Quality Manager

Isaac Gracie; Forfar; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A long established engineering and manufacturing business in Scotland is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to take ownership of quality systems and compliance across its operations. This hands-on role involves working with production, engineering, and supply chain teams. The successful candidate will ensure requirements are met while improving the quality and compliance framework. Relevant experience in a manufacturing environment is required, and the role offers opportunities to engage at all business levels.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance within a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to develop and maintain quality systems aligned to business needs.
• Practical, commercially aware problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality systems.
• Monitor and improve management system performance.
• Coordinate third-party inspections and audits.
• Support production teams with testing and traceability.
• Resolve incoming quality issues with suppliers.

Skills

Quality system development

Compliance management

Risk identification

Technical authority

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

• 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

Qualifications

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.