Quality Manager AF Leominster
Leominster, GB
Job Details
Position Job Title: Quality Manager
BG and BU: Agriculture, Construction & Industrials
Function: Operations, Quality
Location: Leominster
Line Manager’s Job Title: Plant General Manager
Contract Type: permanent
Job Purpose
In your role as quality manager, you will be expected to develop, implement, and maintain quality standards, procedures, and systems to ensure products/services meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements, involving process monitoring, staff training, supplier auditing, data analysis, and driving continuous improvement (CI) in production and operations.
Job Dimensions & Scope
- Strategy & Standards: Establish quality policies, procedures, and standards, aligning with customer needs and legal requirements.
- Process Control: Implement and monitor quality control tests, inspect products at various stages, and oversee production processes
- Data & Reporting: Collect and analyse quality data, create statistical reports, and report findings to senior management.
- Improvement: Lead CI initiatives (like Six Sigma), identify weaknesses, and implement changes to boost efficiency and reduce waste.
- Team Leadership: Train staff on quality standards, manage quality teams, and foster a quality-focused culture.
- Stakeholder Liaison: Work with purchasing, suppliers, other departments, and customers to resolve issues and ensure compliance
Qualifications/Requirements
- Ideally educated to a bachelor’s degree in a related field with strong leadership, analytical, problem solving, communication, attention to detail and data analysis.
- Confident in the use of Microsoft Office applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent knowledge of industry standards, quality systems (ISO 900, 14001 & Recyclass certification).
- Personality/Attributes: Adaptable and self-motivated individual with excellent attention to detail and a passion for continuous improvement.
- Proactive and dynamic approach to health, safety and environment situations.
- Good written and presentational skills. Fluent English
- Ambitious, driven with a hunger to succeed and deliver improved results.
- Proactive with a positive “can do” attitude.
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