Company Description
CastAlum is an internationally acclaimed aluminium die casting and machining centre located in Welshpool, UK. The site was a Greenfield development in the winter of 2000-2001, serving one customer only. 20 years on, the company supplies parts to the UK, Europe, Canada, and Mexico. We have grown from die casting aluminium parts only to supplying a range of products (using high pressure die casting, squeeze die casting, and machining). We can supply aluminium components as cast, cast & machined, or assembled & tested according to the needs of our customers.
Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity for a Quality Manager who is looking for a fresh challenge in their career, with a role which can make a positive difference. Fast‑paced automotive supplier is seeking a Quality Manager with an automotive background for their manufacturing facility. The successful applicant will be responsible for motivating, training, and leading staff; resolving customer and supplier quality issues; completing quality reports; maintaining and improving the quality management system; managing all quality assurance activities and giving regular quality presentations.
Requirements for the Position
* HNC or engineering apprenticeship trained
* At least five years of similar quality management experience
* Automotive supplier experience
* Root cause analysis and corrective actions
* Strong customer communication experience; developing quality agreements, need to be authoritative with respect to decision making on customer affected quality issues. Customer/Supplier site visits when required.
* Prepared to be “hands on”
Skills Required
* IATF 16949 quality management systems, customer audits and development of improvement plans using process improvement tools such as APQP, PPAP, PSW, 5 WHYS, 8D and lean improvement tools.
* Good working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) to assist in decision making to provide leadership & technical support using results from the Coordinate measuring machine and scanner.
* Metallurgical knowledge
* Microsoft Office, Excel, customer portals
* Environmental ISO 14001 experience
* Ideally cast aluminium or machining experience
What We Offer
* The salary for this position will be dependent on the candidate’s experience
* Ongoing training and development
* Supportive and skilled team environment
* Opportunities for progression within the company
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
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