Senior Quality Manager - Lean Six Sigma, ISO 9001

Green Folk; Andover; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Folk in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead the Quality function within a manufacturing environment. You will maintain and improve the Quality Management System, lead the Quality Team and drive a culture of continuous improvement across the business.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will establish supplier quality requirements, coordinate audits, manage non-conformances and drive accreditation readiness, including ISO 9001 compliance.

Qualifications

• Relevant Quality Management qualification or relevant applicable experience of working within a quality management role.
• Experience in a Quality Manager role in a technical mechanical manufacturing environment.
• Deep understanding of quality management systems and standards.
• Experience of introducing and auditing against accreditation standards.
• Experience of Business Process improvement, Root Cause Analysis, and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
• Strong analytical & Excel skills and a keen eye for detail.
• An ability to engage at the most senior levels on Quality related issues.
• An ability to remain calm under pressure and manage a full workload.
• Conscientious with a deep desire to maintain our ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Support New Product Introduction activities, including testing requirements, FMEA reviews and production quality planning.
• Establish and maintain supplier quality requirements.
• Manage supplier audits, approvals and performance monitoring programmes.
• Support the resolution of supplier quality issues and corrective actions.
• Lead customer quality audits and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Manage and continuously improve the ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and maintain third-party accreditations.
• Develop, review and maintain quality procedures, standards and specifications.
• Ensure quality requirements are understood and applied throughout the business.
• Lead investigations into non-conformances, concessions, rework and scrap reduction initiatives.
• Monitor and analyse quality metrics to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Utilise quality tools including SPC, FMEA, 5S and Root Cause Analysis.

Skills

Quality management

Lean Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Excel

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Working under pressure

Education

Quality Management qualification

Tools

SPC

FMEA

5S

Job description

Green Folk in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead the Quality function within a manufacturing environment. You will maintain and improve the Quality Management System, lead the Quality Team and drive a culture of continuous improvement across the business.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will establish supplier quality requirements, coordinate audits, manage non-conformances and drive accreditation readiness, including ISO 9001 compliance.