Total 1,451 Corporate Finance Manager job vacancies in Quality Assurance / Control category in The United States of America

Job Description:

Quality Assurance:

• The creation, upkeep, and ongoing enhancement of the organization's Quality Management System (QMS), maritime class approvals, and regulatory obligations.
• Arrange, plan, and take the initiative to spearhead quality-related projects and advance a culture of quality inside the business.
• Sustaining and enhancing quality performance to satisfy all Divisions or the sustained level.
• Complete all necessary internal and external audits and inspections as requested by clients or third parties.
• Creating, carrying out, and overseeing the audit and approval programme; reporting audit results; and making sure corrective measures are followed through on.
• Support the department in following up on root cause analysis and developing a suitable action plan to stop problems from happening again by giving the team the necessary training and direction as needed.
• Investigate incidents and write succinct investigative reports in compliance with legal requirements.
• Ensures that all pertinent regional colleagues are aware of their roles in supporting and maintaining Quality Assurance processes by communicating quality procedures to all assigned sites.
• Follows the audit calendar when managing technical, operational, health, safety, and environmental audits.
• Takes part in quality, non-conformance, and complaint investigations, making sure that conclusions are suitably documented, reported, and escalated. keeps track of and investigates supplier CAPA and improvement actions
• Participates in statistical studies that serve as the foundation for improvement recommendations.
• Informs top management and business executives about matters pertaining to compliance or that call for the development or enhancement of supplier quality.
• Interprets complicated, copious, and occasionally contradicting data to solve issues in an efficient manner.
• Acquires others' confidence and trust by being genuine, honest, and moral.
• Creates and distributes multimodal messages that demonstrate a thorough comprehension of the particular requirements of various audiences.
• Is aware of the best and most efficient ways to complete tasks, with an emphasis on ongoing improvement.
• Considers and weighs the needs of various stakeholders.
• Makes strong claims to win people over and win their commitment.
• Uses and interprets important financial data to help with decision-making in business.
• Arranges and ranks tasks in order to fulfil obligations in line with objectives.
• Any ad hoc tasks or projects that are allocated.
• Employee education and training regarding the QMS and its associated procedures, quality concepts, instruments, and methods, among other things.
• Verify that all licences for products and services are controlled for both new applications and renewals at the Singapore site.
• Allocating funds and managing expenses for initiatives linked to the QMS; managing resources; providing training; paying for third-party audits and certifications; and paying for professional subscriptions.
• Efficiently executes quality protocols for every designated location, adhering to legal, regulatory, and best practices. keeps track of and documents the quality approvals, protocols, and accreditations for the designated locations.
• Functions well even in uncertain situations or when it's unclear how to proceed
• Is aware of the best and most efficient ways to complete tasks, with an emphasis on ongoing improvement.
• Forms alliances and collaborates with others to achieve common goals

Job Requirements:

• At least five years of relevant managerial experience in the marine, aviation, or similar industries are required, along with a degree in engineering or quality assurance, or an equivalent.
• Qualified internal/lead auditor according to ISO9001:2015.
• Passing the CAAS M10/L11/L12 Exam with distinction.
• It will be advantageous to be able to comprehend CMM, especially the illustrated part listing (IPL) and the special equipment and tooling listing.
• Ideally has prior experience communicating with OEMs to expand capabilities.
• Lean, Kaizen, and 5S certification or expertise; or familiarity with standard quality tools and practices.
• Familiarity with pertinent standards and the capacity to learn about the guidelines pertaining to the quality systems unique to the aviation, maritime, and military sectors;
• Hands-on experience in developing, maintaining, and administering quality management systems.
• Understanding of the creation and real-world application of Lean, CI, and other comparable methodologies in the context of engineering, manufacturing, and/or supply chains.
• Capable of inspiring and leading the team with demonstrated managerial abilities and strong leadership.
• Well organised, resourceful, meticulous, and a good team player.
• Able to use Microsoft Office products (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and have a strong internet presence
• Strong interpersonal and written communication abilities.
• The capacity to organise, prioritise, and operate under pressure to meet deadlines while remaining flexible and adaptive to changing circumstances and demands.

