Quality Manager
c£45k - £55k + benefits
Colchester, Essex
Our client has been established for more than half a century and are market leaders in the manufacture of bespoke products for an array of furniture applications. As a result of continued success and an ongoing programme of strategic growth for 2025 and beyond, they are now seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Quality Manager to complement their professional manufacturing team.
Reporting to the General Manager, you will be tasked with maintaining and improving the Company's Quality Management System (QMS). You will support all departments in developing robust quality assurance policies and procedures, and obtain information from customers to further drive continuous improvement in product quality.
As Quality Manager, you will have unrestricted access to the Senior Management Team and be responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the QMS. You will champion and develop systems following the "right first time" and "on time in full" principles, quantifying the cost of poor quality and formulating strategies for reducing costs to the business.
You will be accountable for realizing targets for the reduction of both external complaints and internal rework, policing the application of quality requirements throughout the production process, and verifying preventative actions. You will act as the internal lead for all in-house and customer-related quality requirements.
You will also be the primary contact for all internal and external audits, managing non-conformances, RCA, and corrective and preventive actions to closure following an 8D methodology. Other duties will include leading internal investigations and/or inspections to support the production process, producing monthly and annual KPI reports, controlling quarantine stock and associated actions with the supply chain, and ensuring compliance with all H&S and applicable legislation.
To be considered for this varied and challenging Quality Manager opportunity within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, the successful candidate must demonstrate at least 5 years' experience working in an engineering or manufacturing environment in a quality management role. Qualifications should include Root Cause Analysis training, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Training, and Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA).
With excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels, and the ability to interpret technical engineering drawings, you will be both analytical and creative with comprehensive knowledge of quality systems, tools, and Lean methodologies. An understanding of environmental 14001 is distinctly advantageous.
Other duties will include ensuring compliance with workplace policies and actively participating in activities associated with the management of workplace H&S, identifying and reporting any risks and ensuring the correct use of appropriate personal protective equipment at all times.
Contact the Quality Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email your CV in confidence for further details.
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