Quality Manager

CastAlum Ltd; Welshpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

On-site parking

Sick pay

Ongoing training and development

Job summary

CastAlum Ltd in Welshpool is seeking a Quality Manager to lead and improve quality management processes in a fast-paced automotive manufacturing setting.

The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience in quality management, possess strong leadership skills, and be well-versed in IATF 16949 systems. The role requires hands-on involvement, excellent customer communication, and the capacity to resolve quality issues effectively.

The position offers ongoing training, opportunities for progression, and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• At least five years of similar quality management experience.
• Prepared to be hands on.
• Good knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

Responsibilities

• Motivate, train, and lead staff on quality matters.
• Resolve customer and supplier quality issues.
• Complete quality reports and maintain the quality management system.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Customer communication

Metallurgical knowledge

IATF 16949 Quality management systems

Education

HNC or Engineering apprenticeship

Tools

Coordinate measuring machine

Lean improvement tools

Job description

CastAlum is an internationally acclaimed aluminium die casting and machining centre located in Welshpool, UK. The site was a Greenfield development in the winter of 2000-2001, serving one customer only.

20 years on, the company supplies parts to the UK, Europe, Canada, and Mexico. We have grown from die casting aluminium parts only to supplying a range of products (using high pressure die casting, squeeze die casting, and machining). We can supply aluminium components as cast, cast & machined, or assembled & tested according to the needs of our customers.

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for a Quality Manager who is looking for a fresh challenge in their career, with a role which can make a positive difference.

Fast-paced automotive supplier is seeking a Quality Manager with an automotive background for their manufacturing facility. The successful applicant will be responsible for motivating, training, and leading their staff; resolving customer and supplier quality issues; completing quality reports; maintaining and improving the quality management system; managing all quality assurance activities and giving regular quality presentations.

Requirements for the position

• HNC or Engineering apprenticeship trained.
• At least five years of similar quality management experience
• Root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Strong customer communication experience, developing quality agreements, needs to be authoritarian with respect to decision making on customer affected quality issues. Customer/Supplier site visits when required.
• Prepared to be “hands on”

Qualifications

• IATF 16949 Quality management systems, customer audits and development of improvement plans using highlighted processes. (APQP, PPAP, PSW, 5 WHYS, 8D and lean improvement tools.)
• Good working knowledge of geometric, dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) to assist in decision making to provide leadership & technical support using results from the Coordinate measuring machine and scanner.
• Metallurgical knowledge
• Ideally cast aluminium or machining experience

Additional Information

• The salary for this position will be dependent on the candidate’s experience.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Supportive and skilled team environment.
• Opportunities for progression within the company.
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay