Designing and implementing product and production quality standards, procedures, and specifications for the group.
Implementing and maintaining production quality traceability throughout the production process, from goods in to goods out, in conjunction with the production managers.
Ensuring that all processes meet safety, legal and other national or international standards.
The definition and implementation of production quality control plans for all new and existing products.
Ownership of regular product quality review, based on agreed KPIs, with the Exec team.
Ownership of product quality resolutions through established methodologies such as 8D.
Management of the new product regulatory compliance process, Including scoping, applications & submissions.
Qualifications and desirable experience:
Degree qualified in Quality Management, Quality systems, Engineering Business Management or similar, or equivalent industrial experience in a quality management role.
At least 5 years' experience of demonstrable responsibility for quality management.
Experience of implementing process change within a production environment.
Experience of managing product certification / compliance with 3rd party agencies.
Experience of managing market compliance within the UK and Europe.
Experience of product quality issue resolution methodologies.