Quality Manager

Permanent Futures Limited; Saffron Walden; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Saffron Walden is seeking a Quality Manager to oversee its quality management system. The candidate will have significant experience in quality roles, particularly with ISO9001, and possess excellent communication skills to train staff and report to management. This role includes managing a team and implementing quality improvements. Occasional travel to suppliers may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' experience in a quality role.
• Experience as the lead contact for external audits.
• Ability to train staff effectively and report to management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and improve the quality management system.
• Manage direct quality reports and lead audits.
• Make suggestions for quality procedure improvements.

Skills

Confidence in auditing

ISO9001 knowledge

Communication skills

Education

HND or degree level qualification

Job description

Quality Manager

My client, an industry leading ISO9001 approved OEM in the Cambridge region, seeks to appoint a Quality Manager to oversee their quality management system. This role could as easily suit a quality engineer looking to make the step up as an existing Quality Manager. Most important is confidence, audit experience, a desire to be hands‑on and thorough knowledge of ISO9001.

Working in conjunction with other production and operations, and utilising five direct quality reports, you will be able to make suggestions for future quality procedure improvements to drive standards up further. As well as managing the quality system you will also be hands‑on on a day‑to‑day basis. The successful Quality Manager will be confident and articulate and have previous experience of leading audits. It is essential you have worked with ISO9001 in a previous quality role.

Quality Manager - Requirements & Responsibilities

• Qualification to HND or degree level with minimum five years' experience in a quality role
• Have been the lead contact for an external audit from a customer or external assessment body such as BSI
• Good communicator comfortable training shop‑floor level staff one day and reporting to the board the next
• Occasional travel to suppliers may be required and a passport and driving licence are required