Quality Manager

Are you a Quality Manager wanting to move on to a progressive and forward thinking company that is seeing a period of growth? Have you got excellent working knowledge of data analysis / statistical methods? Is Blackpool, Lancashire an area that you are happy working and can easily commute? Would a salary paying up to £47000 dependent on your experiences and skills be something you are looking for? Can you confidently say you have in-depth knowledge of current Quality Control procedures and legal standards including experience and facilitation of ISO 9001 ? Do you like the sound of working full time over a 4 day week, Monday to Thursday? If you have answered "yes" to the above questions then please continue reading and apply if interested, suitable candidates will be called and given additional information on the position and the company. Role will include; *Drive and manage the quality metrics through the preparation and submission of detailed reports to the board, leading the quality reporting for the site with a clear understanding of scrap, customer complaints etc. and feedback accordingly ensuring we achieve policy deployment goals *Establishment and maintenance of the Quality Management Systems and associated regulatory, customer and third-party accreditations *Lead the identification of root cause analysis and the implementation of robust corrective actions and control measures *Lead on audits for the facility, ensuring that due diligence is undertaken to ensure that we are audit ready and that the site is fully prepared and appraised of any audit dates in advance *Liaison with regulators, customers and third parties on any issues which may affect accreditation and product conformance to achieve regulatory, and customer accreditation and satisfaction *Understand customer needs and requirements to develop effective quality control processes Develop and review specifications for products and processes *Oversee all product development procedures to identify any deviations from quality standards *Retain accurate documentation and perform statistical analysis *Support all functional teams in key areas of shared responsibility including training, continuous improvement, risk, process engineering and process responsibilities/accountabilities *Actively participate in contract reviews, assisting with the quality aspects of project management as required to ensure executed success and delivery *Drive and uphold processes to assure the effective health, safety and environmental best practices as defined by Company policies and procedures Essential Requirements * Excellent working knowledge of data analysis/statistical methods * Excellent organisational skills * Ability to lead/coach engineers and operators through complex problem solving and root cause analysis projects * Excellent knowledge of problem solving tools such as 5 whys, Ishikawa diagrams, DMAIC, 8D etc. * In depth knowledge of current quality control procedures and legal standards including experience and facilitation of ISO 9001 * IT and MS Office literate * Ability to step back from the detail and assess the wider situation Location - Blackpool Hours - 40 hours over Mon - Thurs Salary - £45000 - £47000 DOE Please apply or call me to discuss the role further. Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries. Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities.