Quality Manager

AWE is recruiting for a Quality Manager to support a green field facility where you will be part of a cross functional team in developing and designing the supporting processes to help meet the needs of AWE. Once established, you will be leading and developing a team of Quality Engineers and Quality Inspectors to help support a right first-time approach to quality, ensuring product certification and with the cross functional team to help build a culture of safety, and continuous improvements.

This is a fantastic opportunity for either a Quality Engineer who wants to progress into Quality Management, or an experienced Quality Manager who wants to help build / develop their own team and be a part of a cross functional team that will develop this new facility to be best in class across AWE, and industry.

Quality Manager

Location - Reading/Basingstoke area

Salary - £41,840 - £60,140pa depending on experience and suitability to the role

Closing Date - 21st Feb 2024

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site
• Relocation package available (terms and conditions apply)

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop a team of Quality Engineers and Quality Inspectors
• Ensuring that Quality is represented at all stages of programme, project, trial, or production.
• Provide technical guidance and customer support to ensure that deliverables and targets are met.
• Maintenance and enhancement of own skills, knowledge, and capabilities necessary to support both current and future work programmes.
• Identify areas of continuous improvement to promote and enhance Quality capability.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

Whilst not considered a check list, candidates should be able to demonstrate the following standard skill set:

• Quality Improvement Tools & Techniques (APQP / FMEA / MSA / SPC / 8D / 3 C's / Root Cause Analysis / Cause & Effect / 5 Whys etc).
• Lean Six Sigma Green / Black Belt certified
• Defect Review Panel / Corrective & Preventive Actions.
• Quality Control Grading (QC1).
• Quality Control Plans.
• Product Lifecycle Management (Configuration controls & stage gate reviews).
• Lead Auditor - Quality / Business Management Systems
• Product Certification

Manufacturing/Quality Engineering Knowledge in:

• Machine Shop manufacturing techniques (Milling, Turning, additive manufacturing) either from a recognised apprenticeship or working knowledge.
• Fabrication techniques (Forging, pressing) from a recognised apprenticeship or working knowledge is an advantage.

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