Quality and Technical Director

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The Quality and Technical Director is responsible for driving a strong quality culture across the organisation, to ensure that our product quality conforms to our customers expectations, specifications, standards and any applicable regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities - 

  • Provide the leadership to engage all employees in a quality culture of right first time and ensuring that defects are detected and resolved before product is shipped to the customer.
  • Interfacing with customers providing quality, standards, and technical information.
  • Managing product quality escapes from the organization and quality escapes from our suppliers.
  • Develop the human talent within the Organization to succeed and grow, while onboarding and training new high-level talent.
  • Responsibility for the successful execution of the Quality KPIs including Yield and COPQ.
  • Overall responsibility for Quality Assurance, Product Quality, Technical and Laboratory teams.
  • Ensure an integrated Management system and audit schedule for AS9100 / ISO14001 / ISO45001 standards
  • Working closely with the commercial and manufacturing functions to improve standards and capabilities.
  • Developing staff to reach their maximum potential through a robust implementation of a review process.
  • Review Operational data and ensure that departmental KPIs are met.
  • Budgeting and cost control
  • Resource planning and analysis of staffing levels to ensure staffing levels to meet KPIs
  • Managing qualification of our products by our customers.
  • Develop a guiding vision for the structure and performance of the Quality and Technical team which aligns with achieving and exceeding the goals and objectives of the site.

    • Essential Requirements - 

  • Proven experience of managing a Quality function in a Manufacturing/ Engineering business.
  • A degree or equivalent (Metallurgy or Materials Science would be highly desirable).
  • Proven experience of working with customers on complex quality issues.
  • Experience in driving process improvements using lean manufacturing techniques.
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with employees.
  • Good financial awareness.
  • The drive and enthusiasm to be a champion for achieving Quality excellence and motivating team members.
  • Experience in engineering problem solving and fault identification.
  • Application of fault finding techniques such as 8D and the use of FMEA [Failure Mode and Effect Analysis].
  • Application of 6-Sigma.
  • Knowledge and use of Statistical Process Control.
  • A passion for success and a sense of urgency to execute deadlines.
  • Possess a management style that focuses on people and be able to inspire trust.
  • A long-range perspective and a strong desire to challenge the status Quo.
  • Motivate and lead others within a matrix organization.
  • You will demonstrate and align with the values of the company demonstrating high levels of safety focus, honesty, integrity, customer service focus, quality focus, excellence and innovation.
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    Location:
    Plymouth
    Job Type:
    FullTime

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