Quality & Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Nine Twenty; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing firm in Glasgow is seeking a Quality & Manufacturing Engineering Leader to drive operational excellence and quality strategy. This exciting role involves leading teams, developing robust quality processes, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Candidates should have experience in operational excellence, a proven track record in quality improvement, and the ability to lead change. Join this organization at a pivotal time to contribute to a global success story.

Qualifications

• Professional change leader with extensive background in operational excellence.
• Proven track record in driving measurable product and supplier quality improvement.
• Experience in developing and deploying quality improvement programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Operational Excellence and Quality Strategy for the site.
• Develop org design and operational excellence programme.
• Lead the Operational Excellence programme to drive a zero defect culture.

Skills

Operational excellence & quality development

Manufacturing engineering experience

Driving measurable product quality improvement

Managing and developing Quality Management Systems

Change leadership

Job description

Quality & Manufacturing Engineering Leader

Glasgow

Good package on offer

Do you want to be part of a Global success story that is currently increasing its manufacturing capabilities in Scotland? How about being a leader bringing 2 departments together and driving the strategy for growth? Are you data driven and able to build and develop robust processes within a design for build environment? And are you passionate about leading teams through positive change?

If so then read on as this is a rarely available opportunity...

Our client is looking for someone to Lead the Operational Excellence and Quality Strategy for the site, including leadership of the quality and Manufacturing Engineering team. This role involves responsibility for developing and deploying Our Operational & Quality Excellence Programme. This will involve creation and deployment of manufacturing engineering function (sustain and continuous improvement) for new and legacy products. In addition you will have overarching responsibility for the product & QMS quality standards, compliance, warranty and aftercare.

Responsibilities

• Develop org design & Operational excellence programme for & revised roles & responsibilities for PD ME, Manufacturing ME & CI ME
• Develop an org design and programme for Quality, Assurance & QMS
• Develop robust scorecard measures & reporting for the quality & ME department
• Lead Operational Excellence programme to drive a zero defect culture.
• Lead Operational Excellence program to improve the flow of material and products through manufacturing.
• Develop warranty & aftercare process across Engineering quality and supply chain (support deployment)

We want to speak with people who have/are some of the following:

• Professional change Leader with extensive background Operational excellence & quality development, deployment, tools & systems in addition to specific manufacturing engineering experience
• A proven track record in driving measurable product and supplier quality improvement
• Experience in developing and deploying Quality improvement programmes (QMS, product quality, assurance, aftercare)
• Passionate about change, able to identify and prioritise projects that will deliver real and measurable benefit
• Experience of implementing, managing and developing Quality Management Systems, e.g. ISO9001

This is an exciting role and an exciting time to be joining this business so apply now to discuss in confidence.