Part of the VolkerWessels UK Group, VolkerStevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group's business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

We have a great opportunity for a Quality Manager to work in Plymouth on our 9 Dock project. You will be responsible for ensuring sites and departments are in compliance with company procedures, carry out audits and inspections in line with management system requirements. Whilst providing support to the site teams and the wider business, being an active part of supporting key initiatives and supporting business development and continual improvement.

About you

• Degree in Civil Engineering or other construction discipline.
• Internal Auditor with demonstrable experience of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party
• Demonstrable site-based civils experience is essential, including heavy civil engineering
• Experience across a range of construction disciplines would be
• Manage LTQR production process and deal with client quality issues.
  
• Applicant will require security clearance and be a British national.
• An understanding of 'sensitive' and OS information would be beneficial.

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerStevin is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerStevin are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at

Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

• Location: North
• MNC
• Business Industry: Aviation/Marine

Job Scope:

• Establish, maintain, and improve the company's quality management system, including obtaining necessary approvals and ensuring compliance.
• Lead quality initiatives and promote a culture of quality across the organization.
• Conduct audits and inspections to ensure adherence to standards and regulations.
• Investigate incidents and develop action plans to prevent recurrence.
• Provide training on quality processes and principles.
• Manage licensing and budget for quality-related activities.
• Implement and document quality procedures for assigned sites/geographies.

Job Requirement:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Assurance, or equivalent, with 5 years of managerial experience in marine, aviation, or related industries.
• Certified ISO9001:2015 internal/lead auditor.
• Completion of CAAS M10/L11/L12 Examination.
• Ability to interpret CMM, especially IPL and special equipment/tooling listings preferred.
• Experience in liaising with OEMs for capability expansion preferred.
• Certification or experience in Lean, Kaizen, 5S, or familiarity with common quality tools.
• Knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulations.
• Experience in administering, maintaining, and developing Quality Management Systems.
• Experience in implementing Continuous Improvement, Lean, or similar methodologies in manufacturing, engineering, or supply chain environments.

Test Manager Role Responsibilities:

• Overall planning and coordination of testing
• Create test plan and check implementation during test
• Responsible for appropriation of MF ALM / other test documentation tools like TFS, JIRA, SOLMAN etc.
• Assure quality of test artifacts and conformity to procedure defined in test plan, Risk management incl. implementation of respective measures
• Provide status reports to the project manager about test progress and test results
• Responsible for test result tracking and defect management
• Conduct status meetings with project team
• Test tool support for project team

Professional & personal requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of 4 to 6 years of experience in Testing
• Good in testing and know-how of MF ALM / other test documentation tools like TFS, JIRA, SOLMAN etc.
• Process Know-how in minimum one SAP process area / Other ERP tools
• Ideally ISTQB Advanced level Test Manager certification or at least Foundation level
• Project management Skills, Logical thinking, solution-oriented
• Good communication skills in English
• Intercultural, open minded, team-player, flexible and reliable

About the Client

Our client is a bank

Responsibilities

•Manage and oversee the day-to-day delivery of test services by Bank appointed vendors across the Finance and SAP upgrade program

• Works with the testing service providers and other stakeholders to review, provide feedback and sign off on the test strategy, test plans and other test service providers’ artefacts for the testing service delivery

• Coordinates with the Test Governance team to ensure adoption of testing methods, standards and tools, and to coordinate any health checks or audits

• Ensures that any changes to the scope of services are communicated to the respective test service providers and the impact is factored in to the plan

• Engages with various stakeholders (including but not limited to, application, security, infrastructure, business), testing service providers to ensure testing services meet the banks’ objectives and demand

Skills/Requirement

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree in computer engineering or related field

• Proven working experience in test delivery or equivalent role with at least 10 years relevant experience in large and complex organizations preferably in the area of Banking and Finance

• Proven experience in testing standards, tools, processes & methodologies, frameworks, and various delivery methodologies e.g. Agile, Hybrid Agile and Waterfall, DevOps

• Strong domain knowledge of SAP system and modules like AP, MM, FM and GL.

