Quality Assurance Manager

Sulzer; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Private Medical Insurance

Medicash Health Cash Plan

33 days’ holiday

Pension contribution

Employee Assistance Programmes

Discounts on shopping, entertainment &

Costco membership

Car leasing discount

Long Service Awards

Sulzer Learning Pathways

Support for veterans

Job summary

Sulzer is seeking an experienced QA Manager for our Leeds Advanced Pump Design and Manufacturing Facility. You will lead the Quality Assurance function across manufacturing and a global supply chain, shaping strategy, audits, and continuous improvement.

You will manage a team of 4 direct reports and influence a wider quality network of over 15 indirect reports, ensuring compliance and customer confidence in complex engineered products.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in QA within manufacturing.
• Strong supplier quality management experience.
• Experience with fabrication, machining and assembly.
• Proficient in developing and managing ITPs.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and CI methodologies.
• Effective stakeholder management and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA and Supplier Quality for Leeds facility.
• Develop quality strategies, policies and procedures.
• Manage quality team and drive performance.
• Improve supplier quality across global supply chain.
• Ensure ITPs are robust and effective.
• Lead investigations and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Procurement and PM.
• Oversee audits, compliance reviews and improvements.
• Apply inspection and testing methods, including NDT where applicable.

Skills

Quality leadership

Supplier quality management

Fabrication & machining

Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs)

Quality management systems

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder management

Influencing suppliers

Job description

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

About the role

At Sulzer, innovation and excellence are at the heart of everything we do. Our Leeds site is an Advanced Pump Design and Manufacturing Facility and a recognised centre of excellence within our global network. From this facility, we engineer and manufacture some of the largest and most complex pump packages in the world, supporting critical infrastructure projects across the energy, water, industrial and renewable sectors worldwide.

Due to an internal transfer, we are looking for an experienced QA Manager to lead and develop our Quality Assurance function across both manufacturing operations and an extensive global supply chain.

The Role

Leading a team of 4 direct reports and influencing a wider quality network of more than 15 + indirect reports, you will play a key role in maintaining customer confidence, supporting operational excellence, and ensuring compliance with both internal and external quality requirements.

This position offers significant exposure to complex engineered products, demanding customer expectations, and a diverse international supplier base.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality functions for the Leeds manufacturing facility.
• Develop and maintain quality strategies, policies and procedures aligned with business objectives.
• Manage and develop a high performing Quality and Supplier Quality team.
• Drive supplier quality performance across a large and diverse global supply chain.
• Ensure robust quality planning through Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs).
• Lead investigations into quality issues, implementing effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Procurement and Project Management teams to deliver customer requirements.
• Oversee auditing activities, compliance reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure the effective application of inspection and testing methodologies, including NDT requirements where applicable.
• Support customer inspections, witness testing and quality reviews.

What We’re Looking For

Proven Quality Assurance leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.

• Strong supplier quality management experience.
• Knowledge of fabrication, machining and assembly processes.
• Experience developing and managing Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs).
• Understanding of quality management systems and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence both operational teams and external suppliers.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques and requirements.
• Experience working with large engineered equipment, rotating equipment, pumps, pressure vessels or similar products.
• Understanding of NORSOK standards.
• Experience operating within highly regulated industries such as energy, oil & gas, water, nuclear or renewables.

What we offer you

Core Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Annual personal bonus scheme based on company and personal performance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Medicash Health Cash Plan (covering everyday healthcare expenses such as dental, optical and GP services)
• 33 days’ holiday
• Defined pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Programmes
• Discounts on shopping, entertainment & lifestyle
• Costco membership option
• Discounted personal car leasing for you, family & friends
• Long Service Awards
• Ongoing learning through Sulzer Learning Pathways
• Armed Forces Support – As a Silver Award holder of the MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, we actively support veterans, reservists and Cadet Adult Volunteers. This includes policies that enable time for training, camps and deployment, alongside access to a growing internal military network.

We’ve recently invested significantly in modernising our Leeds facility — creating a brighter, more efficient, and more advanced workspace designed to support high‑quality work and a great employee experience. Alongside our upgraded facilities, you’ll benefit from:

• Free, secure parking with EV charging
• Multi-faith prayer room
• Newly modernised work areas
• Lively Sports & Social Club with events & prize draws
• 24/7 onsite gym
• Subsidised vending machines
• Subsidised Canteen offering hot and cold food

Working Pattern

This role is primarily site-based in Leeds, reflecting its close connection to our operations and team collaboration. However, we take a positive and flexible approach to ways of working, recognising the importance of balance and autonomy, so ad-hoc home working can be supported where appropriate. Alongside this, we offer a 37-hour working week with a flexi-time policy, giving you the ability to bank hours and take them back as service leave, helping you manage your time in a way that works best for you.

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.