Quality Manager

Travail Employment Group; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global automotive manufacturer seeks a proactive Quality Manager in Harrogate to lead quality standards, resolve manufacturing issues, and implement continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the automotive industry, possess excellent communication and organisational skills, and be adept in managing change effectively.

Benefits

25 days holiday + Bank holidays

Company pension scheme 10%

Flexible working

Death in Service of 4 x salary

Car or car allowance

10% bonus based on performance assessed annually

Qualifications

• Experienced Quality professional with a background in the automotive industry.
• Confident understanding of Automotive core tools.
• Proven ability to implement effective changes and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the quality department of 5 to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Ensure implementation of quality policies and management systems.
• Prepare and present quality management reviews.

Skills

Communication

Organisational Skills

Motivational Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Automotive auditing experience

Understanding of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001

Tools

Automotive core tools

Quality management systems

Job description

Quality Manager

Knaresborough

Global Automotive Manufacturer seek a proactive Quality Manager to lead and manage standards, resolving manufacturing and quality issues with a strong understanding of core quality tools and a focus on continuous improvement.

The role:

• Pro-actively manage and organise the quality department of 5 to ensure customer satisfaction.


• Ensure the implementation and respect of quality policies and the quality management system according to IATF 16949, ISO 900.


• Prepare and present quality management reviews.


• Contribute to project activities to achieve RFQ commitments for quality, cost, and delivery.


• Define budget for the quality department monthly Review and compliance.


• Ensure the Performance Improvement Plan for the processes of the plant are correctly done and on time


• Represent the customer in the plant ensuring their specific requirements are met, problems are dealt with effectively and corrective actions implemented.


• Ensure compliance with customer requirements from the industrialisation phases


• Contribute to the process efficiency and plant performance, support processes to build a performance improvement plan in compliance with quality standards


• Support manufacturing process performance improvement.


• Participate in project activities D/PFMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA and Audits.


• Ensure quality tools and manufacturing quality basics of RQC & 8D.

The Person:

• An experienced Quality professional with a background in the automotive industry


• Excellent communication, organisational, motivational skills with the ability to delegate effectively


• Proven background in managing and implementing effective change and improvements


• Able to work under pressure


• Confident understanding of Automotive core tools


• Automotive auditing experience, fully conversant ISO9001and ideally IATF16949


• Energetic and strong influencer able to implement improvement at all levels


• A great problem solver able to work collaboratively with the operations team to solve customer issues quickly and efficiently


• We are happy to consider candidates who have worked in the automotive industry who are looking for a step up into a management position or a sideways move into a different area

Benefits:

• 25 days per year holiday + Bank


• Company pension scheme 10%


• Flexible working


• Death in Service of 4 x salary


• Car or car allowance


• 10% bonus based on performance assessed annually

Call Yasemin at Travail on 01423 530138 or email your CV to [e-mail]

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