Description
About Us:
Based in Bromborough, Teledyne CML Composites is a fast growing manufacturer, supplying carbon/glass fibre composite parts and assemblies to some of the world’s leading aircraft and aero engine producers, including commercial, Defense and Business Jets.
The manufacturing facility houses some of the most advanced machining technology in Europe such as a multi axis NDT robotic machinery, automated material cutting machines and multi axis CNC machining centres. Teledyne CML Composites has positioned itself, and is recognised as one of the worlds leading suppliers in composites and supports the business strategy of continuous growth and technical innovation.
With a growing orderbook, we are looking for new colleagues to join our thriving company.
Job Purpose:
Working as the sites quality leader, this position is responsible for the management of all quality related functions across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Line management of the quality team, including inspection, compliance and engineers
2. Work closely with cross functional teams and ensure a culture of quality throughout the organisation
3. Creating and implementing quality standards to ensure that products meet customer expectations and regulatory compliance
4. Monitoring performance and compliance with quality standards, establishing KPI’s and reporting on same
5. Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality processes
6. Recruit, support and develop quality control staff, ensuring they understand and apply quality procedures effectively
7. Lead compliance audits, internally and with relevant regulatory bodies to ensure that we maintain our accreditation
8. Adopt the Teledyne Business Operating System (BoS) to effectively and efficiently manage quality within our business
9. Ownership of the Quality Procedure Manual, company works procedures, contract reviews and quality management reviews
10. Play an active role in New Product Introduction (NPI)
11. Ensure all documentation is recorded and stored in line with company procedures & best practice.
12. Liaise with internal and external customers, including customer approvals
13. Ownership of stamps and scope of approvals. Working with the operations, engineering and quality teams.
14. Other duties as required.
Qualifications & Experience:
15. Excellent understanding and demonstrable experience of aerospace quality systems and audit procedures is required.
16. Efficient use of MSExcel/MSWord is required.
17. Ability to liaise with customers technical teams is required.
18. Demonstratable aptitude for organising and problem solving.
19. An understanding of composite materials is desirable.
20. General understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles and tools.
21. General understanding of Project Management principles and tools.
Behavioural Competencies:
22. Highly detailed orientated.
23. Able to lead a technical team & report metrics.
24. Hardworking, enthusiastic, flexible, team player who is also able to use their own initiative & is a natural problem solver.
25. Strong communicator.
26. Wellbeing and Health & Safety conscious.
27. Willing to work within the guidelines set out in the Teledyne CML Composites Works Procedure Manual and Quality Procedure Manual.
Safety
28. Ensure positive shopfloor disciplines and safe working practices are implemented and maintained through regular site monitoring.
29. Encourage staff to report near misses in order to prevent accidents.
30. Responsible for the wellbeing and health & safety of all production staff
31. Actively contributes to risk assessments, safety policies and safe working practices.
Quality
32. Ensure all staff follow the company Quality Manual and Works Procedures
33. Shopfloor compliance of Drawings, SOPs and Work Instructions
34. Promote a right first time approach and zero defect culture across the shopfloor
35. Work with Production Staff and other departments to quickly and effectively resolve issues using root cause analysis techniques.
Cost
36. Stock control of consumables and raw materials in the department
37. Drive shopfloor efficiencies
Delivery
38. Define and manage Quality capacity.
39. Achieve the Production Schedule.
40. Manage priorities to support customer deliveries and financial targets.
People
41. Maintain Staff Training Records, Stamp Categories and Skills Matrix
42. Manage and set targets for supervisors
43. Motivate and encourage teams to achieve company targets
44. Manage Sickness & Absence and Time and Attendance in conjunction with HR to meet business expectations and targets
45. Carry out Return to Work interviews
46. Recruit staff as required in conjunction with HR
47. Support staff development through identification of skill gaps and promote multiskilling
48. Coach operators in driving performances and operational and technical excellence
49. Manage diciplinary and grievance processes when required
Continuous Improvement
50. Develop 5S/Lean processes throughout the Production Area.
51. Manage, implement and support CI projects with MRP data analysis
52. To ensure regular cleaning, equipment checks and TPM is completed.
Collaboration
53. Provide key Production inputs to business planning meetings to support financial targets.
54. Liaise with relevant departments as required.
55. Actively participates in projects to achieve company goals and implement solutions.
56. Contribute to and attend business meetings and manage associated actions.
Skills and Experience
57. Quality Management in an SME
58. Lean Manufacturing & 5S
59. Strong Leadership & People Management
60. Problem Solving/Root Cause Corrective Action
61. Computer Literate (MRP, MS Office)
62. Aerospace Manufacturing
63. Composites
64. Engineering
65. ISO/BSI Audit
66. Bachelor’s degree in management or engineering
67. NVQ Level 3 in Management
68. ILM Level 4
We offer a range of benefits that include:
At Teledyne, we believe that Equality, Diversity and Inclusion mean Opportunity – the opportunity to cherish and celebrate the value of diversity, to bring our full and authentic selves to work and to feel fully involved and respected – and we are committed to this journey. Occupational health and safety and environmental sustainability are also an integral part of our business strategy, and we believe in implementing environmental, health and safety improvements to continually enhance the working environment for staff, visitors and contractors.
Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.
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