Overview: Working alongside our client, a leading manufacturer we are seeking an experienced Quality and Business Excellence Manager to join an established and successful team.

Benefits:

*  Competitive annual leave entitlement

*  Private medical cover.

*  Extensive training and career progression opportunities.

*  Life insurance.

*  Good pension scheme.

Remit:

*  As a Quality and Business Excellence Manager you will be responsible for managing the quality team covering both systems and process along with the considerable change program within the company.

*  The role will focus on ensuring the management system is being maintained in line with the companies quality certifications, ensuring quick customer complaint resolution and process controls are being followed.

*  The successful candidate will deliver a high level of standardized processes, focusing on the coaching and development of managers and team members to deliver Quality and Lean mindsets across the site.

Role:

• Work with key stakeholders across business to identify improvement opportunities in alignment with business needs.
• Track progress and take responsibility for site wide Business Excellence plan.
• Manage Business Excellence – identifying and delivering training to ensure development of workforce.
• Coach and support existing specialists in project activity and Lean/Six Sigma tools and techniques.
• Take lead in complex projects.
• Implement Gemba site wide.
• Develop a site strategy to deliver a visual factory and information center.
• Effectively lead and facilitate process improvement-based workshops to drive ideas and solutions.
• Successfully implement a layered process audit and Kamishibi daily checks.
• Research and implement best practice techniques in both Quality and Operational Excellence.
• Deliver 5’s workshops with departmental managers.
• Introduce 3’c boards across the factory, ensuring actions are closed out within a timely manner.
• Audit the site Management system and ensure procedures/ processes are inline required standard.
• Manage the team performance to ensure business deliverables are achieved.
• Conduct regular one to ones with direct reports.
• Development of close working relationships with the site management team
• To carry out any other reasonable requests and tasks as requested by the Company.

Experience Requirements:

• Significant quality management experience in a large manufacturing environment
• A recognised engineering apprenticeship would be desirable but not essential
• Good knowledge of 8D activities, PPAP, SPC, FMEA, 8D, Control plans
• Six Sigma qualifications or working towards or strong experience with VSM ( value stream mapping )
• Good knowledge & experience with 5s, Gemba/3c’s, Kaizen, Continuous Improvement experience
• Capable of performing and administering Gage R&R, MSA activities
• Knowledge of change management
• Visual Factory knowledge
• ISO AS9100 Rev D audit trained – desirable, training can be provided
• ISO9001 Lead Auditor – desirable, training can be provided
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Project, Visio, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Attributes:

*  Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels

*  Practical hands-on approach to project management

*  Process thinker with exceptional communication, problem solving an analytical skills

*  Ability to both lead and work effectively within teams

Key Words: “Quality Manager”, “Quality Assurance Manager”, “Senior Quality Engineer”, “Head of Quality”, “Quality & Compliance Manager”,  “Quality Director”, “Business Excellence Manager”, “Continuous Improvements Manager”, “Six Sigma”, “6 sigma”, “Lean Manufacturing”, “Plastics”, “Composites”, “AS9100”, “Automotive”, “Aerospace”, “MOD”, “Motorsports”

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Sierra 57 Consult –

Technical Engineering & Manufacturing Recruitment Specialist – Plastics, Packaging & Precision Engineering

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