Jackson Hogg have partnered with an exciting revolutionary company in the County Durham area to support on their Quality Manager search.

This is a great opportunity to join a company that have a clear growth platform in front of them, with a specific plan to grow the Quality Manager into a Director level role in the near future.

The Quality Manager will be responsible for the following:

* Manage the Quality Assurance Department including a team of six direct reports

* Create and execute a comprehensive operational quality strategy, including processes, systems, tools, team structure, and a sustainable culture, aimed at enhancing business efficiency and reducing time-to-market.

* Act as a change agent by driving organizational improvements through thorough root cause analysis and quality data, with the goal of achieving business quality objectives.

* Improve New Product Introduction (NPI) process with all functions, to ensure that time-to-quality in volume ramp meets market expectations.

* Locally manage quality related functions including ISO compliance, document control.

* Drive corrective action plans resulting from internal 8D and 3rd party audits.

* Implement and manage cost of quality and corporate KPI programs for waste reduction, efficiency and quality improvements

Quality Manager Requirements:

* Experience in a high-tech manufacturing environment while operating in a quality management position

* Leadership & management experience, including management and delivery of cross-functional projects.

* Excellent interpersonal, verbal & written english communication and influencing skills

* Demonstrated ability to both think strategically and execute in a hands-on detailed way

* Good PC skills including word processing and spreadsheets.

* Positive attitude, creating a good impression on others

* Ability to actively participate in a variety of teams, support the team objectives