality related issues.
• An ability to remain calm under pressure and manage a full workload.
• Conscientious with a deep desire to maintain our ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Support New Product Introduction activities, including testing requirements, FMEA reviews and production quality planning.
• Establish and maintain supplier quality requirements.
• Manage supplier audits, approvals and performance monitoring programmes.
• Support the resolution of supplier quality issues and corrective actions.
• Lead customer quality audits and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Manage and continuously improve the ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and maintain third-party accreditations.
• Develop, review and maintain quality procedures, standards and specifications.
• Ensure quality requirements are understood and applied throughout the business.
• Lead investigations into non-conformances, concessions, rework and scrap reduction initiatives.
• Monitor and analyse quality metrics to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Utilise quality tools including SPC, FMEA, 5S and Root Cause Analysis.

Skills

Quality management

Lean Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Excel

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Working under pressure

Education

Quality Management qualification

Tools

SPC

FMEA

5S

Job description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Quality Manager to lead the Quality function within a manufacturing environment. Reporting to senior leadership, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving the Quality Management System, leading the Quality Team and driving a culture of continuous improvement across the business.

Essential background needed for this Quality Manager role

• Relevant Quality Management qualification or relevant applicable experience of working
• within a quality management role.
• Experience in a Quality Manager role in an technical mechanical manufacturing environment
• Deep understanding of quality management systems and standards
• Experience of introducing and auditing against accreditation standards.
• Experience of Business Process improvement, Root Cause Analysis, and Lean Six Sigma
• methodologies
• Strong analytical & Excel skills and a keen eye for detail
• An ability to engage at the most senior levels on Quality related issues
• An ability to remain calm under pressure and manage a full workload
• Conscientious with a deep desire to maintain our ethical standards.

Key Responsibilities of the Quality Manager

• Support New Product Introduction activities, including testing requirements, FMEA reviews and production quality planning
• Establish and maintain supplier quality requirements.
• Manage supplier audits, approvals and performance monitoring programmes.
• Support the resolution of supplier quality issues and corrective actions.
• Lead customer quality audits and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Manage and continuously improve the ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and maintain third-party accreditations.
• Develop, review and maintain quality procedures, standards and specifications.
• Ensure quality requirements are understood and applied throughout the business.
• Lead investigations into non-conformances, concessions, rework and scrap reduction initiatives.
• Monitor and analyse quality metrics to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Utilise quality tools including SPC, FMEA, 5S and Root Cause Analysis.