What you will enjoy doing
1. As Quality Manager for our Lincoln plant, you will ensure that the plant operations are delivering in accordance with quality procedures and that the best utilisation is obtained from manpower, equipment and raw materials
2. You will have complete ownership of Quality Management System, maintaining it and ensuring its suitability to meet business requirements. Further you will train other employees on its usage and ensure adhered
3. You will lead the site audit schedule for both internal and external stakeholders
4. Further you will be responsible for maintaining the operating costs at current budget level in relation to sales
5. You will provide timely investigation and reporting of key quality indicators as per corporate requirements
6. To achieve performance improvements against agreed targets, for example reducing the cost of quality to less than 1% of Plants sales, is a key objective of this position
7. You will drive improvement in customer satisfaction and ensure a QA lead or support in all investigations and reported incidents, including but not limited to health, safety and quality
8. Adopting and supporting lean & OpX principles to achieve and then maintain a final gold class standard of laboratory, are required in this role
9. In addition you will manage a team of Quality Engineers, Inspectors and Laboratory technicians, developing a succession plan for your direct reports and championing personal development
What makes you great
10. You have a degree or equivalent and prior experience in a quality engineering environment
11. Excellent problem-solving, written and verbal communication skills are part of your armory
12. Must have good people management skills and a proven track record in managing people
13. You're calm, patient, persuasive, and able to handle conflict and conflicting priorities
14. Full awareness of regulatory and knowledge of customer quality standards, ISO 9001, AS9100, NADCAP is desirable
15. You have excellent leadership, communication and presentation skills along with high engagement, drive and initiative
16. The ability to work in a demanding user environment with strong multi-tasking and prioritisation skills round up your skillset
Why you will love working with us
Culturally the organisation is HSEQ orientated, with a compliant ethos, there is no compromise in the quality of work or its safe practices. We continually work together to ensure that our employees and our customers remain safe. We pride ourselves on being hard-working, tenacious and results-driven people who are committed to safety, quality, Inclusion and self-improvement.
What we offer you!
At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.
Whether you are looking for a career change or looking for a place to grow, Linde has a wealth of opportunities. You will quickly feel right at home here. We are a close team that has a local community feel while receiving the benefits associated with a global organization. You must be confident in being autonomous, making decisions which fit the wider business goals and shaping your own input and value to the business. Helping you to balance work with your life is important to Linde, we have high expectations but understand you have other needs also.
We provide a comprehensive benefits programme that supports employees and their families. We offer flexible hours, and a generous 28 day holiday schedule + bank holidays. Other benefits include competitive salaries, private health insurance, dental insurance, pension plan, life assurance, and more.
Salary range: £58,000 - £62,000