Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for an experienced Quality Manager with a background in nuclear on a permanent basis, to be located in Preston

Responsibilities;

Comply with and support the development and management of the Integrated Management System in accordance with ISO and regulatory requirements

Responsible for the development, preparation, issue, and control of quality related project documentation

Manage the internal and supplier audit programme, including conducting internal and supplier audits and assessments, ensuring that relevant quality grades are clearly identified and documented

Responsibility for delivering QA/QC oversight and assurance arrangements for projects and supply chain

Ensuring procedures and management processes are maintained in line with all regulatory standards, participate in management assessments and customer feedback. Support / deliver identified corrective actions.

Management and coordination of the project quality activities in line with project requirements

Provide guidance and advice to project teams on quality issues

Encourage learning from experience (LFE) to aid continual improvement

Ensuring all project documentation is kept up to date in line with overall project status

Represent quality during attendance at project meetings

Identify opportunities for improvement and support their pursuance.

Establishing a good internal working relationship with project personnel at all levels to ensure the effective and efficient completion of all quality related activities and verify both the organisations and customer's quality requirements are clearly understood and communicated

Support and champion the development and maintenance of a 'Right First Time' approach to project execution and promote an authentic nuclear safety culture across the project and throughout the project supply chain

Conducting quality compliance checks against ISO and regulatory standards - nuclear and non-nuclear, regular audits/surveillance inspections on project activity both on-site and across the full depth and breadth of the project supply chain, including responsibility for any new supplier audits required for initial supplier assessment and selection purposes.

Ensure lessons learned are captured and guidance notes produced and distributed across the project and wider organisation and customer network; lessons learned will address both positive and negative learning opportunities

Manage the capture, collation and reporting of quality related KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) and provide input as instructed to monthly and ad-hoc management reports

Review project quality performance on an ongoing basis seeking opportunities for the delivery of continuous improvements

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