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