Quality Improvement Lead

• Deliver targeted quality initiatives across the site that improve reliability and rightfirsttime performance aligned to site priorities and DBS principles.

• Partner with the wider Quality function and relevant stakeholders toidentifyqualityissuesand execute practical improvements.

• Track and trend nonconformances and customer complaints driving focused actions to reduce recurrence and overallNC andcomplaint countsin partnership with the relevant owners.

• Apply data and quality tools (e.g. SPC capability Pareto trend analysis) to quantify performance confirm root causes and measure the impact of improvements.

• Own and deliver initiatives that reduce Cost of Quality by strengthening process controls improving process robustness and embedding sustainable standard work.

Whoyou are:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering Science ora relateddiscipline.

• 5 yearsexperience in ISOregulated / cGMP manufacturing (e.g. ISO 13485 pharmaceutical FDA/MHRA regulated environments) with strong quality exposure.

• Workswitha high levelof autonomy to define a structured approach manage competing priorities and embed sustainable process improvements.

• Strongproblemsolvingtoolkit (e.g. RCA 5Why Fishbone FMEA etc.whereappropriate)and the ability to translate analysis into practical improvements.

• Strong stakeholder management skills able to influencedecisionsand gain alignment across functions to implement change.

It would be a plus if you alsopossesspreviousexperience in:

• Lean / DBS / Six Sigma training or certification with experience applying CI methods to reduce defects and variation.

• Experience supporting external or internal audits/inspections (e.g. ISO FDA MHRA notified bodies) and translating findings into effective sustainable actions.

• Exposure tocomplexsiteimprovements (e.g. new product introduction process changes or equipment / method improvements) within a regulated environment.