Quality Engineering Manager

JR United Kingdom; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive supplier is seeking a Quality Manager to enhance product and process excellence. The role involves ensuring quality standards, managing quality-related issues, and leading the Quality Engineering team in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates will have a background in engineering, experience with IATF certification, and proficiency with quality management tools.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Pension

Lunchtime finish on Fridays

Qualifications

• Proven background in engineering and quality management.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
• Experience in a busy manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality Engineering team to meet quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949.
• Manage customer and supplier quality-related issues.

Skills

Quality Management

FMEA

Root Cause Problem Solving

8D Process

Education

Background in Engineering

Certified Lead Auditor in IATF 16949

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Leading Automotive First and Second Tier supplier is seeking a Quality Manager. You will ensure the organisation achieves the required quality accreditations and standards and proactively lead Quality Engineering team.

Commutable from: Coventry, Birmingham, Leicester, Northampton

Salary: £ Negotiable + Car Allowance + Pension.

The Role

The Quality Manager will spearhead product and process excellence within a thriving, fast-paced automotive environment. The Quality Manager will ensure processes needed for the Quality Management System are established, implemented, and maintained and be responsible to stop processes and escalate at appropriate level in cases of non-conformities. You will ensure product safety related identifications and requirements are fulfilled and report the performance of the QMS to the Managing Director.

The Quality Manager will manage quality-related issues with customers and suppliers and function as the appointed Management and Customer Representative for Quality Management at site level which includes all customer specific automotive certification including IATF.

You will ensure the implementation of adequate preventive and evaluation tools, product inspection and testing, FMEA, Poke Yoke and robust problem-solving activities through usage of 8D processes. You will ensure that all specific issues regarding Quality are implemented and observed in line with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949.

The Person

The successful candidate will possess a proven background in engineering and be able to read and interpret technical drawings. You will be well versed in managing quality engineering concerns in a busy manufacturing plant and be able to lead and influence a team of quality engineers.

The Quality Manager will possess a good awareness engineering tools including FMEA, 8D and Root Cause problem solving alongside proven expertise and experience auditing to IATF 16949 as a certified Lead Auditor. Some travel will be required to supplied and customer sites, this is a site-based role working Monday to Friday with a lunchtime finish on Fridays.

To apply, please contact James Colley with a current CV.