NPI Quality Manager — Nuclear Manufacturing & Process Excellence

Hunter Selection; Shippon; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + banks

Private healthcare

15% pension

Bonus scheme

Life Assurance

Advanced sick pay

Income protection

Job summary

Hunter Selection is seeking an experienced NPI Quality Manager in Abingdon to own quality across the New Product Introduction lifecycle within a regulated manufacturing environment, including nuclear industry projects.

You will work closely with customers, engineering, manufacturing and project teams to ensure products meet quality, compliance and traceability standards, while leading continuous improvement across operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in NPI quality roles, especially in regulated manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans and quality planning tools.
• Experience taking products from feasibility through to production release.
• Understanding of process validation, inspection planning and QA methodologies.
• Proven experience working with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Experience in compliance, traceability and quality management requirements.
• Strong problem-solving and continuous improvement skills.
• Ability to balance quality with project delivery in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have full right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality activities across NPI projects from concept to production launch.
• Embed APQP within manufacturing processes.
• Manage quality requirements through feasibility, development, validation and readiness.
• Act as primary quality liaison between customers and internal teams.
• Develop and maintain control plans, PFMEAs and inspection strategies.
• Ensure product traceability and documentation throughout lifecycle.
• Support manufacturing readiness reviews and product qualification activities.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce risk and improve capability.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations and project teams to maintain standards.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance quality and reliability.

Skills

Quality management

NPI quality

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

APQP

PFMEA

Control Plans

Job description

Hunter Selection is seeking an experienced NPI Quality Manager in Abingdon to own quality across the New Product Introduction lifecycle within a regulated manufacturing environment, including nuclear industry projects.

You will work closely with customers, engineering, manufacturing and project teams to ensure products meet quality, compliance and traceability standards, while leading continuous improvement across operations.