Quality Control Manager

Silcoms II Ltd; Farnworth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Company pension

Healthcare

EAP

Holiday purchase scheme

Birthday leave

Long service awards

Free onsite parking

Career development

Job summary

Silcoms II Ltd in Farnworth, UK, is seeking an experienced Lead Quality Control Manager to provide hands-on leadership across Quality Control, Inspection and NDT Inspection. You will lead a small team of Quality Engineers and work closely with Production and Engineering to ensure products meet customer, regulatory and internal quality requirements.

You will own day-to-day QC activities from NPI through production and delivery, drive Right First Time and Zero Defects, manage non-conforming

Qualifications

• Strong practical quality experience in metallic aerospace manufacturing.
• Experience leading or supervising a Quality Control/Inspection function.
• Experience managing non-conformances, containment and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of structured CI methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma).
• Membership of CQI or similar quality body is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Quality Control, Inspection, NDT Inspection and Quality Engineering teams.
• Ensure effective quality controls are maintained from NPI through production and delivery.
• Work with Production and Engineering to resolve shop-floor quality concerns.
• Ensure FAIRs and PPQs are completed and submitted accurately and on time.
• Manage non-conforming product, containment, root cause, disposition and corrective actions.
• Coordinate customer Concessions and Deviation Permits when required.
• Drive Right First Time and Zero Defects initiatives to reduce defects, scrap and rework.
• Monitor supplier quality, manage supplier non-conformances and drive corrective actions.
• Lead structured problem-solving and continuous improvement activities.
• Establish and monitor Quality KPIs to improve performance and accountability.
• Coach and develop the Quality team and promote quality ownership throughout the business.

Skills

Quality leadership

Quality control

Root cause analysis

Six Sigma

Problem solving

Team coaching

Continuous improvement

Supplier quality management

Job description

Lead Quality Where It Matters Most on the Shop Floor

At Silcoms we manufacture precision-engineered components and assemblies for demanding aerospace applications.

We are looking for an experienced Quality Control Manager to provide hands-on leadership across our Quality Control and Inspection function.

Reporting to the Site Director, you'll lead Inspection, NDT Inspection and a small team of Quality Engineers, working closely with Production and Engineering to ensure products consistently meet customer, regulatory and internal quality requirements.

This is an operational Quality leadership role for someone who understands metallic aerospace manufacturing and can drive a strong Right First Time and Zero Defects culture.

The Role

You'll take ownership of day-to-day Quality Control activities across the manufacturing operation, ensuring robust controls are maintained from New Product Introduction through production and final delivery.

You'll be visible on the shop floor, supporting teams to resolve quality issues, managing non-conforming product and driving root cause and corrective action while ensuring quality requirements support not compromise customer delivery.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Company pension
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Birthday Leave
• Long service awards
• Free onsite parking
• Career development opportunities

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and develop the Quality Control, Inspection, NDT Inspection and Quality Engineering teams.
• Ensure effective quality controls are maintained from NPI through production and delivery.
• Work closely with Production and Engineering to resolve shop-floor quality concerns.
• Ensure FAIRs and PPQs are completed and submitted accurately and on time.
• Manage non-conforming product, including containment, root cause, disposition and corrective actions.
• Coordinate customer Concessions and Deviation Permits when required.
• Drive Right First Time and Zero Defects initiatives to reduce defects, scrap and rework.
• Monitor supplier quality, manage supplier non-conformances and drive corrective actions.
• Lead structured problem-solving, root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities.
• Establish and monitor Quality KPIs to improve performance and accountability.
• Coach and develop the Quality team while promoting quality ownership throughout the business.

About You

You'll bring strong practical Quality experience from a metallic manufacturing environment, with the confidence to lead people while remaining closely connected to day-to-day manufacturing operations.

We're looking for:

• Practical metallic manufacturing Quality experience within aerospace, defense, precision engineering or another similarly regulated environment.
• Previous experience leading or supervising a Quality Control and/or Inspection function.
• Strong experience managing non-conformances, containment, root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Experience working collaboratively with Production and Engineering to resolve manufacturing quality issues.
• Knowledge of structured continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma.
• Strong leadership, coaching and problem-solving capability.
• Experience specifically within aerospace manufacturing, supplier quality management and customer-specific quality requirements such as SABRe would be advantageous.
• Membership of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) or another recognised Quality professional body would also be beneficial.

Why Join Silcoms?

This is an opportunity to take a key Quality leadership position where you'll have a direct impact on manufacturing performance.

You'll lead the teams responsible for ensuring product conformity while working closely with Production and Engineering to improve Right First Time performance, reduce defects, scrap and rework, strengthen supplier quality and support on-time customer delivery.

We're looking for someone who wants to be visible within the manufacturing operation, lead from the front and help embed a culture where quality is everyone's responsibility.

If you're an experienced Quality Control Manager, Quality Manager, Inspection Manager or Senior Quality Engineer with a strong metallic aerospace or precision manufacturing background, we'd like to hear from you