Quality Manager

Quality Manager
Blandford
Quality Manager salary: £51,000 – £57,500

Please note: only applicants with the full-time, permanent right to work in the UK will be considered.

 

Quality Manager Overview:

• Own the QMS and move the site from reactive quality to prevention-led control
• Lead investigations, corrective action and COPQ reduction across manufacturing processes
• Manage and develop the quality team, raising standards and accountability
• Drive customer and supplier quality performance, audits and improvement plans
• Spend a balanced mix of time on the shop floor and in the office to embed discipline

 

This Quality Manager role takes ownership of the site quality strategy as the business continues to grow. The Quality Manager will strengthen how procedures are followed, improve problem-solving and corrective action, and build a more proactive quality culture in a heavily audited manufacturing environment. The Quality Manager will lead the existing quality function, with room to grow the team and add further staff beneath them over time. This Quality Manager role is full-time on-site in Blandford, with flexibility on hours and occasional customer/supplier travel.

 

Day-to-day responsibilities of a Quality Manager

• Own and improve the Quality Management System and site quality governance
• Lead investigations and corrective actions, focusing on root cause and blame prevention
• Drive right-first-time performance and reduce scrap, rework and cost of poor quality
• Strengthen in-process controls, documentation discipline and change control
• Lead internal audits and support external/customer/supplier audits through to close-out
• Act as the main customer quality contact for complaints, escapes and performance reviews
• Lead supplier quality activity: approvals, audits, corrective actions and development plans
• Support NPI quality planning and ensure quality deliverables land properly into production
• Coach and develop the quality team, raising consistency, pace and standards
• Spend time on the shop floor to support containment, reinforce standards and improve adherence
• Report quality KPIs and trends, using data to prioritise improvement actions
• Deputise and support wider operational leadership where quality decisions impact delivery and risk

 

What they’re looking for – Quality Manager

• Proven experience in a manufacturing quality leadership role (Quality Manager, Quality Lead, Senior Quality Engineer leading teams)
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 and a confident approach to audits and QMS ownership
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes and how quality is controlled on the shop floor
• Track record leading investigations, corrective actions and measurable improvements
• Able to bring the best out of people, set expectations and improve accountability
• Comfortable being hands-on across shop floor and office, managing priorities in a busy environment
• Strong customer and supplier communication, able to hold difficult conversations professionally
• Engineering background preferred (time-served/apprentice trained welcomed), qualifications helpful

 

What’s on offer – Quality Manager

• Quality Manager salary: £51,000 – £57,500
• Professional development and training, with a proven track record to offer this to employees who deserve it.
• Opportunity for the Quality Manager to the business on a wider scale.
• Flexibility on hours, on-site role with some access to WFH

 

How to apply for the Quality Manager position

If you’re interested in this Quality Manager role, get in touch to talk it through.
Call or message Hayden at Holt Engineering on 07955 081 482.