Quality Manager

Isaac Gracie; Forfar; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Isaac Gracie is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to own quality systems, compliance and inspection activities across its manufacturing operations. This hands-on leadership role requires collaboration with production, engineering, supply chain and commercial teams to meet customer, company and regulatory needs.

You'll develop and maintain a robust quality framework, coordinate third-party audits, drive corrective actions and continuous improvement, and act as the technical

Qualifications

• Manufacturing quality experience across production, engineering and supply chain.
• Experience implementing and maintaining quality systems and compliance.
• Ability to advise on non-conformance, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain quality and compliance systems aligned to business needs.
• Coordinate third-party inspections, surveys and external audits.
• Support production to ensure testing, traceability and technical requirements are met.
• Work with suppliers to resolve incoming quality issues.
• Advise on non-conformance and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality management

Quality systems

Compliance

Inspection

Job description

Our long established engineering and manufacturing business is looking to appoint an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to take ownership of quality systems, compliance, and inspection activity across its operations.

This is a hands‑on role suited to someone comfortable working across production, engineering, supply chain, and commercial teams ensuring customer, company, and regulatory requirements are met now and as the business evolves.

You’ll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving the company’s quality and compliance framework, while acting as a key technical authority for quality matters.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining quality and compliance systems aligned to business needs
• Monitoring, reporting, and improving management system performance, identifying risks and opportunities
• Coordinating and overseeing third-party inspections, surveys, and external audits
• Supporting production teams to ensure testing, traceability, and technical requirements are met
• Working with suppliers and purchasing to resolve incoming quality issues
• Supporting sales and customers where product or compliance requirements require clarification
• Advising on non-conformance, corrective actions, and continuous improvement
• Supporting engineering activities on new contracts, system improvements, and issue resolution

We are looking for a practical, commercially aware quality professional who can operate confidently at all levels of a manufacturing business. You will have relevant quality experience gained within a manufacturing environment