Job Description
Senior QHSE Manager- Tayside (Fully On-site)
The Role
The role is responsible for the leadership and further development of the Quality and EHS functions working with a professional, experienced and highly focused team of engineers and technical specialists. The Quality & EHS Manager will be committed to maintaining and developing the total quality and safety culture; proving capability to lead and motivate in a hands-on way.
Responsibilities
To provide strategic and tactical direction to Quality and EHS team.
To promote and support EHS programs to drive a ZERO HARM culture across the manufacturing site.
To ensure customer satisfaction within Dundee site.
To lead Supplier Quality processes, KPI performance, corrective action and improvement plans.
To prevent noncompliance in the production.
To develop Quality at the Source, Built-In-Quality and Error-Proofing methodologies.
To lead the production quality improvement plan (Scrap, right first time, out of box claims, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
To manage and improve Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
Ensure continuous improvement in all quality indicators.
Maintain ISO 9001 certifications and other certifications relevant to the business, such as MID and ATEX. Gain any new certifications driven by business needs.
Coordinate and validate problem solving, following internal and external failures.
To train and use of core quality tools, such as Statistical Process Control, Gage R&R, etc.
Provide Quality system leadership to ensure internal policies, customer expectations and (local) regulatory requirements are met.
Contribute to implementation of relevant global DFS processes/systems/tools into the Dundee facility.
Training of employees to ensure proper Quality practices and awareness.
Define/implement/track relevant Quality KPIs and set/drive targets that are aligned with DFS operations and business strategy.
Control Complaint handling process; drive problem-solving practices.
Participates in NPI and Engineering change processes to enable stable supply chain, production operations, minimize warranty costs and drive customer satisfaction.
Initiate, track and drive continuous improvement programs.
Manage the Dundee Quality team.
Ability to think logically and to define standards based on logical thinking and benchmarking.
Closely partner with the Engineering organization to drive robust design transfer and long-term new product introduction success.
Requirements
- Bachelor s degree in engineering, Quality, or related discipline strongly preferred, or comparable combination of education and experience is required (5+ years experience in manufacturing).
- Significant Quality Leadership experience managing Quality Management Systems certified to ISO standards, and customer facing role experience.
- EHS experienced in highly regulated environments.
- Strong hands-on problem-solving knowledge (e.g., A3, 5-why, ishikawa, pareto, etc.) and ability to take the lead to get complex technical/process/tool issues resolved.
- Experiences that effectively use continuous improvement skills and tools to prioritize and drive projects and improvements/standardization to improve Quality service levels, reduce costs, and align with strategic objectives.
- Proven problem-solving ability preferably Master Black Belt qualified with extensive DOE.
- Experienced and logical thinking.
- Excellent verbal/written communication, public speaking, and presentation skills.
- Organization, time management, and prioritization skills.
- ISO Certified Lead Auditor.
Salary- £65-75K
