Quality Assurance Manager

Harrison Spinks; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A family business focused on quality and sustainability is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager in Leeds. The role involves ensuring compliance with UK product regulations, supporting product documentation, and leading external audits. Ideal candidates will bring experience from the mattress manufacturing industry, strong organizational skills, and familiarity with ISO standards.

Benefits

Incremental holiday allowance based on service

Additional wellbeing day

Training & development opportunities

Contributory pension scheme

Colleague discount

Life assurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of UK product regulations and retailer standards.
• Previous experience in mattress manufacturing or related industry desirable.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance with UK product regulations.
• Support technical documentation for products.
• Lead external audits and maintain the QMS.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Organized

Confident in dealing with customers and auditors

Education

Experience in compliance, quality, or technical role

Job description

Harrison Spinks is a family business with a focus on quality, innovation, and sustainability. We're not your average business, but if you're willing to work hard, get stuck in, and have some fun along the way, then we'd love to welcome you to our team.

We are recruiting for a motivated team member to join our Beds division as a Quality Assurance Manager based in our offices in Leeds.

Reporting to the Head of Compliance and Technical Product, the Quality Assurance Manager will work closely with product development, quality control, and the Head of Compliance and Technical Product to ensure product legality, safety, and marketability.

Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week (Compressed Hours)

Key Duties

Regulatory & Legal Compliance

• Manage and maintain compliance with UK product regulations.
• Support technical documentation for mattress, divan, and headboard compliance.

Customer-Specific Standards

• Implement customer compliance requirements.
• Ensure the maintenance of testing, declarations, and submissions for portals for retail clients.
• Ensure labelling and product data match customer specifications.

Certifications & Standards

• Support and maintain third-party certifications.
• Support ISO 14001 implementation and product-level environmental claims.

Cross-Functional Support

• Work closely with the Head of Compliance and Technical Product, New Product Development, Quality Control, Purchasing, and Production.
• Assist in change control reviews for component changes impacting compliance.
• Provide compliance input into product development and critical path discussions.

Lead External Audits/ISO 9001

• Be the point of contact and lead for all external audits.
• Maintain and improve the QMS for continual certification.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong working knowledge of UK product regulations and retailer standards.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and confident in dealing with customers and auditors.
• Previous experience in a compliance, quality, or technical role in mattress manufacturing or related industry is desirable.
• Experience with ISO 9001 QMS standards.
• Experience with ISO 14001 and sustainability standards.
• Knowledge of European compliance and National Bed Federation standards.

Essential Attributes

• Hungry - a manageable and sustainable commitment to doing a job well and going above and beyond when required.
• Smart - asks good questions, listens attentively, and stays engaged in conversations.
• Humility - shares credit, emphasizes team over self, and defines success collectively.

What We Offer In Return

• Incremental holiday allowance based on service.
• Additional wellbeing day – a day dedicated to you.
• Training & development opportunities.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Colleague discount.
• Life assurance.
• Wellbeing initiatives.