Quality Manager

Overview

Lead QA and compliance for automotive manufacturing, ensuring standards and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• training
• customer escalation
• quality reporting
• audit management
• apqp
• fmea

Tasks

-Organising and conducting employee training -Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on the QMS. -Consistent and clear communication with the customer, acting as first point of escalation for quality related issues. -Responsible for reporting on all aspects of quality assurance and compliance throughout the business. Including reporting in regular reviews with the customer, and delegated responsibility for reporting in management and customer reviews for the Head of Quality, where required. -Reduce risk of impact to OEE, delivery to customer, and quality escapes by implementing proactive quality improvements and reacting to new issues with robust containments and corrective actions. -Embed a culture of process adherence, continuous improvement, and quality accountability throughout the company. Lead the team to achieve quality management system targets for our customer and business goals. -Ensure the quality and compliance team are competent to deliver the internal audit program, providing training and guidance to the team on the requirements of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001. -Ensure the deployment of key core tools throughout the business, including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA and SPC. -Develop and sustain the Quality Management System in line with the required industry standards (including: IATF16949, ISO14001 & ISO 9001), accreditation requirements and business requirements across the organization. -Leadership and responsibility of internal and customer quality processes and teams. -Monitor, control and improve the quality and effectiveness of all processes throughout the Powertrain Assembly business. Manage the audit program to ensure that all non-conformances raised are corrected and verified in good time. -Drive the delivery of key KPIs related to quality and supporting business performance within budget, including RFT, customer complaints, problem solving, continual improvement, scrap and quarantine inventory.

Requirements

• engineering degree
• apqp
• six sigma
• gd&t
• microsoft office
• leadership

What You Bring

-Excellent organisational and follow-up skills -Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills -Experience of dealing with customers and suppliers -Knowledge of Health, Safety Regulations -Experience of the Implementation of improvement projects in a manufacturing environment -Experience of APQP processes -Competent in problem solving, team building, planning and decision making -Excellent leadership and man-management skills -Excellent interpersonal skills -Commercially aware -Ability to manage a variety of cross-functional team members -Competent in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) -Knowledge of geometric dimensioning & tolerancing -Knowledge / experience of 5S / LEAN / Six Sigma processes -Tenacity, resilience, and focus. -Full driving license -Good listener / communicator. -Automotive Quality Management System Auditing experience and managing audit programmes -Relevant engineering degree, equivalent qualification -Team player, and able to work under own initiative.

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About Ricardo Plc

-Evolved from combustion technology to strategic consultancy, Ricardo now serves as a global engineering powerhouse. -Headquartered in England, it shifted focus from manufacturing to delivering engineering and strategic consultancy. -Key achievements include guiding clients through decarbonization and technical transformation in transport, energy, and environment. -Award-winning projects include carbon-capture plants, hydrogen fuel-cell ships, and digital energy-modelling tools for governments. -Iconic projects include diesel speed records, McLaren supercar engines, and Taxibot aircraft tugs, showcasing over a century of innovation. -Now publicly listed, it combines technical expertise with strategic consultancy to spearhead complex, sustainable projects across sectors.

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