Quality Manager

Bowmay Consulting; Middleton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Company pension

Private healthcare

Life assurance

25 days holiday + stats

Job summary

Bowmay Consulting seeks an experienced Quality Manager with an engineering or manufacturing background to lead the Quality function and drive continuous improvement across our client's manufacturing operations.

This role offers delivering operational excellence through data-driven QA leadership, RCA, and Lean methodologies, with occasional overseas travel and close collaboration with Engineering, Production and Purchasing teams.

Qualifications

• Must have a recognised engineering qualification and strong ISO 9001:2015 knowledge.
• Experience leading RCA and implementing corrective actions.
• Experience in QA leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System.
• Manage internal, external and customer audits.
• Lead and develop the Quality team.
• Drive quality improvements using data, RCA and Lean methodologies.
• Manage supplier quality, audits and Supplier Performance Management.
• Oversee inspection, testing, calibration and quality documentation.
• Investigate customer complaints and implement effective corrective actions.
• Monitor and report quality KPIs to senior management.
• Support the development of an Integrated Management System incorporating ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Work closely with Engineering, Production, Purchasing and other departments to improve quality across the business.
• Lead continuous improvement projects using PFMEA, MSA and DFM.
• Manage departmental budgets and quality priorities to support production.

Skills

Quality management

Continuous improvement

Root Cause Analysis

Lean methodologies

Auditing

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

NDT techniques

PFMEA

MSA

Job description

If you're an experienced Quality Manager with an engineering background, then this role could be for you.

Our client, a global manufacturing business with an excellent reputation in the industry, is looking to recruit a talented Quality Manager to lead the Quality function and drive CI across the manufacturing operations.

This is a great opportunity for a quality professional with a strong engineering background who enjoys leading teams, solving problems and delivering operational excellence.

What You Get

• Salary is negotiable depending on experience
• Annual bonus
• Company pension
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 25 days holiday + stats

About You

• You'll be an experienced Quality Manager with an engineering or manufacturing background
• You'll have a recognised engineering qualification
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, including internal and external audits
• Experience leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implementing corrective actions
• The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and tolerances
• Knowledge of inspection and testing methods, including NDT techniques
• You'll be comfortable with occasional overseas travel over the course of the year

About the Job

• Lead and maintain the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System
• Manage internal, external and customer audits
• Lead and develop the Quality team
• Drive quality improvements using data, RCA and Lean methodologies
• Manage supplier quality, audits and Supplier Performance Management
• Oversee inspection, testing, calibration and quality documentation
• Investigate customer complaints and implement effective corrective actions
• Monitor and report quality KPIs to senior management
• Support the development of an Integrated Management System incorporating ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
• Work closely with Engineering, Production, Purchasing and other departments to improve quality across the business
• Lead continuous improvement projects using tools such as PFMEA, MSA and DFM
• Manage departmental budgets and quality priorities to support production

About the Company

• A solid engineering company with an envious reputation in the industry
• A company that genuinely values Quality & CI
• Based in Middleton, Greater Manchester with sites worldwide