Quality Improvement & Capability Manager
// Role Summary
Lead product integrity as a strategic architect, bridging design intent and world-class production for mission-critical technology. Drive a proactive, "right-first-time" culture to achieve zero-defect excellence.
// Key Responsibilities
- Strategic architect for product integrity across engineering and manufacturing.
- Mentor and coach for a proactive, "right-first-time" culture.
- Utilize DFMEA, PFMEA, and DMAIC methodologies.
- Drive continuous improvement in production yields and zero-defect product launches.
- Bridge the gap between product design and world-class manufacturing.
- Support quality and engineering functions through APQP toolsets.
// Role Specification
About the Role
Reporting directly to our UK Head of Excellence, you'll act as a strategic architect for product integrity across our engineering and manufacturing functions. This is a high-visibility role for a mentor who can bridge the gap between design intent and world-class production, ensuring mission-critical technology is "designed for excellence" long before it reaches the shop floor!
The Opportunity
Operating within the Quality Excellence function, you will lead the shift toward a proactive, "right-first-time" culture. We are looking for a coach and facilitator to tackle sophisticated challenges, using FMEA and DMAIC methodologies to empower our teams and ensure zero-defect excellence across our entire product portfolio. It's a genuinely exciting chance for a determined individual to drive real change while pursuing their own career growth.
We are seeking a time-served Quality professional to bridge the gap between product design and world-class manufacturing. You will own the Product Risk Mitigation strategy utilising DFMEA to 'design out' failures, PFMEAs/Control Plans to ensure operational excellence, and DMAIC cycles to drive continuous improvement in production yields. Your goal is simple: zero-defect product launches built on a foundation of proactive quality and robust process controls.
Day to Day Focus
- Risk Mitigation: Support the quality and engineering functions through APQP toolsets. Facilitate workshops and coach teams on DFMEA and PFMEA best practices (based on relevant standards and industry best practices) to ensure risks are identified and "designed out" early in the project lifecycle.
- Design to Production Link: Guide the transition from design concepts to robust production processes, ensuring quality is embedded from the outset.
What We Offer
- Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience
- Working Arrangement: Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification.
- Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary.
- Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
- Flexible Working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
- Enhanced Parental Leave: Offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave - enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
- Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more.
- Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.
- Private Medical Insurance: Eligible employees are enrolled as standard into the company funded Private Medical Insurance benefit.