P urpose: To drive sustainable continuous improvement activities within the business. By designing, promoting, and implementing continuous improvement projects and procedures. Acting as the C.I. ambassador to link the C.I. function with all other areas within the business. To perform quality & inspection duties primarily within view room goods inward function. Core Responsibilities: Job brief: To perform continuous improvement activities. Contribute to the safety & quality improvement to ensure that procedures and processes are reviewed and improved where appropriate. Champion the C.I. programme by forming working relationships with all internal departments. Other duties to assist in implementation of the safety and compliance management systems. Execute specific inspections on precision engineered & electrical components Manually inspect product with handheld measurement tools such as Vernier's, Height gauges and shadow graphs Help manage initial rejection, segregation, and quarantine of none conforming product Approve incoming goods/materials by confirming specifications, visual inspections Maintain quality records as per company procedures Comply with all company H&S and environmental procedures Comply with all company security requirements Communicate deficiencies to the quality team and stakeholders Assist in maintaining the company K.P.l.'s & P.l.'S Assist in designing and delivering a continuous improvement programme. Assist with 5 why investigations Gather and collate data to allow business improvement Conduct and report Lean system implementation audits Communicate with all employees regarding quality and C.I. requirements Support 5s activities Other reasonable duties assigned by the quality manager Act as the departmental cube/board facilitator Drive & support 5s activities across all areas of the business Requirements Qualification in Quality Management Strong I.T. skills - Microsoft office, word, excel, PowerPoint Auditor qualification or willingness to gain one Yellow belt/lean manufacturing/continuous improvement experience Willingness to learn skills and acquire further qualifications Expereince Previous experience within a manufacturing/Engineering environment. Previous experience in deployment of C. I. & lean projects Strong decision making & problem-solving skills via company procedures Familiarity with First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR) Familiarity with AS9100,ISO14001,OHSAS 18001 management systems Knowledge of Lean manufacturing techniques Leading business change management projects Familiar with 5s system Role Benefits Pension: Atec offers its employees generous pension contributions Holiday: 22.5 days plus bank holidays increasing with length of service. (Buy up to a maximum of one full week) Flexible working environment: We work a four-day week 37 hours Monday to Thursday between 6:45am and 17:45pm Culture: Our whole Atec Team is warm, friendly, and supportive. Collectively we hav e developed our four core values of: Professionalism, Consistency, Quality and Social Value which are embedded throughout the business. We have a charity committee which works together with Forever Manchester for the local community. Flexible benefits: We offer a range of benefits from, Employee Assistance Program, private and confidential advice available to you and your immediate family, free 24/7. On and offsite wellbeing activities, including Meditation, Healthcare Check-ups, Nutritional Advice and many more Growth: Your development is important - we encourage and help with development including internal and external courses, learning, study, and software support, all bespoke to you. Health: We offer Healthcare schemes available to you and your family members. Life Assurance up to four times your salary and an Enhanced Sick Pay scheme. Active: Let us do our bit, lower the carbon footprint by taking advantage of our Cycle to Work or Electric Car Scheme.