Special Steel Group – QMS Deputy Quality Manager

The Special Steel Group is located in Sheffield and is one of the most successful steel and engineering businesses in the country, and a recipient of the Queens Award for Enterprise. The Group consists of 6 independently operational businesses covering multiple disciplines including forging, heat treatment, testing, machining, and global distribution of advanced nickel-based alloys & special steels.

Our customer base has expanded and diversified significantly in the last few years, and we are keen to ensure our quality department is fully resourced to support this wider portfolio of prime and third-party quality approvals necessary to operate at these prominent levels.

Consequently, a full-time opportunity has arisen for an experienced Quality Professional to join the Group quality department based at our HQ in Sheffield.

The role is full time, office-based working 5 days, Monday to Friday 8:30am-5:00pm. with interaction across all our Sheffield sites – so we offer plenty of variety through the working day! The successful candidate will report directly to the Group Quality Manager to ensure our wider quality activities are unified throughout the Group, whilst having their own portfolio of Group companies to oversee.

Duties & Responsibilities.

• Deputising for the Group Quality Manager.
• Working with the Group Quality Manager to maintain our range of QMS approvals, providing support when adopting further approvals.
• Working alongside the wider company Quality and Technical departments to promote, engage and drive QMS improvements.
• When required, undertake problem solving activities/events using 8D/5W techniques.
• Development of standard operating procedures/working instructions.
• Undertaking of audits, both internal and external.

The successful candidate will have:

• Previously undertaken roles in a Quality Professional/Engineer position (or similar).
• Experience working within a steel / engineering environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of National Standards and approvals including ISO9001:2015, BS EN/AS 9100/9120 Aerospace Management System and/or Nadcap.
• Experience of undertaking audits to the above standard(s).
• Experience of undertaking problem solving activities using techniques including 5 why, Ishikawa and 8D.

Qualifications.

• NVQ/Certificate/Diploma in Quality Management or similar.
• Relevant auditing qualifications.
• GCSE’s or ‘A’ Level Qualification/s including English, Mathematics and Science.
• Membership to the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) is preferred but not essential.

Key Skills.

The ideal candidate must have:

• Excellent spoken and written communication.
• Skilled using a computer and be familiar using Microsoft Word and Excel packages.
• Ability to build relationships and liaise with people at all levels of the business.
• Flexible attitude with multitasking skills.

• Attention to detail is essential.
• The ability to work to deadlines, including project and day to day tasks.

Salary:

The salary will depend on experience and so open to discussion. Other usual benefits apply, with on site parking, pension contributions and financial support for further academic study in an associated field to develop your career.

How To Apply

If you think that this sounds like you and you are excited by this opportunity, just send us a short CV and tell us a bit about yourself to either:

Gemma Hopper (Group Quality Manager)

OR

Sue Grayson (Group HR)

Or if you prefer an informal chat first, email or call us on (phone number removed) to fix a time.

Alternatively, you can apply in writing to Sue Grayson, Group HR Officer, Bacon Lane, Sheffield, S9 3NH Marked Private & Confidential.