Quality manager Work, Jobs in Whitstable, Ken (with Salaries)

Quality Manager
Swegon UK & I —Whitstable
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
Plant Quality Senior Manager
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- Continuous improvement
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BJF Group —Maidstone
- £55,000 - £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Outlook
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Project Manager
Hochiki Group —Rochester
- £57,500 - £62,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- PMP
- Continuous improvement
- Employee assistance programme
- Referral programme
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Product Compliance & Quality Assurance Manager - Toys & Education
Commercial Services Group —Aylesford
- £55,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Quality control
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Production Team Leader
Megger —Dover
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Quality control
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BMS Project Manager - Southeast & Kent Areas
Learnd —Canterbury
- Full-time
- PMP
- Writing skills
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- Employee assistance programme
Quality & Inspectoin Manager
R-Winter Tooling —Rochester
- Overtime
- Quality control
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Primech Building Services —Gillingham
- Team management
- Quality control
- Mentoring
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- From £30,108 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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- Engineering
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Quality Manager

Swegon UK & I -
Whitstable

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Job details

Permanent

Qualifications

ISO 14001
Six Sigma Black Belt
Six Sigma Green Belt
8D methodology
Engineering
Quality control within general manufacturing industry
ISO 9001
Six Sigma
Quality assurance
Continuous improvement
Continuous improvement cycles oversight
Team management
Quality control
Supplier quality management
Supply chain quality assurance
Root cause analysis
PPAP
Quality management system (QMS) implementation
Internal quality assurance

Full job description

Quality Manager:
This is a critical dual-site leadership role across both our sites based in Kent. The Quality Manager holds full quality accountability for both our Whitstable (S&F) and Snodland (VP) sites – driving a single, unified quality culture across two distinct operations and product families. Working in close partnership with Engineering & Operations, this role leads the charge on tackling current quality challenges, embedding robust processes & procedures, and accelerating continuous improvement across the full product lifecycle at both sites. The Quality Manager ensures our products are safe, reliable and consistently meet customer expectations – challenging processes, equipment and people to raise capability, reliability and performance, while maintaining design and manufacturing excellence at pace and scale. With direct influence over both sites, this role is pivotal to Swegon’s operational integrity and quality leadership.

Main duties and responsibilities: (This is not an exhaustive list and is subject to change depending on the business needs)

Overall Quality accountability across both the Whitstable (S&F) and Snodland (VP) sites, ensuring consistent product and process adherence, quality standards, metrics and reporting accuracy at each location
Set and improve the organisation quality metrics, including Scrap, Warranty cost and cost of poor quality
Coach and lead structured problem solving workshops using tools such as 6 sigma / 8D / 5 whys / Process flow cause and effect
Champion a culture of continuous improvement across both sites, setting clear targets and holding teams accountable for progress
Work with Procurement & Design teams to set supplier standards and lead supplier audit programme
Provide guidance and leadership to the Quality Engineers and inspectors on a daily basis, driving measurement equipment utilisation and standards
Take overall responsibility for ISO 9001 and 14001 compliance audits and site quality standards
Work with Design teams to ensure quality is involved throughout the product lifecycle
Support NCR (Non conformance Report) process to implement improvements
Play an active and influential role in the Operations management team

Essential Experience

At least 10 years in a quality engineering role within a manufacturing company
Strong product and technical background – ideally gained in a metal fabrication and production environment
People management skills and experience
Knowledge of TS16949, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and PPAPs would be highly desirable

Essential Qualifications

Formal further education in an Engineering / scientific discipline such as engineering degree or HND
Evidence of structured training in a Quality discipline such as Statistical process control / Six Sigma Green or Black belt

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation, in line with the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

We offer
At Swegon, we work to create the world's best indoor climate that makes people thrive and feel good inside. We have ambitious goals in our sustainability efforts, in offering the most energy-efficient products, promoting gender equality, and becoming carbon neutral, and we have clear transparency in our work. We offer exciting challenges in a global environment with competent colleagues and a culture characterized by our values; "Customer Empathy, Trust, and Commitment," which permeate everything we do and are the basis for the decisions we make and how we interact with each other. At Swegon, we have an open and flexible organizational culture with short decision-making processes, plenty of development opportunities, and we care about you being able to balance your work with your personal life. We place great emphasis on personal qualities, welcome applicants with different backgrounds, and strive for diversity and gender equality.

(Please note that we are not looking to use any agencies to fill this vacancy)

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