Quality Assurance Manager

Desaga Recruitment Ltd; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Desaga Recruitment Ltd is assisting an established high-end joinery and interior fit-out specialist in recruiting a Quality Assurance Manager based in Ware, Hertfordshire. The role oversees quality from design through manufacture and installation, coordinating design reviews, sample approvals and project documentation.

You will inspect joinery during manufacture, liaise with suppliers and internal teams, and help keep projects on programme while tackling quality issues and variations.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-end bespoke joinery.
• Understanding of design, manufacture and installation of joinery.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing technical drawings and coordinating design reviews and site surveys.
• Managing sample approvals and keeping project documentation up to date.
• Preparing programmes and communicating progress across teams.
• Coordinating the handover of drawing packages to the workshop and site.
• Inspecting joinery during manufacture and addressing quality issues.
• Working with suppliers, subcontractors and internal teams to resolve project requirements.
• Identifying variations and supporting the commercial team.

Job description

Quality Assurance Manager - Bespoke Joinery & Interior Fit-Out

Location: Ware, Hertfordshire (hybrid)

Salary: £60,000-£70,000, depending on experience

We're working with an established high‑end joinery and interior fit‑out specialist seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to oversee quality from design through to manufacture and installation.

This role brings together the design, workshop and site teams. You'll review information before it reaches production, monitor standards during manufacture and help keep projects on programme.

What you'll be doing

• Reviewing technical drawings and coordinating design reviews and site surveys.
• Managing sample approvals and keeping project documentation up to date.
• Preparing programmes and communicating progress across teams.
• Coordinating the handover of drawing packages to the workshop and site.
• Inspecting joinery during manufacture and addressing quality issues.
• Working with suppliers, subcontractors and internal teams to resolve project requirements.
• Identifying variations and supporting the commercial team.

What we’re looking for

You’ll have experience in high‑end bespoke joinery and a sound understanding of how joinery is designed, manufactured and installed. You’ll be comfortable reading technical drawings, coordinating several moving parts and maintaining a close eye on detail.