Quality Manager

An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Quality Manager!

Location: Cardiff, UK

Job ID: 39205

As a Quality Manager in Cardiff, you will drive the team formation, implementation and maintenance of a robust Quality/CQIM (Customer Quality Incident Management) function within HID PACS. 

This is a wide-ranging role, implementing the functions quality and QA to help ensure the best quality practice and support across HD PACS Solutions.

If this sounds like you keep on reading !

Who are we? 

HID powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,500 worldwide employees. Check us out here: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo 

Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS):

HID Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS) is at the forefront of securing spaces with advanced, reliable access control solutions. From cutting-edge readers, credentials and controllers, to mobile and biometric technologies, HID PACS empowers organizations worldwide to protect their people, property and assets with scalable, high-quality solutions. 

This is more than just a job – it’s your chance to join an industry leader to drive innovation in access control and make a real impact on global security solutions.  

As our Quality Manager, you’ll support HID’s success by: 

• Leads and manages a team of Quality Champions and ensures adequate Customer Incident Management is in place to support the entire HID PACS Portfolio.
• Structures and supports their team to provide the following functions.
• Management coordinator of Quality Management System to maintain certification of ISO9001 at the HID Cardiff site.
• Support Audit program to ensure the company and its staff follow laid down procedures which comply with ISO9001at the HID Cardiff site.
• Raise the general level of quality awareness within the company and organize regular audits, helping to drive Continuous Improvement.
• Champions the PACS PSQ Process and adoption within PACS.
• Measure, compile, analyze and report internal & external quality metrics.
• Drive cost of poor-quality improvements.
• Lead triage and escalation of emerging product quality issues to resolution.
• Control non-conforming products in accordance with specification and manage corrective and preventative actions completion and verify effectiveness.
• Manage corrective action requests (CAR’s) for external & internal product and process quality issues.
• Facilitate root cause and failure analysis of returned product as necessary.
• Facilitate FMEA meetings with a cross-functional team to ensure quality is built into new products & processes
• Prepare and present quality information to management, suppliers and customers as required.
• Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedule and goals.
• Provides guidance to team members within established company policies.
• Makes recommendations to policies and established procedures that affect the immediate business group

Technical Responsibilities:

• Assists upper-level management and staff as a technical specialist or advisor.
• Works on issues of diverse scope, where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends.
• Reviews complete project documents for conformity and quality assurance.
• Develops new techniques and/or improved processes, materials, or products.

What we will love about your background:

• Knowledge of RFID, Bluetooth and NFC Technology - strongly desired.
• Knowledge of Controllers, SIOs and Head End Systems -strongly desired.
• Knowledge of Firmware and Software Quality practices would be beneficial
• Knowledge of HID Cloud Services and HID Mobile Solutions would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of HID Physical and virtual credentials, including card formats and HID Elite program.
• Knowledge of Biometric Access Control Solutions would be beneficial.
• Must demonstrate customer focused mentality.
• Excellent problem-solving and project management skills.

Your Experience and Education include:

• A college degree in a related field is preferred.
• Must have at least 5 to 7 years’ Testing/Quality Assurance experience, to include management/leadership responsibilities.
• Internal drive to meet goals.
• Demonstrated time management, communication, presentation, and organization skills.
• Must have the ability to work with various cultures in a global team.
• Must be able to make effective and independent business decisions.
• A solid understanding of quality system requirements and quality tools such as 8D, Cause & Effect Diagram (fishbone), control plans, SPC, FMEA
• Demonstrated analytical skills to use the data driven approach to solve customer quality issues.
• Understanding and proven work experience with quality, lean and waste elimination processes and tools ensuring continuous improvement.
• Ability to manage a team, multi-task, set priorities and meet deadlines.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary and rewards package.
• Competitive benefits and annual leave offering, allowing for work-life balance.
• A vibrant, welcoming & inclusive culture.
• Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximize your potential.
• To be a part of a global organization that is pioneering the hardware, software and services that allow people to confidently navigate the physical and digital worlds.

Why apply? 

• Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences. You don’t need to check all the boxes. If you have most of the skills and experience, we want you to apply.
• Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.
• Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves, to feel appreciated and accepted.

We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!
On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something.  HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries.  We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.  
 
When you join our HID team, you’ll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You’ll have 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

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