• Experience in various testing tool suites like HP UFT/QTP, Loadrunner/Performance Center/Sitescope, HP ALM / Quality Center, Tosca, Selenium, JIRA etc.

• Finance and Regulatory reporting testing, testing experience of Moodys RAY engine

Interested candidates, who wish to apply for the above position, please send in your resume to KellyITSG@persolkelly.com

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Duty & Responsibilities

• To schedule quality related Internal Audit, GMP Audit and preparation of annual management review meeting.
• Maintain all certified management systems (Quality, Environment, HACCP, Food Safety, Organic, RSPO, SEDEX etc.).
• Maintenance of Kosher certificate and Kosher cert application matters. Handle Kosher audit.
• To coordinate with Training officer to plan annual training/ or awareness on Quality, FSSC, RSPO training to all operational staff.
• Liaise with Purchasing Manager (for sub material) and Trading Manager (raw material) to conduct supplier audit.
• Handle customer's complaint and other quality and food safety related enquiries.
• To review annual contaminant screening results, and preparation of contaminant reports when requested by customers.
• Co-ordinate with Sales Department to handle sales/customers' inquiries such as questionnaires, quality certificates.
• Co-ordinate with Pest Controller for all pest control activities in the company.
• Handle all audits in the company as requested by certifying bodies and customers.
• Review legal register of environmental issues; and ensure timing update to QEMS.
• Implementation of new management system when necessary.
• Issue of PR in relation to external analysis by Certified external laboratory, and to monitor monthly analysis costing.

Requirement

• Degree in Food Science / Food Technology or other Science or related disciplines.
• Minimum 9 years work experience in QA field in edible oils and fats industry
  with 4 years of management experience in leading a team.
• Familiar/experienced with internal and external aduiting.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and hygiene regulatory requirements and quality standards.
• Good knowledge in Food Safety Management System such as ISO9001, 14001, HACCP, FSSC22000, Kosher, RSPO, etc.
• Strong command of English (written and spoken) is a must.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively train and educate staff.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skill, positive attitude, teamwork, analytical, communication skill, leadership skill.

Quality Control Manager working with furniture (hands on role).

£32,000 - £35,000 per annum

One role available

Work hours are from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, with the possibility of occasional remote work after completing your initial three months of training, located near Swindon.

Acorn by Synergie are seeking individuals with expertise in the furniture industry, particularly those who have dealt with the quality aspects of assembling self-build flat packs for their client. Your role would involve thoroughly inspecting and ensuring the quality of various aspects of the assembly process.

Purpose of the role:

• You will be working on the largest retail account, handling quality issues that you cant always see, so viewing these from afar via teams etc might need to happen, you need to be organised and capable of managing many quality issues at once.
• You need to ensure you can read and interpret technical design packages and manufacturing details to allow full and accurate quality control inspection to be carried out, as at times You will be working in the warehouse putting together some fixtures (furniture, mannequins etc.) that have been created outside the country.
• Training is exceptional as you will be trained and supported by other internals currently working to support the accounts and the successful person will get to develop further within the company, so the potential is so great for progression.
• To ensure that all product ordered by the company is fit for purpose, consistent and meets both internal standards and specification, but also the expectations of our clients. This includes any legal and statutory regulation compliance.
• To develop and maintain current quality control standards and actively improve these.
• To act as the first point of contact for quality issues for the company supply and manufacturing base and actively improve the supplier and manufacturing standards without incurring any increase in product or material cost.
• Actively maintain and build supplier relations to increase product quality.
• To conduct quality control checks in line with the company standards for any product and/ or material required.
• To be a conduit between third-party QC agencies and Far East supply base to ensure a clear path of communication and resolution to all QC issues.
• To monitor and advise on the performance of the quality control system and develop this accordingly.
• To liaise with any internal department to execute the quality control process. To actively maintain professional relationships at all times.
• Ensure that all product checks exercise full and detail quality control inspection covering all aspects of the quality control process. To accurately record these in the quality control format for future reference.
• To have key involvement with our supply and manufacturing base and attend manufacturing facilities when required to carry out quality control inspections.
• To carry out inspections within a timely fashion, without affecting prototyping or production time.
• To fully support the Design managers in the interest of quality control.
• To act as conduit for communication between supplier / manufacturers and internal teams to determine product and material quality.

