Basic Function
- To provide support and guidance in relation to quality management and assurance for site.
- Ensuring continuous site quality conformity in relation to the products processes.
- To ensure site complies with the requirements of ISO9001/IATF16949 Quality management systems, ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems, along with any customer specific requirements specified.
- Ensure that all site employees are always operating in line with Company Health and Safety procedures.
Essential Functions - Health and Safety
- Risk assessments writing / Updating
- Ensure Sufficient First Aiders and training in date
- Carry out HSE audits - manage actions to closure
- Manage fire extinguishers (serviced & suitable)
- Ensure emergency stops & guarding is tested
- Controlling first aid boxes
- Ensure Display Screen equipment assessments are carried out
- Ensure FLT drivers are suitably qualified
- Ensure Fire Marshalling / Training is sufficient
- Ensure Manual Handling Training is carried out.
- Compiling & updating COSHH assessments
- Updating SVHC lists - monitoring & updating MSDS
- Ensure LEV's are sufficient and Compliant - inc atmosphere testing
- Ensure Fire Risk assessments are sufficient & Compliant
- Ensure Air Receivers are compliant
- Ensure Load Bearing Equipment is Compliant
- Ensure Emergency Evacuation Drills are carried out and Compliant
- Managing Contractors booking in system.
- Managing H&S Concerns & Incidents.
- Supporting Compliance manager with the successful execution of compliance requirements, PAT testing, Legionella, lifting equipment etc.
Ensuring Health & Safety of all staff is a primary objective with all staff trained and provided with all necessary PPE to perform any task necessary
Essential Functions - Quality
- Completion of customer concern reports [QCR] with Team input.
- Execution of internal Process audits in accordance with ISO9001 and IATF16949
- Arranging and Management of external audit activity for customers.
- Managing the Quality Department - Maintaining HR files, new starter inductions & including training.
- Arranging and controlling internal & external equipment, calibration.
- Maintenance of controlled documentation, including FMEA, Control Plans, SOP's & care points.
- Compilation of monthly quality reports, as directed.
- Managing APQP activities, including producing PPAP's when required.
- Contract review of all new jobs - including specification review.
- Compiling Key Performance Indicator reports.
- Managing/analysis of customer and internal rejects and report daily.
- Visiting customers in response to customer concerns.
- Ownership of material control and develop a reporting tool linked to final audit.
- Produce a daily quarantine area report and take control of sorting personnel.
- Control all first and last offs including sample audits of suppliers [WEP's] work.
- Material audits of incoming products.
- Liaising with the Group Compliance Manager to ensure that localised QMS complies with requirements in relation to ISO9001/IATF16949/ISO14001 Management Systems and Customer Specific requirements.
Additional Responsibilities
Completes and performs other duties/tasks as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience
Working Knowledge and Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years' experience working in a Health, Safety and Quality environment.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Quality Manager.
- Strong communicator with customers via meetings, e-mails and telephone.
- A strong team player, with a 'Can-do' attitude.
- Computer literate, with ability to use Microsoft Office.
- Working Knowledge of Quality Management systems, with knowledge of ISO9001/ IATF16949.
- Familiarisation of ISO45001
- Familiarisation of Core tool: FMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA and SPC
- Able to work under pressure and use initiative to get tasks completed.
- Ability to communicate well with staff and Management Teams across the group when needed.
- Ability to execute internal audit activity.
- Must possess a professional and mature can-do attitude.
- Current driving Licence holder.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of metal finishing processes an advantage
- Automotive experience.
- IATF16949 Lead Auditor Qualification
- Understanding of ISO14001.
Education:
- Time served in a comparable role in quality management.
- ISO9001/IATF16949 Internal auditor training.
- Familiarisation of Quality tools and techniques.