Adam Teasdale

Overall accountability for Quality Assurance across the entire business, ensuring continued compliance with regulatory requirements and quality standards for all products and processes. Responsible for Leading the Quality function, including people and budgetary management, while providing clear strategic direction and vision for Quality Assurance. Key focus on inspiring, engaging, and motivating staff to consistently achieve the highest quality standards.

• Ensure ongoing compliance with all mandatory legislation and internal quality processes.

• Maintain ISO 9001:2015 and BS EN ISO/IEC 80079-34:2020 certification and ensure adherence to relevant quality systems.

• Lead and manage the Quality function across the product lifecycle—from concept through to field performance—fostering a proactive quality culture.

• Monitor and continuously improve the quality performance of the supply chain and factory output.

• Oversee quality input into new product introductions and updates to ensure design-for-quality principles are embedded.

• Conduct and manage internal, external, and supplier audits in line with the Raytec Audit Schedule; ensure timely implementation of all corrective actions.

• Develop and improve quality standards and processes, aiming for best-in-class product quality and operational excellence.

• Ensure quality strategies align with business objectives and operational requirements.

• Lead and manage the QA Team, providing direction, support, and development.

• Identify risks and challenges to quality; implement proactive mitigation strategies.

• Champion continuous improvement initiatives across the business to elevate quality standards.

• Reduce field-based quality issues and prevent quality escapes through robust controls.

• Anticipate and prevent quality incidents and outbreaks through proactive management.

• Work to reduce the Cost of Poor Quality by driving collaborative, cross-departmental improvement initiatives.

• Provide leadership and structured problem-solving to identify root causes and implement effective corrective actions.

• Prevent recurrence of quality issues using a holistic, data-driven approach to root cause analysis.

• Report on quality performance metrics and improvement activities to Directors and the Senior Management Team.

• Test and validate product and process improvements to drive performance and reliability.

• Promote standardisation and repeatability across supplier and in-house production to reduce variation and maintain quality.

• Contribute to overall business strategy as an active member of the senior leadership team.

• Drive a culture of continuous quality improvement across all levels of the organisation.

Working as part of the Senior Management Team to provide Hydraulic Cylinders and Accumulator Cylinders to the semi-automotive and agricultural industries.

• Overall responsibility for the development of an environment focussed on Quality.
• Reports against agreed quality metrics and provides a breakdown of the Cost of Poor Quality, on a monthly basis, to the Managing Director and the Leggett & Platt Group.
• Reports against agreed quality metrics and provides a summary of quality related incidents on a daily basis to the Managing Director, members of the Management & Supervisory Teams and all other interested parties.
• Created and implemented a new Welding Management System, resulting in successful accreditation to ISO 3834-2:2021.
• Implemented effective changes to the existing Quality Management System resulting in full closure of all inherited open non-conformities with the ISO certification body.
• Responsible for continued compliance to the following standards: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 3834-2:2021 & Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU.
• Implemented and managed an effective Quality Management System, identifying gaps and facilitating improvements leading to a improved PPM performance across the whole customer base.
• Developed and maintained a new QA Dashboard to monitor KPIs, working proactively with Directors, Managers, Supervisors and Employees to maintain and improve quality standards within their respective areas of responsibility.
• Manages a team comprising three Quality Assurance Engineers, one Quality technician and two Quality Inspectors.
• Coaches staff to attain the necessary level of knowledge and skills required to maintain company standards.
• Manages the PHC Audit Schedule.
• Audits existing suppliers, proactively challenging and implementing improvements to ensure ongoing compliance.
• First point of contact for SQAs throughout the customer base, discussing all quality related issues and topics.
• Responsible for maintaining relationships with customers and suppliers to maximise quality assurance performance and standards.
• Investigates incidents of non-conformance using 8D methodology and effective problem-solving analysis techniques such as 5-Why / Ishikawa etc.
• Manages all Warranty related incidents and concerns.
• Works both internally and with customers on the validation of all new product / processes through the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
• Reviews and validates Standard Operating Procedures, PFMEAs, Control Plans, Work Instructions, Quality Alerts and other control documents to appropriately risk assess product & processes.
• Ensures that all necessary systems and procedures are in place to satisfy all customer requirements and audits.

