The Chartered Quality Institute

Apollo Fire Detectors Limited

We are the UK market leaders and the largest independent smoke detector manufacturer in the world. We export to over 100 countries and have offices in five overseas territories with a plan to add three more by 2009.

Business Excellence Manager

Salary: Competitive
Location: Havant - Hampshire

We are looking for someone to champion excellence in our business processes, products and services. You will develop a team capable of leading this drive for excellence during an exciting period of significant organic growth in a global market.

Utilising your professional skills you will focus on introducing a systematic quality systems review, establishing a professional quality engineering function, implementing a process control system in a high volume lean manufacturing environment and working with our JV in China to implement an appropriate quality plan.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline and hold professional quality qualifications. Experience of taking responsibility for the development and maintenance of a QMS is essential as well as a passion for driving best practice within a business. The ability to collaborate with others is vital as well as being able to demonstrate your management skills in leading a team.

Please send your CV via e-mail to erica.orourke@apollo-fire.co.uk or in writing to Apollo Fire Detectors Limited, 36 Brookside Road, Havant, Hampshire PO9 1JR, with a covering letter indicating why you are suitable for the role.