Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge and an opportunity to work in a fast paced predominantly aerospace supplier with a growing orderbook and portfolio of clients?
We are looking to appoint a Quality manager to join our high performing, client focused team at our highly capable advanced technical machining facility located in Denton (Cheshire).
About the opportunity
The Head of Quality role is an exciting, fast faced and challenging role where a wide range of quality assurance, start right, internal and external audit, continuous improvement and team leadership skills are required to ensure that we continue to manufacture and deliver high quality aerospace components and services to a range of customers using our in-house processes. Your main responsibilities will include:
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Ownership / responsibility for the top-level quality KPIs.
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Recruitment, training / development of the team.
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Continuation / retention of approvals - NADCAP Special Process (Measurement and Inspection), EN9100/ISO9001, ISO14001, and customer/OEM approvals.
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Lead Internal / External / Supplier audits.
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Continuous improvement (identification of new improvement ideas and processing them through to implementation).
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Best practice / new technology (identified during customer, supply visits, research)
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Quality check / approval at the customer enquiry stage.
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Review of NPI engineering / routing.
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Provide quality inductions for all new staff.
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Quality control training, standard quality-controlled management of the Skills Matrix to ensure all our staff are operating safely, effectively and efficiently.
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Present monthly quality / NCR analysis to the SMT and ensure that the MRB process is effective.
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Manage the QC/QA Process Confirmation action tracker.
You will build on your industry/manufacturing knowledge and experience, keeping up to date with best practice and participate in internal and external training.
Key Skills
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A proven track record of quality management and leadership.
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A good understanding of processes, engineering detail drawings and specifications.
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Team management and staff development and mentoring.
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Set, maintain and improve quality across all departments.
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High level of resilience, confidence and professionalism.
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Outstanding communications skills are imperative.
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Must have good team working ethic, be highly pro-active and motivated.
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A proactive approach to pleasing clients, managing delivery risks.
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IT literate, in particular SAP, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
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Commercially and strategically aware.
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The ability to work flexible hours should the business needs arise.
About us
The Hyde Group are one of the UK’s largest and most trusted engineering companies, providing products and services to aerospace, defence and commercial sectors. We have successfully supplied engineering services into highly regulated industries for over 40 years. We pride ourselves on delivering right first-time solutions and going the extra mile to delight our customers.
This is a great opportunity to join a reputable business with a strong set of core values in a friendly but fast paced engineering environment. We have a strong focus on developing our people with the potential to further your career and attend internal and external training and development courses. The salary for this role is competitive, we also offer a generous entitlement of 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays.
What we offer
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Competitive salary.
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Generous annual leave entitlement.
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Exciting benefits package with access to discounts from leading retailers.
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Purpose built sites with free parking.
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Discounted gym membership.
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Excellent career development and progression opportunities available.
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Cycle to work scheme.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Hyde Group are committed to creating an inclusive environment where our employees can reach their full potential. We welcome applications from candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds in particular groups who are currently under represented in our sector.
All our roles require the need to obtain BPSS clearance which includes DBS check and 3 years employment references.
If this sounds like the ideal opportunity for you, then we’d love to hear from you