Key Activities:

• Devising and furthering the established quality control procedures, standards and specifications.
• Reviewing technical specifications and client requirement and ensuring these are met in manufacturing production.
• Working closely with the design team and purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from suppliers and/ or manufacturers.
• Setting standards for quality as well as considering health and safety in all instances.
• Ensuring that manufacturing and production processes meet the required standards determined by the company and it's clients.
• Determining specific areas of improvement in both reducing product waste (material and time) and increasing manufacturing efficiency
• Define quality procedures around all product ranges and with internal departments (Sales, design and procurement).
• Establishing and maintaining controls and document procedures in the function of quality control
• Using relevant tools to establish and identify a clear and unbiased view of product and manufacturing quality.
• Advocate for cost benefits and consequences within communication that demonstrates to others the importance of risk assessment, prevention and corrective action.
• Maintaining an accurate quality control report system, documenting and recording all QC checks in both UK, Europe and Far East Supply.
• Provide and maintain a weekly tracking document for quality controlled product. This will detail what quality controls inspections have been carried out, a summary of the results, pass/ fail rates and details of the supplier/ manufacturer responsible. If a fail the value of the credit that is being requested and a breakdown of potential cost reimbursement. This will include all labour and transport costs incurred and also a charge for QC work undertaken that we will expect the split to pay. Where an item fails a credit must be received within 4 weeks of failure date.

Requirements:

• Degree educated or comparable qualification and / or experience
• 5 GCSE grades A/B or O Levels, including English and Maths
• Extensive experience in retail equipment/ interiors or comparable industry
• Extensive familiarity with Microsoft packages
• Strong experience in quality control role / inspections and quality reporting
• Ability to read and interpret technical design packages and manufacturing details to allow full and accurate quality control inspections to be carried out.
• Detailed understanding of manufacturing and finishing details.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

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Quality Manager

Ystrad Mynach CF82

Commutable from Hengoed, Blackwood, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Ebbw Vale, Rhymney, Tredegar, Abertillery, Newport, Cardiff, Pontypridd, Llantrisant

£45,000

Benefits:-

• 25 Days holiday plus bank holidays
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Sick Pay package
• Death in service
• Onsite parking
• Excellent training opportunities
• Early finish on Fridays

Are you a quality manager with experience working in a highly regulated industry? This could be the perfect role for you. This is an opportunity to work with a growing business who have plans to treble the turnover in the coming years. With plans in place to increase the headcount by 50%, this is a great time to join a multisite business going from strength to strength. With a strong orderbook and working with an interesting portfolio of customers, this role would suit a quality manager with a strong background of managing small teams and working in highly regulated industries.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the plant manager, this role will see you managing a small team of team of quality engineers and technicians.
• Dealing with customer complaints and ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Making use of continuous improvement methodology and quality tools such as 8D and 5Y to improve existing processes.
• Management of the QMS.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• The successful candidate will come from a background of quality management.
• Experience working to ISO standards such as ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001.
• Customer facing experience and dealing with customer complaints.
• A track record of managing external and internal audits.
• Experience working within a highly regulated industry - automotive, medical.

24082/617

To apply please email your CV / resume to jackl@hunterselection.co.uk

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Your new company

This technology business has become one of the largest online marketplaces via their commitment to making the purchase and sales of automotive vehicles effortless and fun.

Over their relatively short life they have been able to grow massively now having over 10 million active users. Although they are now one of the largest companies in the space they have no sign of slowing down as they have recently seen investment from respected business within similar sectors.


Your new role

Your new position as Compliance Manager will provide you with the opportunity to sit within the Legal, Compliance and Regulatory team and reporting directly into the General Counsel.

