Quality Manager

E3 Recruitment; Knottingley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Process Engineer in Knottingley. This role focuses on driving operational excellence through Continuous Improvement initiatives. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and relevant experience in manufacturing processes. The position offers a competitive salary of circa £55,000 along with a bonus and various benefits, including generous holiday allowance and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

5% Annual KPI-Driven Bonus

33 days holiday

Enhanced company pension

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a senior production/manufacturing leadership position.
• Experience in fast-paced manufacturing/engineering environments.
• Ability to motivate and develop quality teams.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing Continuous Improvement initiatives for operational excellence.
• Driving operations efficiency and improving OEE.
• Creating and leading teams for operational improvement.

Skills

Leadership and people-management skills

Continuous Improvement tools and techniques

Six Sigma

Project Management

Manufacturing processes

Education

Six Sigma Green Belt certification

IOSH or NEBOSH certification

Job description

What You’ll Earn

A Salary of circa £55,000
5% Annual KPI‑Driven Bonus
Location – Knottingley (Commutable from Wakefield, Leeds, Normanton or Eggborough)
3 × Life assurance policy
Enhanced company pension
33 days holiday (Inclusive of bank holidays)
Genuine Career Progression and accredited training programs available

Responsibilities

• Overseeing Continuous Improvement initiatives to drive operational excellence.
• Primary focus on operations efficiency and driving OEE.
• Create and lead teams based on operational improvement.
• Identification, development of strategy and implementation of Continuous Improvement initiatives across site.
• Developing the UK standard for CI initiatives and progressing the scope to include region (Europe).

Qualifications and Experience

• Previous experience within a senior production/manufacturing leadership position, e.g., Senior Process Engineer, Process Engineer, Plant Process Manager, Chemical Engineer.
• Leadership and people‑management skills and the ability to build, motivate, develop and improve quality teams.
• Experience within Project Management, manufacturing processes and industrial engineering.
• Six Sigma – ideally Green Belt along with IOSH or NEBOSH.
• Experience within a fast‑paced manufacturing / engineering environment, practically implementing Continuous Improvement tools and techniques – Lean and Six Sigma.
• This position would suit: Process Engineer, Process Manager, Senior Process Engineer, Quality Manager or Continuous Improvement Engineer.