Quality Manager: GMP & ISO Excellence Leader

Ardagh Group; Rugby; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardagh Group in Rugby is seeking a proactive Quality Manager to maintain and develop plant quality practices, systems and GMP-compliant production quality from materials to finished product. You will lead ISO 9001 and ISO 22001 initiatives, manage incoming materials, supplier and customer quality performance, audits and containment actions.

The role requires strong leadership of a quality team, effective cross-functional collaboration with plant teams and external partners, and a track record in

Qualifications

• Knowledge of SPC, 5 S, capability studies, ISO, audits, FMEA, food safety is essential.
• Languages: English. Experience in fast speed, high volume manufacturing is essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, development and implementation of systems Quality ISO 9001 and Food Safety ISO22001 management systems.
• Manage the Incoming materials for quality, trial protocols, assessments as per requirements of the business
• Manage the Customer and Supplier quality performance via liaison, audits and complaints received.
• Proactive interface with Plant Teams.
• Manage any associated Cost and Budgetary Controls for the Rugby Quality department.
• Manage and develop the skills and ability of the Quality team.
• Proactively reduce customer complaints.
• Introduction of preventive quality techniques.
• Ensure robust containment, corrective and preventive actions are in place.
• Manager the control of the QA Lab including calibration.
• Ensure a proactive selection and sourcing of automated gauging is in place.
• Ensure Implementation of robust, user friendly, quality measures.
• Manage and respond to Customer Complaints in a timely fashion with robust corrective and preventive actions which may include liaison with Bonn Technical Centre or Zurich SMT.
• Manage and respond to Customer Audits in a timely fashion with robust corrective and preventive actions.
• Proactively manage Customer interfaces.
• Actively participate in Customer Relationship Management.
• Feedback Customer performance to the plant in terms of COQ, defect rates, complaints, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
• Benchmarking performance and techniques inside and outside the industry.
• Co-operation / participation with the European & company quality meetings and initiatives.

Skills

SPC

5S

Capability studies

ISO

Audits

FMEA

Food safety

Tools

SAP

Apriso

Infinity

Job description

Ardagh Group in Rugby is seeking a proactive Quality Manager to maintain and develop plant quality practices, systems and GMP-compliant production quality from materials to finished product. You will lead ISO 9001 and ISO 22001 initiatives, manage incoming materials, supplier and customer quality performance, audits and containment actions.

The role requires strong leadership of a quality team, effective cross-functional collaboration with plant teams and external partners, and a track record in