Quality Manager

WOODplc; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical cover

Life insurance 4x base salary

33 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Job summary

Wood, via its PSJ Fabrications subsidiary, seeks a strategic Quality Leader to safeguard and enhance the company’s quality management systems across regulated manufacturing environments.

You will lead the Quality and Inspection function, working with Operations, Engineering, Production and Commercial teams to ensure products and processes meet customer, regulatory, and business objectives while driving continuous improvement and operational discipline.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading quality management in regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience maintaining ISO 9001, ISO 3834 and EN1090-1 certifications.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement and operational discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to the Quality and Inspection function.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Production and Commercial teams to meet customer, regulatory and business objectives.
• Champion continuous improvement and quality excellence across the organisation.

Job description

The Role

This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for safeguarding and enhancing the company’s quality management systems, maintaining key industry certifications, driving operational quality excellence, and ensuring compliance within highly regulated sectors. Proven experience operating within a regulated manufacturing environment is essential.

The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership to the Quality and Inspection function, working collaboratively with Operations, Engineering, Production, and Commercial teams to ensure that products, processes, and systems consistently meet customer expectations, regulatory obligations, and business objectives. The role will champion a culture of continuous improvement, quality excellence, and operational discipline across the organisation.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

PSJ Fabrications are a subsidiary of Wood specialising in the fabrication of sheet metals from simple brackets to bespoke enclosures and larger fabrication projects.

Our 23,000 sq. feet facility in Bedford is host to “cutting edge” machinery with capabilities including; Fibre Optic Laser cutting, Brake press forming and Micro bore Welding.

Accredited to ISO 9001, ISO 3834 and EN1090-1we have the ability to perform bespoke manufacturing as well as high volume manufacturing.

We support clients across a range of different industries from commercial to highly regulated such as Nuclear and defence.

Quality is at the heart of everything that we do and as such we are experiencing growth due to recent contract wins. We are looking for individuals from a manufacturing background who pride themselves on delivering high quality products to join our expanding team.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projectsdelivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Flexible working arrangementsthat balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion;we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive renumeration packagewith regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits packageinclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), plus the potential for one additional ‘flex day’ per month. Further benefits include a generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development;development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy;join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field