Company Description
CastAlum is an internationally acclaimed aluminium die casting and machining centre located in Welshpool, UK. The site was a Greenfield development in the winter of 2000-2001, serving one customer only.
20 years on, the company supplies parts to the UK, Europe, Canada, and Mexico. We have grown from die casting aluminium parts only to supplying a range of products (using high pressure die casting, squeeze die casting, and machining). We can supply aluminium components as cast, cast & machined, or assembled & tested according to the needs of our customers.
Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity for a Quality Manager who is looking for a fresh challenge in their career, with a role which can make a positive difference.
Fast-paced automotive supplier is seeking a Quality Manager with an automotive background for their manufacturing facility. The successful applicant will be responsible for motivating, training, and leading their staff; resolving customer and supplier quality issues; completing quality reports; maintaining and improving the quality management system; managing all quality assurance activities and giving regular quality presentations.
Requirements for the position -
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HNC or Engineering apprenticeship trained.
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At least five years of similar quality management experience
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Automotive supplier experience
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Root cause analysis and corrective actions
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Strong customer communication experience, developing quality agreements, needs to be authoritarian with respect to decision making on customer affected quality issues. Customer/Supplier site visits when required.
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Prepared to be “hands on”
Qualifications
Skills required,
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IATF 16949 Quality management systems, customer audits and development of improvement plans using highlighted processes. (APQP, PPAP, PSW, 5 WHYS, 8D and lean improvement tools.)
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Good working knowledge of geometric, dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) to assist in decision making to provide leadership & technical support using results from the Coordinate measuring machine and scanner.
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Metallurgical knowledge
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Microsoft Office, Excel, Customer portals.
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Environmental ISO14001 experience.
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Ideally cast aluminium or machining experience
Additional Information
What We Offer:
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The salary for this position will be dependent on the candidate’s experience.
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Ongoing training and development.
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Supportive and skilled team environment.
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Opportunities for progression within the company.
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Life insurance
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On-site parking
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Sick pay
