Our client's award-winning engineering business on the outskirts of Tewkesbury is growing. Following a large investment in buildings and facilities, they're now proud to be investing in more technologically advanced equipment and machinery too. They're a small to medium-sized precision engineering company making their own original equipment, which goes on to truly make a difference in the world. They're on a journey of achieving great things and they're excited to be in a position to create a brand new Quality Manager role on a permanent basis to lead their growing Quality function.
This only happens if one of their team retires or if they're growing, and this time they're growing. You probably won't have heard of their customers either because they make some highly specialist components for high-tech industry which generally go under the radar, but these products do go on to make life-changing differences for so many people all over the world.
With the latest in metrology equipment, with clean, modern, and well organised premises plus good managerial support and all the tools and software they need, they get the job done to a very high standard.
They’re now in a great position to take on a new Quality Manager to lead their growing team to manage and coordinate all Quality matters for CNC machined components. Developing and implementing Quality Management Systems for CNC machined component manufacturing
Leading and mentoring the small quality inspection team, fostering a culture of excellence
Conducting audits and inspections to ensure adherence to quality standards
Representing the company as Quality subject matter expert during ISO external audits
Working closely with customers to overcome engineering quality challenges, developing new standards together
Coordinating the measurement of components produced by highly skilled engineers who are using a mix of brand new, state of the art CNC lathes, CNC mills and CNC grinding machines
Your department having access to a full suite of well-maintained metrology tools and equipment from micrometers and gauges to CMMs to check the quality of precision engineered CNC machined components which will eventually be used in advanced technologies, making life changing differences for many people
Long term job security, working for a company creating their own original products for a range of specialist applications
What experience will you need as the new Quality Manager?
The Directors are open to considering your application whether you're relatively early in your leadership level Quality career or if you've held a lead Quality role for some time.
Either way, you’ll be an experienced Quality Lead, comfortable directing Quality efforts in a CNC machining, precision engineering environment.
As an experienced Quality Leader you’ll know this already, but to be clear, you’ll be confident in understanding complex engineering drawings and in appreciating the capabilities of the precision inspection equipment being used by your department to check dimensions of machined metal components to include gauges, micrometers, vernier callipers, microscopes, shadowgraphs, CMM and similar equipment.
You'll be an encouraging communicator with a gift for building positive relationships with colleagues, with direct reports and with customers too. You will also be spending a good deal of time working closely with company Directors, taking ownership of Quality Management Systems, processes and documentation, carrying out non-conformance investigations and reporting, and working with customers to overcome engineering challenges together.
Quality Manager
They're looking to pay a good salary along with a leading benefits package. Contract type: Permanent
Take a look at the package on offer for this Quality Manager position...
~ A permanent job from day one
~ Great holiday allowance which increases over time plus all bank holidays paid
~ Life insurance of 2 x your salary at no cost to you
~6% employer pension contributions
~ A Christmas bonus which increases with length of service
~ Formal, planned pay review every year
~ Lots of free parking always available
~ Well maintained equipment and machines
~ Modern, clean, well organised facilities
~ Very knowledgeable and supportive management team
~ Long term order book with established specialist contracts
~ Please get in touch for a complete benefits package
We’ll start with an informal chat over the phone, where you can ask me any questions you like, to see if this job might be what you’re looking for. You'll be shown the products being made and the facilities as well (I think you’ll be impressed!).
I’ll be happy to help with this.