Quality Manager

Hamamatsu Photonics A/S; Southampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamamatsu Photonics A/S is seeking a dedicated Quality Assurance professional to ensure our services, processes, and facilities meet QA standards and regulatory requirements. The role involves establishing metrics, driving improvements, and conducting audits across multiple processes.

You will coordinate with internal teams and external audits, ensuring ESG and compliance obligations are met, while maintaining thorough inspection records and fostering continuous quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing quality policies to meet ISO9001 and AQAP2110
• Understanding of ISO standards and Lean Six Sigma basics
• Ability to conduct process quality audits and maintain records

Responsibilities

• Ensure services, processes, and facilities comply with QA standards, international standards and regulations
• Establish quantitative measurements for quality and drive improvements
• Conduct process quality audits and document inspection records
• Coordinate ESG reviews and supplier assessments
• Liaise with customer quality management teams and stakeholders

Skills

Quality Assurance

ISO 9001

AQAP2110

IEC61508

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Sciences

Tools

Quality audits

Job description

Join us to Make an Impact
Innovation is in our DNA. We invented supercontinuum lasers and photonic crystal fibers and we constantly reimagine how our products can be used and improved. Our customers use our products in medical and life science research, quantum computing and space exploration.

Join us to Make an Impact
Innovation is in our DNA. We invented supercontinuum lasers and photonic crystal fibers and we constantly reimagine how our products can be used and improved. Our customers use our products in medical and life science research, quantum computing and space exploration.
We seek curious, creative and collaborative people to work in our cutting-edge company. Can you see yourself working in teams and providing solutions for innovators?

Responsible for ensuring services, processes, and facilities are in compliance with the organization’s Quality Assurance (QA) standards, international standards, and government regulations. Establishes quantitative measurements and techniques for measuring quality and drives improvements. Conducts process quality audit and documents inspection records. Requires understanding of external standards such as International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Lean Six Sigma for quality in their industry field. Will contribute in scaling the team overtime. Problems faced may be difficult but are not complex. Ensures policies, practices and procedures are understood and followed by direct reports, customers and stakeholders.

Specific requirements and experience for this position are listed below.

• Implementation of required quality policies to meet AQAP2110 (and ISO9001)
• Implementation of required quality policies to meet IEC61508 Implementation of required quality policies for establishing incoming quality inspection on goods inwards
• Maintaining quality reporting in line with project requirements
• EcoVadis assessment or equivalent ESG review
• CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) information provision where legally applicable
• EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation) compliance where applicable
• ESG audits and sustainability documentation on request
• Quality supplier assessments and management
• CAPAs
• Internal audits
• Liaising with customer quality management team

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