Regional Quality Lead
- Wales
- £56,000-66,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Office Location: Operating from numerous locations to support regional teamsRegion: South (Southern/South East, Wales & Western, Rail Systems)About the Role:We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Quality Manager to join our growing team. In this crucial position, you will lead and deploy a programme to achieve a right first time, every culture ensure ensuring all projects within the Southern region adhere to our business systems controls and processes while nurturing and drive a the right culture and behaviours of for continuous improvement.This role requires regional leadership and expertise in deploying sustainable quality and operational excellence. You will work collaboratively across AmcoGiffen to implement a quality toolkit that fosters a quality culture and facilitates effective change management. . Your objective will be to promote smarter working practices by enhancing quality and efficiency, ensuring project delivery on time through a right first-time approach, and ultimately reducing costs and underpinned by safe working practices.Key Responsibilities:
- SHEQ Strategy Deployment: Support the implementation of the SHEQ Strategy and Quality Management Strategy within the region.
- Quality Readiness Reviews: Facilitate and lead Quality Readiness reviews prior to projects commencing on site alongside PMs, Site Agents, and Project Teams.
- BMS Compliance: Ensure adherence to the Business Management System (BMS) in your region.
- Quality Procedures Development: Create and develop quality-specific procedures and tools aligned with business and industry standards.
- Project Support: Be proactively available to support projects, ensuring the implementation of Quality governance.
- Assurance Planning: Assist project teams during the planning phase to develop assurance plans that comply with the BMS throughout the project lifecycle.
- Deep Dive Audits: Assess quality maturity by conducting deep dive audits in compliance with the AmcoGiffen Audits and Inspections Procedure.
- Training and Awareness: Support the identification and delivery of quality training to instil a quality culture across the organization.
- Performance Monitoring: Track leading and lagging quality performance indicators to identify trends and improvement areas.
- Problem Solving: Lead problem identification and resolution activities identified through assurance checks.
- External Assurance Support: Assist with external quality assurance activities and supply chain assurance.
- Knowledge Sharing: Capture and disseminate key learnings and benefits across other regions.
- Engagement and Representation: Collaborate with management and engineering teams on quality initiatives and represent Amco Giffen at relevant client forums.
- Tendering Support: Provide quality insights and information for tendering activities as requested.
- Collaboration for Improvement: Work jointly to enhance performance and reduce costs associated with poor quality.
- Quality Reporting: Produce periodic quality reports as per internal and client requirements, giving visibility of project quality performance.
- BTEC Engineering or an equivalent level of education.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Proven experience in a Quality/Engineering role .
- Membership in the Chartered Quality Institute (or working towards this)
- Hands-on experience with Integrated Management Systems (IMS).
- Understand and report Quality performance measurement and analysis.
- Familiarity with core quality tools (5 Whys, 8D, FMEA, APQP, Lean Principles).
- Certified Lead Auditor status (ISO 9001:2015).
- Designing, developing or facilitating Quality topics including Induction and Awareness modules
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Sound understanding of Project Delivery and Engineering processes, procedures documentation.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Operating independently to manage the portfolio of works, aligned to the quality strategy.
- NEBOSH certificate or equivalent.
- HNC in Engineering/Construction.
- Degree in Engineering or related fields.Additional Lead Auditor qualific
- PTS (Personal Track Safety) certification.
- Membership in the Chartered Quality Institute.
- Competitive annual salary, negotiable based on experience.
- Company car or car allowance.
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service).
- Up to 3 volunteer days.
- Company contributory pension scheme.
- Life insurance coverage.
- Westfield Health Cash Plan and Rewards program.
- Emphasis on personal and professional development and career advancement.
- Continuous learning opportunities within a safe working environment.
- Employee forums for sharing and voicing ideas.