Quality Manager

NEOS Recruitment; Ballymoney; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£55,000–£65,000 base salary

Overtime paid at 1.5x

Mileage allowance

Own quality ownership across varied op

Career development in established firm

Job summary

NEOS Engineering Recruitment is seeking an experienced Quality Manager for fabrication, welding, and manufacturing operations in Ballymoney. You will oversee QA/QC across modular frames, bonded fuel tanks, and material handling equipment, ensuring ISO compliance and continuous improvement.

The role demands strong welding and fabrication knowledge, with responsibility for quality systems, audits, and customer inspections. Competitive salary and OT benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quality Manager or similar in heavy fabrication or engineering manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication and welding processes and quality inspection procedures.
• Experience with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45000.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for QA/QC across fabrication, welding, assembly and manufacturing operations.
• Manage quality standards across modular frames, structural steelwork, and material handling equipment.
• Maintain and develop integrated quality management systems.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Oversee welding quality systems and IT structures for documentation and records.
• Coordinate audits, customer inspections, and certification requirements.
• Investigate non-conformances and drive corrective actions.
• Collaborate with production and engineering to maintain quality standards.
• Support surface preparation, painting and protective coatings where applicable.
• Ensure finished products meet customer specifications and drawings.

Skills

Quality management

Fabrication knowledge

Welding processes

Quality inspection procedures

ISO 9001 knowledge

ISO 14001 knowledge

ISO 45000 knowledge

Non-conformance investigation

Internal/external audits

Job description

Quality Manager

Ballymoney

£55,000 - £65,000 + OT 1.5x + Mileage Allowance

NEOS Engineering Recruitment are working with a leading engineering and fabrication business based in Ballymoney who are looking to recruit an experienced Quality Manager to oversee quality assurance and quality control across their fabrication and manufacturing operations.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Quality Manager with a strong background in structural steelwork, welding and heavy fabrication to join an established engineering business delivering complex manufacturing projects.

As the Quality Manager, you will take responsibility for maintaining and improving quality standards across the manufacture of modular frames, complete assemblies, bonded fuel tanks, conveyors and components for the material handling industry.

The ideal Quality Manager will have extensive experience within fabrication and welding, with additional knowledge of industrial painting and coatings considered highly advantageous.

The Role - Quality Manager

• Take overall responsibility as Quality Manager for all quality assurance and quality control activities across fabrication, welding, assembly and manufacturing operations.
• Manage quality standards across modular frames, structural steelwork, bonded fuel tanks, conveyors and material handling equipment.
• Maintain and develop the company's integrated quality management systems.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Oversee compliance with EN 1090, including Execution Classes EXC2 and EXC4.
• Ensure welding quality systems comply with ISO 3834 requirements.
• Manage welding inspection processes, quality documentation, inspection and test plans (ITPs) and manufacturing records.
• Oversee internal and external audits, customer inspections and certification requirements.
• Investigate non-conformances, implement corrective actions and drive continuous improvement.
• Work closely with production, engineering and welding teams to ensure quality standards are maintained throughout manufacturing.
• Support quality control processes relating to surface preparation, blasting, painting and protective coatings where applicable.
• Ensure finished products meet customer specifications, engineering drawings and relevant industry standards.

The Candidate - Quality Manager

• Proven experience as a Quality Manager, QA/QC Manager, Quality Engineer or similar within heavy fabrication, structural steelwork or engineering manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication, welding processes and quality inspection procedures.
• Experience working with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45000

The Benefits - Quality Manager

• £55,000 - £65,000 basic salary.
• Overtime paid at time and a half (1.5x).
• Mileage allowance.
• Opportunity to take ownership of quality across a varied fabrication and manufacturing operation.
• Work on complex engineering projects involving structural fabrication, modular assemblies and material handling equipment.
• Long-term career development within an established engineering business.
• Opportunity to implement improvements and influence quality standards across the business.