Product Quality Specialist
Salary: Circa £45,000 depending on experience
Location: Bolton
Headline Benefits: A bonus of up to £2,500, Paid Overtime, Strong pension, 25 days annual leave with the option to accrue 15 additional days flexi leave, enhanced parental leave.
We’re working with an award-winning, world-leading, engineering organisation, that has an exciting opportunity for a Product Quality Specialist who will assist with the definition and implementation of tool innovations and proactively engage with engineering, manufacturing and quality management teams.
The Product Quality Specialist role:
This role offers a unique opportunity to drive improvements in product assurance and quality through the enhanced utilisation of our, software Tools and data analytics tools.
In this role, you will be at the forefront of enhancing product quality by implementing new software solutions and engaging with engineering, manufacturing, and quality management teams. You will have the chance to work in an international, high-tech environment where innovation, integrity, and team spirit are core values.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in SAP systems, business intelligence, and analytics tools, with a focus on delivering operation improvement. You will work hands-on with cutting-edge technology to predict and prevent quality issues, driving meaningful change and innovation within the organisation.
Role Purpose:
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SAP and Software Systems: Lead the integration and optimisation of SAP systems, particularly within the SAP Quality Management (QM) module, to enhance quality assurance processes and support software changes and testing.
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Data Analytics and Innovation: Utilise business intelligence and analytics tools to solve quality challenges, focusing on predictive and prescriptive analytics to anticipate and prevent non-conformance issues.
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Training and Development: Develop and deliver comprehensive training programmes to ensure users are proficient with SAP systems and quality management tools, fostering continuous learning and improvement.
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User Support and System Management: Manage user support requests, incidents, and system updates to ensure smooth and efficient operations and minimise disruptions.
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Continuous Improvement: Implement best practices across the product lifecycle to improve quality, reduce issues, and maintain high industry standards.
Role Responsibilities:
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Provide expert support and guidance to users on quality assurance processes, SAP systems, and business intelligence tools.
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Manage the setup of new users, maintain user accounts, and perform regular reviews to ensure system security and effective use.
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Lead the development, testing, and deployment of new tools and dashboards to enhance quality management and business intelligence capabilities.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage software release and change cycles, ensuring all changes are well-documented and communicated.
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Drive corrective actions and process improvements, leveraging data-driven insights to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
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Manage SAP/QM configurations and customisations, supporting the migration to SAP HANA and ensuring seamless system integration.
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Participate in process harmonisation efforts across international teams and contribute to developing a cohesive Quality Assurance strategy.
Product Quality Specialist experience required:
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Operational experience in product quality management
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Experience of working in an aerospace/ defence engineering business – preferred, not essential
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Working knowledge of ERP systems, and in particular SAP QM / SAP HANA, together with SAP project and change management experience – beneficial, but not essential.
The business are firm believers in offering all staff the best possible platform to succeed, providing support for career development as well as personal assistance. They hold numerous awards on the back of this work and have a range of employee networks and internal communities that include Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Gender Equality, Neurodiversity, Pride, Ethnic Diversity and many more. They really care about their staff and are passionate about what they do and why they do it.
Their order book stretches for many years, and they have healthy profits and a range of new projects in place. They’re stable with steady controlled growth, offer dynamic working, and fantastic opportunities to grow and develop your career further.
Cirrus Selection offers the services of an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and the services of an Employment Business for contract recruitment