Quality Manager

CRP Subsea Ltd; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus up to 15%

Private medical insurance

Life assurance 4x salary

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

You will shape the quality strategy, lead cross-functional initiatives, monitor key metrics, and ensure supplier and product acceptance criteria align with ITPs. This role emphasizes strong leadership, collaboration and rigorous quality control.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of relevant management system standards.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to plan workloads effectively.
• Highly organised with documentation and record keeping.
• Understanding of management systems and compliance processes.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong attention to details and accuracy.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Quality management systems training

Responsibilities

• Promote a positive culture through leadership, consultation, and communication.
• Promote company vision of QC responsibility at all levels.
• Ensure access to competent advice and support.
• Mentor others on quality-related matters, both within the QC & Test team and the wider business.
• Support the development of Quality strategy, objectives, and improvement plans.
• Verify, through audit and monitoring, that operational areas are effectively managing quality risks.
• Provide a focal point of contact for external stakeholders and regulators regarding quality matters.
• Ensure appropriate review of quality performance is undertaken by the management team and that corrective action is applied (where necessary) as a result, with scrutiny applied to the effectiveness of implementation.
• Carry out monitoring and measuring activities on quality key performance indicators.
• Review customer requirements and ensure that they are met or exceeded.
• Ensure inspection/FAT activities are aligned with ITP requirements and recorded where relevant.
• Establish quality requirements for suppliers and feed into the Technical Purchasing Specification documents.
• Defining quality/test procedures and product acceptance criteria in conjunction with product design engineering teams.
• Monitoring performance trends by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports.
• Co-ordinate NCR reporting in the business system including regular communication to relevant stakeholders of status with respect to quantities open and closure times.
• Provide documentation of FAT test results ensuring any failing results are captured and investigated using the NCR process.
• Defines, maintains and co-ordinates quality objectives in line with site strategic goals.
• Overall management of QC and Test teams to optimise their contribution to the business with particular emphasis on efficient individual and team working through adequate communication and training.
• Lead investigations into process variation, NCRs, and recurring non-conformances to support root cause analysis and corrective actions using defined Practical Problem-Solving methodologies.
• Monitor trends and prioritise areas that require improvement.
• Identify new techniques and initiatives for improving quality.
• Provide assistance and advice to other departments on quality matters.

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

Documentation

Compliance

Time management

Communication

Stakeholder relations

Attention to detail

MS Office

QMS training

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Role: AIS is seeking a talented Quality Manager to provide strategic leadership, technical insight, governance, and assurance into the planning and delivery of the Quality management system. The Quality Manager will help combine team leadership and expertise in identifying opportunities to continually improve quality performance and advise senior management on all quality matters to ensure the company complies with group policies and standards.

What you will do as our Quality Manager

Promote a positive culture through leadership, consultation, and communication. Promote company vision of QC responsibility at all levels. Ensure access to competent advice and support. Mentor others on quality-related matters, both within the QC & Test team and the wider business. Support the development of Quality strategy, objectives, and improvement plans. Verify, through audit and monitoring, that operational areas are effectively managing quality risks. Provide a focal point of contact for external stakeholders and regulators regarding quality matters. Ensure appropriate review of quality performance is undertaken by the management team and that corrective action is applied (where necessary) as a result, with scrutiny applied to the effectiveness of implementation. Carry out monitoring and measuring activities on quality key performance indicators. Review customer requirements and ensure that they are met or exceeded. Ensure inspection/FAT activities are aligned with ITP requirements and recorded where relevant. Establish quality requirements for suppliers and feed into the Technical Purchasing Specification documents. Defining quality/test procedures and product acceptance criteria in conjunction with product design engineering teams. Monitoring performance trends by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports. Co-ordinate NCR reporting in the business system including regular communication to relevant stakeholders of status with respect to quantities open and closure times. Provide documentation of FAT test results ensuring any failing results are captured and investigated using the NCR process. Defines, maintains and co-ordinates quality objectives in line with site strategic goals. Overall management of QC and Test teams to optimise their contribution to the business with particular emphasis on efficient individual and team working through adequate communication and training. Lead investigations into process variation, NCRs, and recurring non-conformances to support root cause analysis and corrective actions using defined Practical Problem-Solving methodologies. Monitor trends and prioritise areas that require improvement. Identify new techniques and initiatives for improving quality. Provide assistance and advice to other departments on quality matters.

What are we looking for in our Quality Manager

• Extensive knowledge of relevant management system standards.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to plan workloads effectively.
• Highly organised with documentation and record keeping.
• Understanding of management systems and compliance processes.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong attention to details and accuracy.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Quality management systems training

Benefits of being our Quality Manager

• A competitive salary based upon experience
• Discretionary annual bonus of up to 15% of basic salary
• Private medical insurance scheme
• Life assurance of 4x annual salary
• Comprehensive employee assistance programme including 24/7 GP, unlimited mental health support and legal consultations
• Access to leisure benefits, including a cycle to work scheme
• An ambitious business committed to embracing innovation and solving our customers’ toughest challenges.

About AIS

AIS is a global leader in the engineering, manufacture and application of fire protection & insulation, marine, renewables and subsea solutions. Through continued innovation and strategic acquisitions, including testing capabilities and aquaculture technologies, AIS continues to expand its advanced materials, testing, and marine technology offering across a diverse range of sectors. Our advanced material solutions protect life, assets and infrastructure across the energy, offshore wind, industrial, automotive, chemical, defence, marine and power sectors, performing in some of the world’s most demanding environments, on land and at sea.

Our values

Our values make us who we are. Four values sum up the AIS way of working. We are responsible, using our influence wisely and taking ownership of our actions. We are candid, building honest relationships through openness and trust. We are perceptive, applying our expertise to spot opportunities and make them count. And we are fearless, harnessing innovation to solve complex problems.