Ref: PTR12/364
Location: Coventry, West Midlands & Warwickshire border
Description: Enthusiastic, experienced and highly self motivated engineering Quality Manager required for globally renowned successful manufacturing organisation.
Salary:to £40k dependant upon experience plus benefits
Our client is renowned globally as a market leader in their specialist field allied to a number of heavier engineering sectors, and is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, highly self motivated and capable Quality Manager to complement their highly successful existing management team.
Reporting to the Technical Director, the successful candidate will support the business in developing, controlling and improving Quality standards, providing strategic quality guidance for the business and both maintaining and improving robust procedures in compliance with all applicable Regulatory standards.
You will be responsible for identifying the root cause of quality issues, and for implementing containment; corrective; and preventative actions to ensure customer satisfaction. You will also be required to establish and report on appropriate Quality business measures whilst developing and defining Quality programmes, including Kaizen implementation and 5S projects and leading and developing the Quality department as a whole. You must have the calibre and credibility to represent the Company both internally and externally, with customers, suppliers, and regulatory organisations when required.
To be considered for this varied and challenging role, it is envisaged that you will be educated to at least HND/degree level in an engineering related discipline, and will demonstrate a Quality Management background within an Engineering or Manufacturing field – with Automotive sector experience in particular proving advantageous although not essential.
Additionally you will demonstrate a full understanding of ISO 9001-2008 Quality Management System alongwith at least an appreciation of Supply Chain management and an in depth knowledge of APQP / PPAP procedures. You will be experienced in Lean 6 Sigma improvement philosophy. (Black Belt would be advantageous) and flexible to travel occasionally within UK and Europe, to customer locations as and when required, so a full UK driving licence is essential for the position. Also critical are excellent communication and interpersonal skills and comprehensive proficiency in the Microsoft Office 2007 / 2010 suite.
With an impressive order book for the coming months necessitating ongoing external recruitment, this is an excellent opportunity for a suitably experienced and capable Quality Manager to join a stable and internationally renowned traditional manufacturing organisation, so if you believe you possess the relevant skills to be considered and you are seeking a fresh challenge within a busy and professional environment then contact Premier Technical Recruitment on 01827 68400 or email your cv to
