Assistant Quality Manager

**Key Responsibilities:**

• Support the Quality Manager in improving all internal and external plant assurance of quality systems and in developing the plants quality plan to help create and maintain a customer-focused organization
• Provide foundational understanding and functionality of the plants quality assurance processes and systems
• Assist in setting monitoring and maintaining quality objectives to ensure plant goals are being met; identify appropriate tasks and schedule required training to accomplish continuous improvement initiatives
• Organize and analyze customer satisfaction data based upon product and service performance to identify trends and improvement opportunities
• Work directly with all departments on quality issues preventative actions and corrective actions to drive systemic improvements
• Facilitate problem-solving activities through Total Quality Management (TQM) team building and quality systems tools and methods; work with line and process supervisors to identify negative quality trends and repetitive defects
• Serve as a customer liaison by making customer visits as appropriate and assisting in the implementation of customer quality management systems
• Investigate customer complaints under the direction of the QA Manager and work with appropriate management to develop and implement effective resolutions
• Prepare customer complaint responses and maintain comprehensive databases on all customer complaints for trend analysis and reporting
• Develop technical expertise in problem identification across key areas including glass properties bottle design and attributes line and handling requirements carton specifications customer processing and fracture analysis
• Collaborate with plant management to develop and document standard operating procedures (SOPs) that support quality objectives
• Support quality audits and assist in maintaining compliance with relevant quality standards and regulatory requirements
• Track and report on quality metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor process performance and identify improvement opportunities
• Participate in root cause analysis activities and lead or support process improvement projects to enhance operational efficiency and product quality

Qualifications :

**Required Qualifications:**

• Minimum of 5 years experience in a quality assurance or quality management role preferably within a glass manufacturing environment
• ISO 9001 auditor certification or equivalent quality management systems qualification
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel Word PowerPoint) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as SAP
• Strong knowledge of quality management principles Total Quality Management (TQM) methodologies and continuous improvement frameworks
• Demonstrated experience with root cause analysis corrective action and preventative action (CAPA) processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prepare clear technical documentation and customer correspondence

**Preferred Qualifications:**

• Additional certifications in quality management (Six Sigma Lean or ASQ certifications)
• Experience conducting internal and external quality audits
• Familiarity with glass manufacturing processes including knowledge of glass properties bottle design specifications and fracture analysis
• Proven experience in customer complaint investigation and resolution
• Background in data analysis and statistical process control (SPC)
• Experience leading or supporting process improvement projects and cross-functional problem-solving initiatives
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and industry quality standards

Additional Information :

We offer:

• Employer contribution pension plan (up to 11% contributions)
• Life Assurance benefit - 4 x Base Salary
• Company Sick Pay
• Performance based Bonus plan 8% of base salary
• Attractive Holiday Allowance 
• Employee Assistance Programme including free benefits for employees partners and dependants such as counselling sessions and legal advice.
• Supportive teams to help you grow and learn new skills

Next Steps:

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time