Job Description
Location: Boughton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9YU, relocating factory to Power Park, Nottingham in early 2025
Base salary up to £50K subject to skills & experience, plus an excellent benefits package including company bonuses.
It's an exciting time to join Kohler Co., with over 30 diverse brands in 50+ countries, we are continuing to experience significant growth and re-investment into our privately owned, $7 billion business.
We are seeking an experienced Quality Manager to join our team at Kast, a leading manufacturer of concrete products for the luxury bathroom market and a subsidiary of Kohler Co. This is an exceptional opportunity for you to lead the research and development and quality methodologies to ensure world class manufacture of premium Kast concrete products.
Specific Responsibilities
- To act as strategic business leader for quality across all areas with specific focus on customer, supply chain and manufacturing quality.
- To act as a strategic business leader for research and development across all areas.
- Responsible for development and methodology relating to the production processes including but not limited to mould making, concrete mixes and casting, pigments, finishes and packaging.
- Testing, evaluating current and new products.
- Evaluation of competitor products.
- Engage a culture of long-term research & development; research and optimise new technologies and ingredients within category and adjacent categories, empower an innovative research spirit and deliver pro-active activities to support long term strategy.
- To own and develop the company quality system and the related external third party systems accreditations.
- To act as focal point and manage the company response to warranty issues, serious and escalated complaints, stoppage of shipment and product recalls.
- To own and take leadership in developing and implementing plans to reduce the company Cost of Quality.
- Act as focal point to represent the business on quality issues and best practice quality development.
- Identify processes within the factory for areas of weakness and improve yield and quality.
- Actively work with the team to ensure robust quality processes, plans and validation is in place for all new products.
- Work with relevant stakeholders to identify gaps in the current business quality processes and develop and implement prioritized plans and policies targeting improvements.
- To ensure strict quality standards are introduced and maintained throughout the production process.
Skills/Requirements
- Previous experience within a similar technical management role.
- Experience in mixing colours/applying coatings.
- Mentoring experience in developing talent.
- A detailed knowledge of the testing and compliance requirements.
- A proven innovative flair driving Research and Development within technical fields.
- Experience in, or exposure to, Industry bodies.
- Knowledge and implementation experience of technologies including CAD/3D Printing and Process Automation within manufacturing industries.
We can offer you a lot in return!
We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation.
About Us
At our EMEA Corporate Services we support Kohler businesses in our region, we have an excellent team of dedicated associates focused on delivering exceptional customer service and ensuring every interaction is a genuine, positive and rewarding experience for both our internal and external customers.
Kohler is an equal opportunity employer. It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified personnel in all job classifications without regard to gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race.
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