Senior Quality Leader for Manufacturing Excellence

Kohler Co.; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses

Car cash allowance

Private medical cover

Generous pension scheme

Job summary

Kohler Mira Ltd. in Cheltenham seeks a Senior Manager, Quality to lead the Quality Assurance function at our Cheltenham site.

You will shape quality strategy, drive compliance, and build a culture of continuous improvement across manufacturing and supplier quality. As a member of the Manufacturing Senior Leadership Team, you will own quality systems, collaborate cross-functionally, and mentor a team of around 19 associates to deliver robust quality standards that support safety, cost, delivery

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in a manufacturing/assembly environment.
• Experience and application of six sigma, quality systems, lean principles, manufacturing processes, automation, capital planning, operations finance and working within gated NPD frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to assess risk and make balanced decisions under time and cost pressure.
• Confident decision maker with strong delivery focus.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Comfortable operating between strategic intent and hands-on execution.
• Bachelor and/or Masters Degree aligned to operations or related technical field would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the supplier and internal quality assurance teams in accordance with established policies, procedures and objectives.
• Own and develop the company quality system and the related external third-party systems accreditations.
• Lead Operations quality strategy. Work with relevant stakeholders to identify gaps in the current business quality processes and implement prioritized plans and policies targeting improvement.
• Own manufacturing and supplier quality improvement activity working with relevant stakeholders. Set improvement targets, monitor quality issues and drive improvements.
• Work to ensure quality requirements are fully considered as part of our internal and external processes including management of change, training and supply chain processes.
• Communicate project status, risks, and readiness clearly to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Quality leadership

Six Sigma

Lean manufacturing

Stakeholder management

Decision making

People management

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor/Masters Degree in operations or related technical field

Job description

Kohler Mira Ltd. in Cheltenham seeks a Senior Manager, Quality to lead the Quality Assurance function at our Cheltenham site.

You will shape quality strategy, drive compliance, and build a culture of continuous improvement across manufacturing and supplier quality. As a member of the Manufacturing Senior Leadership Team, you will own quality systems, collaborate cross-functionally, and mentor a team of around 19 associates to deliver robust quality standards that support safety, cost, delivery