Quality Control Manager — Lead QC Team (ISO 9001)

Wagstaff Recruitment; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Christmas bonus

Holiday allowance: 20 days + BH (25)

Company pension

Training & career development

Wellbeing & savings platform

Job summary

Wagstaff Recruitment is recruiting a Quality Manager to oversee the QC department in Sittingbourne, Kent. The role reports to the leadership team and focuses on maintaining HSEQ compliance, developing the QC team, and driving improvements in product quality.

The successful candidate will have at least 3 years in a manufacturing or lab quality role, strong ISO 9001 knowledge, and excellent communication and reporting skills. 40k–45k salary, permanent, on-site location.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing or laboratory‑based quality role.
• Strong understanding of inspection, testing, and quality control methodologies including ISO 9001 and working with certified products.
• Strong communicator and decision maker.
• Excellent attention to detail with strong communication and reporting skills.
• Desirable: Internal auditing experience.
• Desirable: Plastics experience.

Responsibilities

• Implementation and adherence to all company and factory control procedures to ensure compliance with all HSEQ requirements.
• Manage and support the development of the QC team.
• Carry out root cause investigations using problem solving tools.
• Drive continuous improvements to enhance quality.

Skills

Quality management

ISO 9001

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Inspection & testing

Attention to detail

Communication

Decision making

Tools

Auditing

Plastics experience

Job description

Wagstaff Recruitment is recruiting a Quality Manager to oversee the QC department in Sittingbourne, Kent. The role reports to the leadership team and focuses on maintaining HSEQ compliance, developing the QC team, and driving improvements in product quality.

The successful candidate will have at least 3 years in a manufacturing or lab quality role, strong ISO 9001 knowledge, and excellent communication and reporting skills. 40k–45k salary, permanent, on-site location.