About the role:
This role is a plant-based role, coordinating and supervising the Quality, Health and Safety and Environmental activities within the OEM division . This role may require travel to other sites within the US.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Quality:
- Ensure processes needed for the Quality Management System (QMS) are established, implemented and maintained.
- Lead a team of Quality Engineers and Quality Auditors/Inspectors: task allocation, escalation management, performance management, training the team etc.
- Advise and support the leadership team to make the right decisions while engaging with both internal and external stakeholders from a QHSE perspective.
- Ensure all products meet manufacturing specifications and customer requirements.
- Assure the best communication with corporate and customers quality department both in regular activities and in emergency cases.
- Support overall quality control aspects of in process and finished products (pre-delivery inspection).
- Manage quality activities to meet KPI’s and collect quality data to develop reports and statistics.
- Management of internal process audits and external audits; external consulting support will be provided if needed. ISO 9001 & ISO 140001
- Responsible for collecting, sorting and managing customer warranty claims for certain customers.
- Audit internal hose assembly lines to detect issues, conduct risk assessments and follow up on corrective actions.
- Identify root causes of issues, using structured problem-solving methodologies and implementation of corrective action plans.
- Support continuous improvement activities to enhance competence by using suitable tools.
- Conduct quality-based training and education for employees, to enhance the quality mindset geared towards defect prevention (Quality Assurance)
- Interface with engineers and related functions to ensure that the new products are verified and validated in accordance with customer requirements.
Health & Safety:
- Maintain a safe working environment for themselves and others within the scope of the company’s Health and Safety Policy.
- Responsible for monitoring Health and Safety Matters (Risk assessments, safe use of equipment, COSHH, Emergency & Evacuation, Accident and Incident reporting & Manual Handling).
- Carry out risk assessments as and when needed and consider how risks could be reduced and notify the relevant parties.
- Outline safe operational procedures which identify and consider all relevant hazards.
- Carry out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented.
- Ensure working practices are safe and comply with legislation.
- Prepare health and safety strategies and develop internal policy.
- Lead in-house training with managers and employees about health and safety issues and risks.
- Keep records of inspection findings and produce reports that suggest improvements.
- Record incidents and accidents and produce statistics for managers.
- Keep up to date with new legislation and maintain a working knowledge of all Health and Safety Executive (HSE) legislation and any developments that affect the employer's industry.
- Produce management reports, newsletters and bulletins.
- Ensure equipment is installed safely, following the corporate guidelines/procedures.
- Manage and organize the safe disposal of hazardous substances.
- Advise on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and occupational diseases.
About the candidate:
- A technical degree in mechanical, or related engineering field is desirable.
- 5 years minimum related to quality control and health and safety experience engineering based preferably hydraulics.
- Experience in managing a QHES team, conducting audits and performing risk assessments would be advantageous.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify deviations from quality standards.
- Ideally would have knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards.
- Familiarity with Quality Models and Tools.
- Knowledge of Lean / Continuous improvement.
