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Introduction

We require a Quality & Assembly Value Stream Project Lead to join our Quality department, based at our site in Abercynon South Wales.

Key Responsibilities - Continual Improvement 

• Encouraging, monitoring and reporting on all quality improvement programs active in the site. 
• Champion the integration of quality measurement and improvement tools into the operational environment.
• Actively manage the development of quality assurance. 
• Actively deevlop employee understanding of Quality issues and their role to achieve and improve standards in the business. 
• Develop the proactive, preventative and supportive approach to quality improvement, ensuring departmental owenership of the relevant KPI's.
• Work with the team in the Machine Shop to look at potential insourcing opportunities of work on our exisiting plan to improve recoveries. 
• Create full value stream map for the Assembly value stream working from machining to plating to final assembly to create an action plan for reducing identified waste. 

Key Responsibilities - Quality Management

• Review and maintain the Quality department targets and objectives for the site and develop action plans to continually improve performance. 
• Ensure systems are in place to manage down the cost of quality, customer returns and scrap levels.
• Work with the team and BSI to successfully implement AS9100 as an accreditation to the site. 

Key Responsibilities - Auditing

• Ensure that there is a robust system to manage audits to monitor compliance to the management system.
• Produce reports on audit results for action by the Functional Managers. 

Key Responsibilities - Resource Management

• Review and control of personnel in the Quality department to meet ongoing and future requirements. 
• To ensure the Quality department are suitably trained to achieve compliance to business Health and Safety requirements. 
• Work with the teams collaboratively within the Assembly Value Stream.

Key Responsibilities - Supplier Development

• Management of the supplier development function focusing on supplier development in cost, quality and delivery in conjunction with the Purchasing Department activities. 

Key Responsibilities - Customer Satisfaction

• Lead role in ensuring resolution to any quality concerns for key customers to the business.
• Review of customer satisfaction indicators and adoption of preventative techniques to improve these. 
• Establish and maintain effective system to deal with customer quality complaints. 
• Ensure that systems are in place to maintain proper quality records to demonstrate that customer requirements are being and have been met. 
• Visit key customers as may be required. 

Key Responsibilities - Personal Procedures

• Ensure adherance to company codes of conduct, timekeeping and disciplines.
• Develop, coach and guide the quality team to implement up to date quality systems that meet the needs of the business, our customers and the recognised quality standards applicable to the operation. 
• Work with stakeholders within the Assembly Value Stream to ensure projects are supported for identified opportunities to insource or reduce waste within the value stream.

What We Look For

• Possesses an in-depth working knowledge of business Quality Management systems.
• Clear understanding of the principles and practical applications necessary of a robust manufacturing Quality Management system.
• Ability to facilitate and lead quality improvement activities (8D, PFMEA, etc).
• Ability to coach and development ownership of conformance to requirements by all departments. 
• Possess and in depth knowledge and application of defect prevention and quality improvement techniques (Poka -Yoke, PRMEA, etc).
• Understand the requirements of project management phases and structure, specifically for NPI activities and projects. 
• Understand key measurement principles and techniques.
• Can communicate clearly with company members across all departments at all levels. 
• Clear and detailed understanding of Quality standards (ISO9001,140001,AS9100, etc)
• An ability to work in a structured and methodical way.
• The ability to prioritise activities based on understanding of business needs.
• Ability to work with teams that do not directly report to you in delivering value added projects.
• Someone who leads from the front when delivering value within the business. 

What We Offer 

From this role you will have the opportunity to develop the experience needed to explore and progress to more senior roles within the TT Electronics Abercynon or the wider group if that is your own career plan. 

• Enhanced pension contributions
• Healthcare cashback plan
• Employee assistance programme
• Site incentive plan
• Financial wellbeing benefit
• Discounted online and high street shopping and lifestyle vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted RAC membership 
• Discounted Gym memership at local leisure centres
• Specsavers vouchers
• Free fruit Tuesdays.
• 183.75 hours annual leave plus bank holidays
• A supportive and friendly working environment with a focus on wellbeing and sustainability

TT Electronics are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Our Recruitment Process

Initally we will reach out to you for an informal conversation about the role. This will allow you the opportunity to ask questions and find out more about TT, our site and our team. It will also give us the chance to learn more about you and your experience to date. At this point, both parties have the opportunity to decide if they would like to continue with the process.

Formal interviews will be held on site and include a tour of the facility.

Due to the specific projects that TT Electronics Abercynon supports, we are unable to sponsor work viasa for this role. Candidates will be required to achieve Baseline Personal Security Standard Clearance and hold UK or US citizenship.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre and during employment drug and alcohol testing. 

Solving Technology Challenges for a Sustainable World

We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe – so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you! Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to your application, in order that we can accommodate and support you in the process. If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we’d love to hear from you.  

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