Quality Manager

Holt Engineering; Poole; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday rising with service

Private medical cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension

Job summary

Holt Engineering in Poole is seeking a Senior Quality Manager to lead the company’s quality strategy and QMS, reporting to the Operations Director. You will own NCR/CAPA, supplier quality, audits and environmental/health & safety governance in a growing manufacturing environment.

The role requires hands-on leadership across Engineering, Production and Supply Chain, with day-to-day responsibility for quality performance, risk management and readiness for future ISO certification while embedding a

Qualifications

• Senior quality experience in manufacturing, engineering or technical environment.
• Strong knowledge of ISO9001 and QMS ownership.
• Experience leading audits and audit programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead quality strategy across all functions.
• Maintain and improve the Quality Management System to ISO9001.
• Lead NCR and CAPA activities with root cause investigations.
• Drive supplier quality improvement and controls across the business.
• Oversee environmental and Health & Safety governance alongside quality.

Skills

Quality leadership

ISO9001 knowledge

Audits & CAPA

Root cause analysis

Supplier quality

Quality metrics

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Quality Manager

Poole, Dorset

Senior Quality Manager salary: £46,500 - £51,750

Please note: only applicants with the full-time, permanent right to work in the UK will be considered.

Senior Quality Manager Overview:

• Lead quality strategy, QMS development and operational quality standards across the business
• Own NCR, CAPA, root cause, audit programmes and supplier quality improvement
• Drive ISO9001 compliance while supporting ISO standard readiness
• Oversee environmental and Health & Safety management alongside core quality leadership
• Work closely with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain and senior leadership

This Senior Quality Manager role is based onsite in Poole and reports directly to the Operations Director. The Senior Quality Manager will lead the company’s quality strategy, strengthen operational quality controls and help embed a more accountable, prevention‑led quality culture across the business. This Senior Quality Manager position needs someone who can combine QMS ownership, supplier quality, audit leadership, NCR/CAPA control and practical manufacturing quality improvement in a growing technical environment.

The Senior Quality Manager role

As Senior Quality Manager, you’ll take overall responsibility for quality performance, management systems, supplier quality, environmental compliance and Health & Safety governance. The role will involve working across Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Customer Service and senior management to make sure standards are clear, risks are controlled and quality performance continues to improve.

The business is also preparing for future certification and regulatory requirements, so the Senior Quality Manager will play an important part in developing processes, controls and quality roadmap activity to support future ISO13485 readiness.

Day-to-day responsibilities of a Senior Quality Manager

• Develop and lead the company’s quality strategy across all business functions
• Maintain and improve the Quality Management System in line with ISO9001 requirements
• Support future ISO readiness through improved process control, documentation and risk management
• Lead NCR and CAPA activity, making sure issues are contained, investigated and closed properly
• Drive root cause investigations and put preventative actions in place to reduce repeat issues
• Improve quality controls across Goods In, Production, Final Inspection and Dispatch
• Develop quality gates, release processes, traceability and critical parts controls
• Lead internal audits, external certification audits and audit readiness activity
• Manage audit findings through to effective closure and verified improvement
• Develop supplier quality standards, supplier scorecards and supplier improvement actions
• Work with Purchasing to improve incoming quality and supplier accountability
• Build quality KPI dashboards covering complaints, defects, NCRs, warranty and trend data
• Report quality performance, risks and improvement plans to senior management
• Maintain environmental management activity, including ISO14001 compliance and reporting
• Provide oversight of Health & Safety processes, incident trends, risk controls and improvement actions
• Support managers with safe systems of work, environmental controls and compliance requirements

What they’re looking for - Senior Quality Manager

• Experience in a senior quality role within manufacturing, engineering or a technical environment
• Strong working knowledge of ISO9001 and quality management system ownership
• Experience leading audits, audit programmes and quality system development
• Proven background managing NCRs, CAPA, root cause investigations and corrective actions
• Supplier quality experience, including supplier performance, defects and improvement activity
• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality controls, inspection points and process discipline
• Able to create, improve and embed quality procedures, standards and operational controls
• Confident communicator who can challenge constructively and influence across departments
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to drive quality improvement
• Organised, detail-focused and able to manage multiple priorities across quality, environmental and H&S activity

Desirable - Senior Quality Manager

• Experience in regulated manufacturing such as medical device, healthcare technology, aerospace, defence, pharmaceutical or life sciences
• ISO14001 environmental management experience
• Lead Auditor qualification
• NEBOSH Certificate or similar Health & Safety qualification
• Lean Manufacturing, 8D, 5 Why, DMAIC or structured problem‑solving experience
• Experience improving traceability, formal change control or critical component management

What’s on offer - Senior Quality Manager

• Senior Quality Manager salary: £46,500 - £51,750
• A senior leadership role with real ownership across quality strategy, QMS development, supplier quality and operational quality improvement.
• Monday to Friday working hours, 8:00am – 4:30pm, based onsite in Poole.
• Strong benefits package including 25 days holiday rising with service, private medical cover, Employee Assistance Programme, pension, health cash back plan, life assurance, vouchers and an employee volunteering day.
• A genuine opportunity for a Senior Quality Manager to shape quality culture, improve standards and support the business through its next phase of development.