• Measure and monitor quality performance against agreed KPI's, implementing strategies for improvement.
• Deputise for the Quality Manager, presenting KPIs and operational Q-Performance to senior management.
• Supervise a team of Quality Assurance Engineers & Inspectors.
• Responsible for introducing 8D principles to the business, coaching members of the QA Team on the methodology involved.
• Created new framework and procedures around the newly introduced 8D process.
• Introduced Statistical Process Control to define process capability, scoring each Value Stream with an overall Cpk score.
• Investigate incidents of non-conformance using 8D methodology and effective problem-solving techniques such as 5 Why / Ishikawa etc.
• Entirely responsible for all levels of PPAP submission.
• Investigate customer complaints to address areas of improvement, eliminate non-conformance and increase customer satisfaction.
• Ensure instances of non-conformance are swiftly contained prior to any subsequent investigation.
• Enhanced the gauge calibration process by linking a tracking system to the internal audit programme.
• Verified product conformity by introducing an annual Layout Inspection Programme.
• Enhanced the process of in-line inspection by linking current Process Controls with automotive principles.
• Created Standard Operating Procedures as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

• Working as part of the Senior Management Team to provide powertrain components to global Truck manufacturers including VW, Scania, MAN, DAF and other automotive entities.
• Managed all quality-related issues, driving problem-solving techniques and corrective actions to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Implemented, streamlined and managed an effective QMS, identifying gaps and facilitating improvements that led to a reduction in internal non-conformities.
• Reduced the internal scrap rate as a percentage of sales from an average of 2.5% per month to 1.5% within 18 months.
• Met all customer Quality Agreement targets within 18 months of being appointed.
• Measured and monitored quality performance against agreed KPI's, implementing strategies for improvement whilst managing all QA Team Members.
• Supported New Product Introduction by utilising IATF 16949 & VDA 6.3 principles and methodology.
• Enhanced the company APQP process by creating and aligning new framework with VDA 6.3 P2 principles.
• Conducted internal and external audits to IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3.
• Audited existing suppliers, proactively challenging and implementing improvements to ensure compliance and growth.
• Coordinated with external auditing governing bodies to maintain and extend accreditation to IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 standards.
• Measured & audited to VDA 6.3 standard by the VW Group, ultimately achieving an ‘A’ rating.
• Liaised with SQMs throughout our customer base, discussing all quality related issues.
• Coached staff to attain the necessary level of knowledge and skills required to maintain exceptional company quality standards.
• Investigated incidents of non-conformance using 8D methodology and effective problem-solving analysis techniques such as 5- Why & Ishikawa.
• Defined corrective actions for non-conforming product and poor process capability.
• Reviewed and validated Standard Operating Procedures, Control Plans, FMEAs, Works Instructions and other control documents to ensure all processes were appropriately risk assessed and controlled.

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide powertrain components to global Truck manufacturers including VW, Scania, MAN, DAF and other automotive entities.
• Investigated incidents of non-conformance using 8D methodology and effective problem-solving techniques such as 5 Why / Ishikawa etc.
• Entirely responsible for all levels of PPAP submission.
• Investigated customer complaints and internal non-conformities to address areas of improvement, eliminate non-conformance and increase customer satisfaction.
• Ensured instances of non-conformance were swiftly contained prior to any subsequent investigation.
• Conducted internal and external, supplier facing audits to IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3.
• Created Control Plans, FMEAs, Works Instructions & Flow Charts as part of the APQP process.
• Utilised Statistical Process Control to define process capability, scoring each Production Cell with an overall Cpk score.
• Conducted MSA studies all on all gauge types and operatives according to the gauge calibration schedule.
• Highly skilled CMM programmer utilising Zeiss Calypso and Gear-Pro software.
• Verified product conformity by performing complete dimensional verifications as part of the annual Layout Inspection Programme.
• Created Standard Operating Procedures as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Owner of Customer Engineering Standards database, ensuring ongoing compliance to latest revisions.

• Responsible for the development of all forged bevel tooth gear designs.
• Produced bespoke differential gears utilising gear cutting & gear measuring technologies.
• Consulted on engineering projects, offering a mechanical perspective to different disciplines in a collaborative environment.
• Comprehensively manufactured all aspects of forge tools from technical drawings to impeccable workmanship standards.
• Inspected final products for quality and functionality.
• Defined detailed technical specifications and standards for all new forge and machine shop tooling.
• Developed new project tooling to meet exact tolerances.
• Adjusted and ground dies, tools and parts after production to assure quality control and usability.
• Adept at centre lathe turning, milling, surface & cylindrical grinding, spark erosion and gear cutting technologies.

• Read and interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports for automotive projects.
• Verified engineering applications by conducting tests and inspections.
• Interpreted an extensive variety of technical instructions in diagram form.
• Worked with Engineers on timely and accurate completion of automotive projects.
• Completed lab-based testing to evaluate product effectiveness.