Quality Manager

Holt Engineering; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 43,750 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day week

Job summary

Holt Engineering in Ferndown seeks a Quality Manager to own quality and compliance across a small, regulated manufacturing business. You’ll manage audits, NCRs, corrective actions and customer requirements within the QMS, reporting to the MD, with a step-up path for a Quality Engineer.

The role covers documentation, supplier and customer flow-downs, contract reviews and continuous improvement, in a environment requiring strong attention to detail and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Experience in Quality Engineering, Quality Management or Compliance within manufacturing.
• Able to maintain or improve a QMS/IMS in a regulated environment.
• Internal audit experience; external/customer audits helpful.
• Knowledge of AS9100, ISO9001 or ISO14001.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the company’s QMS/IMS across quality, compliance and environmental requirements.
• Manage internal & external audits and certification activity.
• Review contract requirements and quality sign-offs; support production with quality issues.
• Review NCRs, root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and senior management to resolve quality concerns.
• Support customer and supplier quality issues, including supply chain NCRs.
• Monitor documentation quality, BOM accuracy and component compliance.
• Maintain quality records, procedures and controlled documentation.

Skills

Quality management

Quality engineering

Audits

NCRs & corrective actions

QMS/IMS

Contract review

Continuous improvement

Supplier quality

Communication

Job description

Quality Manager

Ferndown, Dorset

Quality Manager salary: £43,750 – £50,000

Please note: only applicants with the full-time, permanent right to work in the UK will be considered.

Quality Manager Overview:

• Own quality and compliance across a small, regulated manufacturing business
• Manage audits, NCRs, corrective actions, customer requirements and QMS activity
• Support production with documentation, BOM, component and supply chain quality issues
• Maintain AS9100, ISO9001 and ISO14001 standards with external consultancy support
• Step‑up opportunity for a Quality Engineer with the right drive, communication and ownership

This Quality Manager role is with a growing manufacturing business in Ferndown, operating in a regulated environment with strong customer and certification requirements. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the Quality Manager will take ownership of quality and compliance activity across the business, covering audits, NCRs, corrective actions, customer flow‑down requirements, contract reviews, documentation and continuous improvement. This Quality Manager position could suit an experienced Quality Manager, or a Quality Engineer ready to step up, provided they have the communication skills, resilience and attention to detail needed to take ownership.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities of a Quality Manager

• Maintain and improve the company’s QMS/IMS across quality, compliance and environmental requirements
• Manage internal audits, external audits, customer audits and certification activity
• Review contract requirements, customer flow‑down obligations and quality sign‑offs
• Support production with quality issues, documentation queries and general day‑to‑day firefighting
• Review NCRs, root cause investigations, corrective actions and improvement activity
• Work with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and senior management to resolve quality concerns
• Support customer and supplier quality issues, including supply chain‑related NCRs
• Monitor common quality issues around documentation, BOM accuracy and component compliance
• Maintain quality records, procedures, reports and controlled documentation
• Support customer compliance requirements including REACH, RoHS and related obligations
• Prepare quality and compliance reports for senior management
• Help drive continuous improvement across process control, right‑first‑time output and customer satisfaction
• Support Health & Safety and environmental compliance where required, without it being the main focus of the role

What they’re looking for – Quality Manager

• Experience in Quality Engineering, Quality Management, Product Assurance or Compliance within manufacturing
• Able to maintain, support or improve a QMS/IMS in a regulated environment
• Internal audit experience, with exposure to external or customer audits useful
• Working knowledge of AS9100, ISO9001 or ISO14001 standards
• Experience with NCRs, corrective actions, root cause analysis and continuous improvement
• Confident reviewing customer requirements, contract reviews or quality flow‑down
• Strong communication skills, able to adapt between shop floor, management, customers and auditors
• Detail‑focused, resilient and comfortable taking ownership of issues through to completion
• Confident without being overbearing, with the ability to challenge standards in the right way
• Some electronics or electro‑mechanical manufacturing understanding would be useful

Desirable – Quality Manager

• Previous experience in electronics, PCB assembly, electro‑mechanical assembly or contract manufacturing
• Experience managing AS9100, ISO9001 and ISO14001 certification activity
• Supplier quality, supplier audits or supplier development experience
• FAIR, AS9102, calibration or product assurance experience
• Knowledge of REACH, RoHS, conflict minerals or customer‑specific compliance requirements
• Experience coaching, training or developing others around quality standards

What’s on offer – Quality Manager

• Quality Manager salary: £43,750 – £50,000
• A 4‑day working week, Monday to Thursday, working 39 hours across the week.
• A Quality Manager role with real ownership across quality and compliance, while still having access to external consultancy support when needed.
• A business with a strong order book, secured work into late2027, and a track record of developing people internally.
• A good opportunity for a Quality Engineer looking to step up, or an existing Quality Manager who wants a hands‑on role in a smaller manufacturing business.

How to apply for the Quality Manager position

If you’re interested in this Quality Manager role, get in touch to talk through the business, quality scope and development opportunity.

Call or message Hayden at Holt Engineering on (phone number removed)