Quality Manager

Resource Recruitment; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing manufacturing company is seeking a Quality Manager in Ferndown, Dorset. This role involves ensuring products meet quality and regulatory standards and compliance with ISO standards. Responsibilities include developing quality policies, managing inspections, and resolving customer quality issues. Ideal candidates should have quality engineering experience, knowledge of ISO standards, and a strong attention to detail. The company offers competitive benefits, including 25 days holiday and pension contributions.

Benefits

25 days holiday + Bank holidays

Company sick pay

Auto-enrolment pension

Annual salary review

Qualifications

• Previous quality engineering or management experience.
• Working knowledge of ISO standards.
• Experience within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement quality policies.
• Ensure compliance with ISO standards.
• Conduct product testing and inspections.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Manage supplier quality standards.

Skills

Quality engineering experience

Knowledge of ISO standards

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Job description

Quality Manager

Job Location: Ferndown, Dorset

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: Depending on experiencea

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Thursday 7:30am - 4pm & Friday 7:30am - 1pm

Benefits: 25 days Holiday + Bank holidays; Company sick pay; Auto-enrolment pension; Annual salary review

A SME manufacturing company who are growing year on year are currently recruiting for Quality Manager to be responsible for making sure that their products are built and delivered to the customer with the highest of standards.

You will be making sure that all products and materials brought in and the production builds, meet both company and regulatory standards and are all to compliance with ISO standards.

This company has won awards for their products that they supply to major corporations around the world.

The company designs and builds its products here in Dorset and this role will see you working closely with Production, Design, Supply Chain and Sales to ensure that quality processes are implemented and adhered to for customer projects.

Responsibilities

• Developing quality policies to meet customer and business needs
• Quality Management System implementation and ensuring compliance to ISO standards
• Product testing & inspection to ensure that all products are manufactured to the required quality standards
• Undertake and lead root cause analysis and implement corrective / preventative actions
• Ensure supplier quality standards are met
• Management of customer RMAs and warranty claims
• Managing of customer quality issues / complaints to resolve in a timely manner
• Auditing - internal, customer & supplier and any other third‑party audits.

Qualifications

• Previous quality engineering / quality management experience
• Working knowledge of ISO standards
• Experience of working within a production, manufacturing, engineering environment
• Assembly production / manufacturing knowledge would be advantageous
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, customers and suppliers

We are looking for an experienced quality professional to join the team, whether that be a quality manager looking for a new opportunity or quality engineer looking to step up into a management position.

For more information or to apply for the role, please contact our Recruitment Team on (phone number removed) or send your CV.

Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.

Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regards to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.