Automotive Quality Manager: Lead QMS & CI | 24 Days Leave

Yolk Recruitment; Tredegar; Vor Ort; GBP 50.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

24 days' annual leave

Life assurance

Private healthcare

Health cash plan

Car allowance

Zusammenfassung

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the quality function across manufacturing, drive improvements and ensure ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 compliance. You will manage a team and coordinate audits, customer and supplier relationships to sustain high product quality.

The role encompasses driving corrective actions, 8D problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives, with accountability for QA processes and customer satisfaction.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in a Quality Management role within manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 and IATF 16949.
• Experience maintaining and improving a certified Quality Management System.
• Experience planning and conducting internal audits and supporting customer and certification audits.
• Strong experience managing customer complaints, corrective actions, root‑cause analysis and 8D problem‑solving.
• Working knowledge of automotive Core Tools APQP, PPAP and FMEA; reviewing PPAP submissions.
• Experience managing supplier quality and coordinating a Quality team.

Aufgaben

• Lead and continually improve the Quality Management System, ensuring ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements.
• Manage internal, customer and certification audits, ensuring effective corrective actions and ongoing compliance.
• Oversee customer complaints, root‑cause analysis and 8D problem‑solving to prevent recurrence and improve product quality.
• Lead supplier quality management, including supplier development, performance monitoring and risk‑based audits.
• Oversee APQP, PPAP, FMEA and other automotive Core Tools, ensuring robust product approval and process controls.
• Act as the main quality contact for customers, managing concerns and ensuring requirements are met.
• Analyse quality performance, identify risks and deliver continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead, develop and coordinate the Quality team, ensuring the right skills, resources and technical support are in place.

Kenntnisse

Quality management

ISO 9001

IATF 16949

Audits

Root-cause analysis

8D problem solving

APQP/PPAP/FMEA

Supplier quality

Team leadership

Jobbeschreibung

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the quality function across manufacturing, drive improvements and ensure ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 compliance. You will manage a team and coordinate audits, customer and supplier relationships to sustain high product quality.

The role encompasses driving corrective actions, 8D problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives, with accountability for QA processes and customer satisfaction.