The unique sector that this company operates in means that you will be able to get exposed to an extremely wide variety of Compliance related topics including the FCA handbook, ASA, Data Protection and Code of Conduct. Although the Company is an online marketplace, it is predominately a tech business give you the opportunity to work in an evolving regulatory environment.

As your new role is greenfield you will get the opportunity to shape the business from a Compliance perspective creating your own polices and procedures and leaving your mark on a business with a global presence.


What you'll need to succeed

• Previous experience working in an Online marketplace/Retailer/Tech business.
• Experience with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
• Experience with the The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
• Exposure to Consumer Duty Regulations.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other business functions such as Advertising.
• Understanding of Data Breaches.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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We are one of the leading financial institutions with a strong fintech focus as well as an excellent growth path.

We are currently looking for a Compliance Manager to join our team.

Purpose of Role:

To provide guidance on potential risk areas, define the scope, and lead the development of compliance policies and procedures to protect the company's reputation and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements for capital markets license holders.

Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Execute, review and roll out relevant policies, procedures and processes to ensure compliance with SFA & FAA requirements. This encompasses aspects like FATCA/CRS/QI requirements, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), outsourcing, and more.
2. Ensure that the licensing requirements of the company and staff are aligned with regulatory standards, both for new employees and for potential new business ventures or products.
3. Review and supervise adherence to AML/CFT legislation, policies, and procedures and conduct AML/CFT reviews and transaction monitoring.
4. Assist in conducting the annual AML/CFT enterprise risk assessment process and documenting controls to ensure risks are identified, mitigated, and policies are updated accordingly.
5. Conduct monitoring of market transactions and communications for surveillance purposes.
6. Prepare training materials and deliver training sessions as needed to ensure staff understanding of company policies and regulatory obligations.
7. Support in ad-hoc compliance/risk-related projects and system enhancements as delegated.

Skills and Proficiencies:

1. Degree holder in any discipline with min 5 years of relevant working experience in banking/ broking. ICA/CAMS or relevant certification is beneficial.
2. Possession of a broad knowledge of business, products and operations of the financial services industry. Familiarity with risk and compliance processes, awareness of SGX-ST Rules/ SGX-DT Rules/ Payment Services Act is an added advantage.
3. Good communication skills are critical to success in this position.
4. Exhibits behaviors that align with the organization's core values.
5. High level of integrity takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork.
6. Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.

Quality Manager - Holsworthy

£35,000 - £38,000

Private Health Care - 28 Days holiday increasing with service - Free Products - Company Pension Scheme and more!!

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Manager to join UK known manufacturer in the Holsworthy area!

With no day ever being the same the Quality Manager role offers genuine long-term progression and career development within a first-class organisation.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Ensuring technical compliance in the factory and supporting the new product development with the launches of new products.
• Completing product specifications, and maintaining technical compliance of raw material suppliers information.
• People management - leading a team of 3
• Complete internal audits of the factory and quality management systems

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Food Safety Level 3 and HACCP qualified
• Technical department experience
• Confident in leading audits
• Line management experience

Package and Benefits:

• Private Health Care
• 28 Days holiday increasing with service
• Free Products
• Company Pension Scheme

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Quality Manager – Food Manufacturing

Salary between £42,880 - £48,880 DOE

Blackburn, Lancashire

Full time, permanent position, Monday-Friday

We are proud to be working with one of the UK’s leading ambient cake manufacturers who supply their products to leading retailers and export partners.

They are currently recruiting a Quality Manager to lead a quality assurance team to verify that all materials including finished products are safe and conform to all relevant specifications, legislation and customer requirements.

This is a full-time, permanent role based at the Shadsworth and Blackburn bakeries.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a technically minded individual with experience working within a quality role from a food manufacturing background, ideally bakery.

You’ll have experience in ensuring that all materials including finished products are safe and conform to all relevant specifications, legislation and customer requirements.

It would be highly advantageous if you have a food-related degree as well as experience of retailer & BRC audits.

Previous experience managing people/shift patterns would also be advantageous as you will be responsible for a team of 6 (4x quality auditors, 2x raw materials quality auditors).

