- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Banbridge
Location | Headquarters – Banbridge, Co Down
Hours | 38 hrs per week. 8.00am to 5.00pm Mon to Thurs & 8.00am to 3.00pm Friday
Salary | Competitive depending on experience
Responsible to | Quality Assurance Manager
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct internal and external audits to ensure compliance with company policies, industry standards and regulatory requirements
- Prepare audit reports, identify nonconformities and track correct actions
- Support customer and certification body audits, as needed
- Lead or participate in FMEA (Failure mode and effects analysis) activities to assess and mitigate risks
- Develop and maintain FMEA documentation
- Develop risk mitigation strategies based on FMEA findings
- Manage internal and external nonconformities, including root cause analysis, corrective action identification and reporting
- Track, log and resolve externally provided processes, products and services and client issues
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address systemic issues and prevent recurrence
- Analyse data to identify trends and implement process improvements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate quality standards into all relevant processes
- Develop and maintain AH-IMS documentation, procedures, work instructions etc
- Conduct relevant training and development, as required
- Promote AH’s quality culture/programme
- Prepare and present reports on quality metrics, defect rates and corrective action effectiveness to management
- Ensure compliance with the Alternative Heat – Integrated Management System (AH-IMS), internal quality standards, regulatory requirements and client-specific requirements
- Stay informed about industry regulations and standards, ensuring that processes comply with relevant requirements
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Proven experience in quality engineering, particularly in audits, FMEA and nonconformity reporting
- Familiarity with quality management systems (e.g. ISO 9001, IATF 16949 etc) and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. Six Sigma, Lean etc)
- Familiarity with other management systems (e.g. ISO 45001, ISO 14001 etc)
- Attention to detail and the ability to work to deadlines
- Strong knowledge of root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Quality Assurance, Engineering) or equivalent experience
- Experience with quality management systems and tools.
- Training in ISO standards (e.g. ISO 9001 etc)
- Certification as an ISO Lead Auditor (ISO 9001) is advantageous
Benefits
- Full in-house training and career development opportunities.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Life assurance scheme.
- Health cash plan.
- Full access to smart wellbeing platform.
- Annual flu vaccine
- Free annual health check during working hours.
- Annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
- Lavish Long service awards
- Generously funded social events organised for all employees throughout the year via our Social and Wellbeing committee.
- Electric vehicle charging ports
- Full access to car emergency kit.
- Annual Christmas raffle
- Yearly allowance for AH Branded clothing merchandise
- Secure, free onsite parking.
- Dedicated departmental budget allocated annually for team building events during working hours
- Free Barista Style Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Tea, and Fruit provided daily.
- Friendly and supportive working environment in state-of-the-art facilities.