Quality Manager

Role:Quality Manager
Salary: £48,000 to £55,000 per annum plus Bonus, Pension, Life Assurance and more
Hours: 8am till 5pm, Monday to Friday - flexible working hours and 'some' remote working available
Location: Commutable from Fareham, Southampton, Gosport, Portsmouth, Havant, Waterlooville and surrounding areas
Company
We are recruiting for a reputable Manufacturer who are looking for a Quality Manager who is looking for a genuine career opportunity to be given scope to make change and help shape the future of the company, bringing a sense of accomplishment.
You will ideally be at a Quality Manager or Technical Manager level who is looking for a change - something to get your teeth into, make your mark and shape the future of this large site. We would also potentially consider those at Quality Supervisor or Team Leader level who are ready and looking for that next step up in their career.
Responsibilities
The Quality Manager will be responsible for a Quality Team of 10 staff members, improving quality systems and processes, compliance and standards management, overseeing quality KPI’s and short/medium/long term objectives and being the first point of call for all customers and client related issues and problems.
· To act as the company’s primary Quality liaison, competently and professionally representing the company with customers, suppliers and external bodies as required.
· Ensuring all complaints (external, internal non-conformances and suppliers as required) are effectively managed to root cause, with preventative and corrective actions implemented and monitored through the TPM structure.
· To implement and drive continuous improvement activities for the site, through the TPM structure. Working to agreed site KPI’s, identifying trends and risk, developing sustainable solutions whilst ensuring the commitment and buy-in of all relevant personnel and continual monitoring.
· To been seen as a driver of change by motivating and inspiring all personnel in quality matters, instilling a quality culture to be proud of. To train, develop and coach personnel, ensuring their own personal development, and that their competencies develop in line with business needs.
· Work with the Compliance Manager on all aspects of site compliance, from GMP to more specific BRCGS, ISO9001, ISO14001 and FSC/PEFC standards which ensures product quality, safety and legality.
· Conduct traceability exercises and mock product recalls in line with the company standards.
· To work closely with the Technical team (Product & Design Manager, Design and NPD teams) to ensure that new product launches (including trials) meet product quality, safety and legality expectations and are introduced into production in a streamlined efficient manner.
Requirements
· Experience of either a Quality Manager looking for a career move, somewhere they can be appreciated and get their teeth into an exciting opportunity that welcomes ideas, solution and change. OR a Quality Supervisor or Quality Team Leader who is ready for the next step up in their career to Quality Manager.
· Must have experience of working in a similar role, ideally in Manufacturing - most considered including FMCG, Food, Dairy, Packaging, Manufacturing
· Leadership / management experience of a team of any size.
· Familiar with Quality Standards and Compliance and Audits.
· Strong root cause analysis and continuous improvement experience.
· Ideally experience dealing with customer complaints and improvements.
If this role sounds of interest, please apply now and send your most up to date CV to Wesley at TechNichols Resourcing to be considered. Or call TechNichols Resourcing and speak with Wesley for further information.
We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard back within 5 working days unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.