Job Description

The role is to lead the first manufacture of new parts through the business from customer order to delivery and ensure the changes necessary to manufacture the parts are developed, agreed and implemented. Additionally the role will take lead responsibility for Quality management and improvement activities focused on delivering excellent customer satisfaction and sector leading performance.
The position is key to the business where managing change is critical to success

• Leadership of the first manufacture process pulling together engineering, manufacturing and quality to deliver our right first time goal.

• Work with new customers to develop an excellent relationship on new parts.

• Develop new manufacturing methods and controls to improve our performance

• Lead the continuous improvement agenda for the factory involving all employees in a continuous improvement methodology

• Overall leadership and maintenance of the Quality Management System in compliance with BS EN ISO 9001:2008 including:- Control of all internal auditing and external customer assessments

• Control and creation of Quality Manual, Work Instructions and associated documentation

• Creating process controls such as Capability Studies, PFMEA, SPC and control of key manufacturing processes Inc. welding, painting, calibration

• Management of Corrective/Preventative actions from whatever source, customer 8D, 5 why, internally created problem report system etc or other responses requested.

• Creation, control of ISIR documentation internal/external and managing/performing part inspections (for various customers with unique paperwork formats)