Quality Manager
WE ARE CDE.
HERE TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.
Sand is a finite resource, and it’s running out. Today, population growth and the pace of progress means the world is devouring sand like never before – 50 billion tonnes a year globally. This demand is unsustainable. Together with our customers we have already diverted over 100 million tonnes of waste material from landfill and put it back into the materials market for use in construction; protecting sand & aggregates in areas where natural material reserves are in decline and enabling production to happen closer to markets. We are minimising environmental impact and laying the foundations for the circular economy.
At CDE we work across the natural processing and waste recycling sectors, in five regions, to pioneer industry-leading, world-changing engineering solutions. Our headquarters are in Northern Ireland, and we have offices in the USA, Australia, Austria, and Brazil. For over 30 years we have relentlessly innovated and co-created wet processing solutions – completing over 2,000 global projects – and we’re only getting started. Our purpose is to create our best world, a ton at a time; empowering our customers to transform their materials into valuable resources for the betterment of people, planet, and their bottom lines.
Job Purpose
As a Quality Manager at CDE, your responsibility is to maintain the highest level of Quality excellence in all areas of CDE, guaranteeing that our products are delivered to our internal and external customers without defects.
You will be responsible for ensuring that CDE retains its yearly ISO9001:20215 surveillance accreditation and undergoes recertification every three years through our third-party certification body. This role will ensure that everyone is aware of their Quality performance through daily interactions, weekly meetings, and Governance/Management reviews at all levels within CDE. The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical and communication skills and a readiness to learn new processes to further improve end-to-end Quality in CDE.
This role will establish strong connections with our internal departments and customer site installation/commissioning teams, ensuring that any quality issues raised are quickly resolved and communicated back to each causal area for root cause analysis and corrective action activities.
The successful candidate will play a crucial role in promoting and enforcing a Quality culture, advocating best practices, and effectively communicating across all aspects of CDE.
About the role
Responsibilities
To effectively manage and control all aspects of CDE’s Quality Management System, making sure our ISO9001:20215 accreditations are upheld.
Further develop CDE’s internal procedures, systems, standards, and specifications.
Ensure that cross functional root cause corrective action investigations are effectively completed to ensure all learnings are captured across the business and minimise repeat occurrence of issues.
Host regular Quality Governance & Management review meetings. meetings with relevant internal stake holders to maintain end to end ownership of Quality at all levels within CDE.
Analyse quality data, track trends, and create reports. Use statistical tools to identify patterns and address any deviations from quality standards.
Conduct internal audits across CDE facilities and Customer Sites maintain CDE’s reputation of quality.
Identify areas for process optimization and efficiency, collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance processes and reduce defects.
Ensure that the Post Pre-Delivery Inspection performance is maintained and reducing on a yearly basis.
Implement and maintain quality control processes throughout the production cycle. This includes In Process Validation of raw materials, monitoring manufacturing & assembly areas and conducting Pre-Delivery Inspection checks.
Ensure that IFS non-conformance report process is adhered to across CDE, identifying potential quality issues before they affect project lead times.
Ensure that new and existing suppliers have implemented the required processes to meet CDE’s quality standards and are regularly audited to ensure continued compliance.
Manage a a multidisciplined Quality team to ensure Quality activities are maintained throughout all end-to-end CDE activities.
Ensure that Quality activities are done safely for all persons involved.
Promote a positive Quality culture across CDE.
Other
To adhere to CDE policy and practice.
To carry out any other duties within reason and capability associated with this role.
What you will need
Required criteria
- Degree or equivalent (HNC/HND) in a relevant field with at least 3 years’ experience in Quality leadership role Or At least 8 years’ experience in Quality Assurance.
- Experience with ISO9001:2015.
- Demonstratable working knowledge of best in class Quality management systems.
- Proven organisational skills with the ability to effectively plan, communicate, organise, and control daily workload.
- Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team.
- Attentive to detail, strong data analytics skills.
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Enthusiastic, energetic self-starter able to work on own initiative.
- Willingness to develop and adapt to new situations.
Desired criteria
- Ability to use Microsoft PowerBI.
- IFS system knowledge.
- Weld inspection experience.
- Paint inspection experience.
- Experience of completing Quality Tools, e.g. APQP, PPAP, FMEA etc.
- Previous experience in managing team members.
- Technical qualification relevant to the role.
- ISO9001 Auditor/Lead Auditor Certificate.
Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity
Audit Compliance
Managing Teams
Teamwork
CDE Group
WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy. We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers’ needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator. Wet processing is our sole focus –our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field. Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our “Customer for Life” mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.
We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME. To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally. We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude…. and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won’t take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together - life’s too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think. We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.