* You'll lead, motivate and develop the Manufacturing Quality team, in line with the Company Values to maximise employee engagement.
* Champion education and deployment of specific quality standards, aligned to customer expectations and the our premiumisation agenda.
* Implement effective programmes of inspection and release on incoming materials, and final product to drive consistent standards, deploying best practice.
* Proactively support manufacturing teams to drive improvement in quality metrics, reducing parts per million defects and levels of quality related decant and repair.
* Prepare and contribute to delivery of the Quality Function annual budget.
* Improve buy-in to the quality agenda through sourcing and delivery of educational programs, supporting ongoing development of a quality culture.
* Nurture engagement with manufacturing teams, through the development of Quality Champions who will drive quality advocacy and reinforce awareness of brand standards.
* Maintain ongoing reviews of quality performance to ensure adverse trends are identified, and appropriate corrective and preventive actions are implemented to drive improvement.
OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE
* Degree qualified
* A great people person and manager
* Analytical skills and a proven record of delivering results in quality excellence at a senior leadership level within FMCG.
* Demonstrable functional knowledge of working with lean six sigma (preferably black belt) methodology & practice.
* Comprehensive understanding and experience of production and packaging processed.
* Experience of working in a prestige / premium or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
Nice to haves:
* Proven record of delivering results in relation to BRC and ISO 9001 preferably with experience in auditing /assessing against legislative standards.
* Senior leadership experience in a global matrix structure.
* MCQI (Member of the Chartered Quality Institute)
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
* We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
* Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
* Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
* Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
* Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
* Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
* Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
* Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
* Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
* Learning resources to help you be your best self.
ABOUT WILLIAM GRANT & SONS
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