Location: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, UK
Essential Responsibilities and Duties
- Assist in defining and developing quality program status indicators and performance measurements.
- Provide trend analysis on quality issues and performance metrics.
- Conduct audit processes internally and at suppliers, including planning, preparation, execution, reporting results, and remedial work plans.
- Develop and implement internal Quality Control Plans (QCP) including customer- and project-specific QCPs. Participate in design reviews and criticality assessments of processes as input to QCP development.
- Ensure QC requirements and QA tasks are completed before tool or product is shipped.
- Develop, implement and maintain procedures for inspections and testing in compliance with the Quality Management System (QMS).
- Contribute to Quality Improvement Plans internally and with suppliers.
- Investigate and address product non-conformances, working with relevant subject matter experts as needed.
- Acquire and analyze data across a spectrum of business environments to facilitate process analysis and improvements. Use metrics, reporting and process control tools to track, analyze and problem solve.
- Utilize statistical quality tools and techniques to lower total quality costs.
- Coordinate deviation and non-conformance processes and ensure corrective and preventive actions address fundamental causes.
- Create and classify Product Quality (PQ) incident reports. Lead and coordinate PQ investigations.
- Provide QMS training and ensure appropriate competency levels are maintained.
- Mentor Inspectors and Documentation Specialists.
- Continuously improve knowledge of customer expectations, supplier relations, risk management and improvement, industry standards, business systems, and planning and quality tools.
- Ensure compliance to internal and external management systems.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s/Master’s or equivalent in Mechanical Electromechanical Manufacturing or related subject
- Auditing experience and ISO 9001:2015 background
- SA experience would be an advantage