Quality Manager

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension

Onsite parking

Employee welfare scheme

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in Gillingham, Kent, is seeking a Quality Manager to join their established engineering site. Reporting to the Factory Manager, the role is hands-on and stands alone within the quality function, working with inspectors and shop-floor staff to maintain and improve quality systems and processes.

You will drive continuous improvement, conduct internal and external audits, manage goods-in inspections and calibration, and maintain up-to-date SOPs and QMS documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience in a quality assurance/quality engineering role within manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of ISO9001 and quality systems.
• Good problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining quality procedures.
• Driving continuous improvement strategies.
• Conducting audits to ensure compliance.
• Goods-In inspection.
• Liaising with Sales team to resolve customer issues.
• Implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Maintaining accurate quality records.
• Calibrating quality control equipment.
• Carrying out internal audits and reviewing SOPs and QA documentation.
• Developing the QMS in line with continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality assurance

Quality engineering

ISO 9001

Root cause analysis

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

MS Office

Leading others

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Salary up to £42,000 per annum - based in Gillingham, Kent. Days role working Mon to Fri (early finish on Fri) - Benefits include 33 days holiday, Pension, Onsite parking, employee welfare scheme. Permanent position.

Our client are a successful and well established engineering company who are now looking to recruit a Quality Manager to join them, based at their Gillingham site in Kent. Reporting to the Factory Manager this is a stand alone role within their organisation and will involve working with Inspectors and other shop floor staff to manage and maintain the quality systems and processes. This role would suit someone who has a strong quality background within an Engineering environment and enjoys working in a hands on capacity.

Duties of the Quality Manager will involve:

• Developing and maintaining quality procedures
• Driving continuous improvement strategies

Conducting audits to ensure compliance

Goods-In inspection

Liaising with Sales team to resolve customer issues

Implementing corrective and preventative actions

Maintaining accurate quality records

• Ensuring calibration of quality control equipment

Carrying out internal audits, ensuring procedures meet both internal and external standards

Reviewing and approving documentation related to manufacturing and packaging (SOPs and RAs)

Ongoing development of the QMS in line with continuous improvement programme

Working closeley with other departments to drive a quality and continuous improvement culture

Leading & supporting customer and regulatory audits (including BS audits)

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Experience working in a quality assurance / quality engineering role within manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of ISO9001 and quality systems

Good problem solving and analytical skills

Proficient with quality control tools and MS Office

Root cause analysis expertise

Strong organisation skills and ability to lead others

Excellent communication skills, with ability to communicate at all levels

In return the successful candidate will be joining a well established and prestigious organisation, in a key role with an organisation who offer ongoing training and development.

Quality Manager

Salary - up to £42,000 per annum

Mon to Fri (days role with an early finish on Friday)

Based in Gillingham, Kent