Quality Manager

Complete Talent Services Ltd; Pickering; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Complete Talent Services Ltd is partnering with a leading engineering manufacturing company near York to recruit a Quality Manager on a permanent basis. You will lead the quality team and oversee QA/QC across manufacture, assembly, testing and delivery.

The role requires a degree in engineering/quality with experience in manufacturing quality engineering, including fabrication, machining and assembly. Standard day shift; immediate start.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in an Engineering/ Quality discipline.
• Demonstrable background within Quality Engineering in a manufacturing environment.
• Broad knowledge of fabrication, machining and assembly processes.
• Auditing to ISO 9001; Lead Auditor training desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA and QC across manufacture, assembly, testing and delivery.
• Lead customer quality interactions, audits, concessions and reviews.
• Drive supplier quality improvement and supplier audits.
• Ensure robust traceability of materials, components and records for subsea products.
• Maintain and improve the Quality Management System to ISO 9001 and API-Q1 where applicable.
• Manage internal and external audits as Management Representative.
• Define standards for inspection, testing and evaluation of products.
• Lead investigations into non-conformances and customer issues.
• Collect quality data, perform root-cause analysis and drive continuous improvements.
• Coordinate internal audit program and auditor training.

Skills

Degree in engineering

Quality leadership

Auditing

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Degree in Engineering/Quality discipline

Job description

Our client, a leading engineering Manufacturing company based near York are looking to recruit a Quality Manager to join their existing team on a permanent basis.

Leading the quality team, you will be responsible for leading all quality assurance and quality control activities across the manufacture, assembly, testing, and delivery products and systems. Ensuring compliance with customer specifications, industry standards, regulatory requirements, and the Quality Management System whilst driving continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence.

Interested candidates will ideally be degree Qualified in a engineering/ quality discipline with a demonstrable background within Quality Engineering with a broad understanding of manufacturing processes including Fabrication, Machining and Assembly.

This position is based on days and available for an immediate start.

Hours - Mon - Thurs / Fri

Role Description

• Ensure quality requirements are embedded throughout the product lifecycle, from contract review through manufacture, testing, delivery, and aftermarket support.
• Lead customer quality interactions, including audits, witness testing, concession requests, and quality performance reviews.
• Drive supplier quality improvement initiatives and support critical supplier audits.
• Ensure robust traceability of materials, components, and manufacturing records for subsea products.
• Implement, maintain, manage and improve all aspects of the Quality Management System in accordance with industry standards (ISO 9001 and API-Q1 where applicable)
• Manage all aspects of internal and external audits
• Management Representative for the Quality Management System
• Defines and specifies the implementation of standards, methods and procedures for inspection, testing and evaluating the precision, accuracy, and reliability of company products
• Lead quality team in investigations of non-conformances and customer issues
• Responsible for collecting quality data, data analysis, root cause analysis, reporting and continuous improvements in products, services and processes Responsible for final acceptance testing of all products
• Responsible for implementing the internal audit program for site, including coordination of training of internal auditors, preparing checklist/auditor guides, scheduling, conducting and reporting. Coordinate root cause analysis and corrective actions for gaps identified in audits
• Support, develop and implement supplier quality assurance and control processes. Liaise with Supply Chain and provide support as needed on Supplier audits, Supplier performance evaluation KPIs and other aspects
• Supervise quality department personnel and manage, train, develop and motivate them to achieve overall quality goals and objectives.

Skills & Attributes

• Degree Qualified in an Engineering/ Quality discipline
• Demonstrable experience in senior role within Quality within an Engineering/ Manufacturing environment.
• Broad knowledge of manufacturing processes including Machining, Fabrication and Assembly
• Certified in Auditing to 9001
• Lead Auditor trained ( Desirable)