Senior Quality Leader: ISO 9001 & Continuous Improvement

Vickerstock; Cookstown; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £65-75K

Bonus 15%

Pension 7%

Private medical cover

Life Assurance 6x salary

Group Income Protection

33 days annual leave

Sick pay

Working hours 8am-5pm Mon-Thu 8am-2pm

Job summary

Vickerstock are seeking a Quality Manager for their Mid Tyrone operation. The role leads a Quality Engineering team and oversees the Quality Management System across supplier quality, incoming materials, manufacturing and final product quality.

Reporting to the Operations Director, you will drive continuous improvement, establish quality KPIs, and collaborate with Production, Engineering and Procurement to reduce defects and cost of poor quality.

Qualifications

• Senior quality role in metal manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Experience leading, supervising or directing other quality personnel.
• Hands-on experience maintaining and improving a QMS.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001.
• Experience with root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Understanding across production, engineering and supply chain.
• Experience in heavy engineering or machinery manufacturing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the Quality Management System, maintaining ISO 9001 compliance and driving its continued development and improvement.
• Lead, support and develop the Quality team, creating greater quality ownership throughout the manufacturing operation.
• Manage quality across the full manufacturing process, from supplier and goods-in quality through production, testing and final product quality.
• Develop and improve quality procedures, control plans, inspection standards and work instructions.
• Establish and monitor quality KPIs, using data to identify trends and drive improvement.
• Manage supplier quality performance, corrective actions and supplier improvement activities.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions using structured problem-solving techniques including 8D, A3, Fishbone, PFMEA and SPC.
• Work closely with Operations, Engineering and Procurement to reduce defects, improve process capability and reduce the Cost of Poor Quality.
• Drive Continuous Improvement and Kaizen activities across the operation.
• Ensure customer, warranty and field quality issues are effectively investigated and translated into sustainable product and process improvements.

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

QMS

ISO 9001

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Manufacturing processes

Job description

Vickerstock are seeking a Quality Manager for their Mid Tyrone operation. The role leads a Quality Engineering team and oversees the Quality Management System across supplier quality, incoming materials, manufacturing and final product quality.

Reporting to the Operations Director, you will drive continuous improvement, establish quality KPIs, and collaborate with Production, Engineering and Procurement to reduce defects and cost of poor quality.