The role of Quality Manager

· Management of the QA team to ensure coverage across all shifts as required.

· Complete audits and monitor the consistency of outputs across the team for compliance purposes.

· Complete KPIs and monitor the consistency of outputs across the team for compliance purposes.

· Training the team to ensure that new processes and procedures are adopted.

· Building production team capability to improve communication and understanding of technical standards.

· Investigating customer complaints or any non-conformance raised internally or externally to provide data which informs resolution.

· Organises organoleptic panels to ensure consistent quality.

· Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all employees and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the SHE policy.

About our client

Our client is one of the UK’s leading ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturers of retailer own label, licensed and branded cakes, supplying recognisable major retailers across the UK and European market.

Their team of experts develop and manufacture a wide range of high-quality ambient cake products across several different categories including celebration cakes, mini rolls, mince pies, fruit pies and a wide range of chilled desserts including cheesecake, crumbles and sponge cakes. These include mince pies, celebration cakes, slab cakes, cupcakes and many more!

They are passionate about their products and aim to put the customer at the heart of everything they do.

With recent investment and acquisitions taking them to nearly 1,400 direct employees, this is an exciting time to join! They are continually looking to grow, but can only do that with exceptional talent across all levels and disciplines of the business. That is where you come into it!

On top of making some delicious cakes and desserts, they do a lot of fun stuff too! Whether that be Christmas fun days, pancake-flipping competitions, Red Nose Day events or odd-sock days, you’ll be coming to work smiling.

What benefits do they offer?

Financial

· Salary between £42,880 - £48,880 depending on experience

· 4x Life Assurance/Death in Service Benefit

· Access to the company Benefits Hub

· Access to ‘Company Shop’ – a discounted re-distributor of surplus food and household products

Health & Wellbeing

· 25 days holiday per annum (plus statutory holidays)

· 24/7 Access to a GP

· 24/7 Bereavement Support

Personal & Professional Development

· Dedicated in-house Learning & Development/Training team

· Online training platform with access to 100+ training courses

A few other bits

· Quarterly and Yearly Awards – recognising those who have gone above and beyond!

· Free on-site parking

· Free refreshments

Quality Control Manager working with furniture (hands on role).

£32,000 - £35,000 per annum

One role available

Work hours are from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, with the possibility of occasional remote work after completing your initial three months of training, located near Swindon.

Acorn by Synergie is seeking individuals with expertise in the furniture industry, particularly those who have dealt with the quality aspects of assembling self-build flat packs for their client. Your role would involve thoroughly inspecting and ensuring the quality of various aspects of the assembly process.

Purpose of the role:

• You will be working on the largest retail account, handling quality issues that you cant always see, so viewing these from afar via teams etc might need to happen, you need to be organised and capable of managing many quality issues at once.
• You need to ensure you can read and interpret technical design packages and manufacturing details to allow full and accurate quality control inspection to be carried out, as at times You will be working in the warehouse putting together some fixtures (furniture, mannequins etc.) that have been created outside the country.
• Training is exceptional as you will be trained and supported by other internals currently working to support the accounts and the successful person will get to develop further within the company, so the potential is so great for progression.
• To ensure that all product ordered by the company is fit for purpose, consistent and meets both internal standards and specification, but also the expectations of our clients. This includes any legal and statutory regulation compliance.
• To develop and maintain current quality control standards and actively improve these.
• To act as the first point of contact for quality issues for the company supply and manufacturing base and actively improve the supplier and manufacturing standards without incurring any increase in product or material cost.
• Actively maintain and build supplier relations to increase product quality.
• To conduct quality control checks in line with the company standards for any product and/ or material required.
• To be a conduit between third-party QC agencies and Far East supply base to ensure a clear path of communication and resolution to all QC issues.
• To monitor and advise on the performance of the quality control system and develop this accordingly.
• To liaise with any internal department to execute the quality control process. To actively maintain professional relationships at all times.
• Ensure that all product checks exercise full and detail quality control inspection covering all aspects of the quality control process. To accurately record these in the quality control format for future reference.
• To have key involvement with our supply and manufacturing base and attend manufacturing facilities when required to carry out quality control inspections.
• To carry out inspections within a timely fashion, without affecting prototyping or production time.
• To fully support the Design managers in the interest of quality control.
• To act as conduit for communication between supplier / manufacturers and internal teams to determine product and material quality.

Key Activities:

• Devising and furthering the established quality control procedures, standards and specifications.
• Reviewing technical specifications and client requirement and ensuring these are met in manufacturing production.
• Working closely with the design team and purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from suppliers and/ or manufacturers.
• Setting standards for quality as well as considering health and safety in all instances.
• Ensuring that manufacturing and production processes meet the required standards determined by the company and it's clients.
• Determining specific areas of improvement in both reducing product waste (material and time) and increasing manufacturing efficiency
• Define quality procedures around all product ranges and with internal departments (Sales, design and procurement).
• Establishing and maintaining controls and document procedures in the function of quality control
• Using relevant tools to establish and identify a clear and unbiased view of product and manufacturing quality.
• Advocate for cost benefits and consequences within communication that demonstrates to others the importance of risk assessment, prevention and corrective action.
• Maintaining an accurate quality control report system, documenting and recording all QC checks in both UK, Europe and Far East Supply.
• Provide and maintain a weekly tracking document for quality controlled product. This will detail what quality controls inspections have been carried out, a summary of the results, pass/ fail rates and details of the supplier/ manufacturer responsible. If a fail the value of the credit that is being requested and a breakdown of potential cost reimbursement. This will include all labour and transport costs incurred and also a charge for QC work undertaken that we will expect the split to pay. Where an item fails a credit must be received within 4 weeks of failure date.

Requirements:

• Degree educated or comparable qualification and / or experience
• 5 GCSE grades A/B or O Levels, including English and Maths
• Extensive experience in retail equipment/ interiors or comparable industry
• Extensive familiarity with Microsoft packages
• Strong experience in quality control role / inspections and quality reporting
• Ability to read and interpret technical design packages and manufacturing details to allow full and accurate quality control inspections to be carried out.
• Detailed understanding of manufacturing and finishing details.

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The Quality Control manager is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of operational service quality. Reporting directly to Singapore DGM, you will work cross-functionally with our various Business Units (BUs) including Freight, Cross-Border and Supply Chain Management to drive overall operational excellence.

Key responsibilities:

· Lead ongoing monitoring of key operational metrics and data reporting

· Drive performance improvement based on key operational metrics

· Develop and implement internal quality control standards

· Analyse existing operational flows and highlight potential process weaknesses

· Evaluate and execute process improvement opportunities

· Work closely with BUs to ensure adherence to operational processes and SLAs

Requirements:

· 5 years of working experience in similar position

· Previous exposure to e-commerce and/or logistics sector(s) highly advantageous

· High level of resourcefulness and adaptability

· Collaborative and data-driven approach to problem solving

· Able to work independently and with high attention to detail

· Language proficiency in both English and Chinese (reading, writing and verbal) is a must for liaison with HQ and Chinese speaking stakeholders

· Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Job Overview

Ensures that all products of the company meet consistent standards. Plan and implement quality control tests. Also inspect at various stages in production and formulate reports on their key findings to strike the best solution as and when needed.

Responsibility and Duties

• Overall, in-charge of the QC Department and its adherence to the QHSE System Procedures.
• Settle quality issues with customers.
• Keep, control, and confirm formulation and blending procedures including new products in the OASIS System.
• Participate in the root cause analysis and in the formulation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Approve affected nonconforming lot disposition in the absence of Plant Manager or Business Head.
• Confirm and provide resources for the laboratory and other QC needs.
• NCF report coordination and monitoring.
• Coordinate nonconforming product for recall to Production, Plant Manager and Production Admin.
• Implement corrective actions and preventive actions as instructed.

Requirement

• Degree or Diploma in Science (preferably Chemistry) or Chemical Process Technology.
• A minimum of 5 years QC experience in chemical manufacturing industry.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage deadlines.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills