Quality Manager - 4-Day Week, Lead Improvement Team

Polytec Personnel Ltd; Ely; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Fridays

4‑day week

Job summary

Polytec Personnel Ltd in Ely is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead a small quality team within a specialist manufacturing engineering environment. The role is 37.5 hours over a four‑day week (Mon–Thu) with flexible start/finish times and free Fridays.

You will manage internal and customer non-conformances, maintain the QMS to ISO 9001 standards (AS9100 experience advantageous) and drive continuous improvement across production processes, audits and supplier quality while mentoring

Qualifications

• Experience as a Quality Manager, Senior Quality Engineer or similar.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 (AS9100 experience advantageous).
• Experience managing a Quality Management System within manufacturing or engineering.
• Confident with root cause analysis, corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Able to interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Previous team leadership experience.
• Experience within precision engineering, aerospace or high-specification manufacturing would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal and customer non-conformances, investigations and corrective actions.
• Maintain and develop the Quality Management System, ensuring ISO 9001 compliance.
• Collaborate with production teams to improve processes, reduce defects and drive quality standards.
• Handle customer and supplier quality issues, acting as the contact point.
• Oversee audits, product traceability, inspection processes and calibration of equipment.
• Prepare and maintain customer quality documentation, including control plans and conformity certificates.
• Lead, develop and support a small quality team.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement across the business.

Skills

Quality management

Root cause analysis

Leadership

Continuous improvement

Job description

Polytec Personnel Ltd in Ely is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead a small quality team within a specialist manufacturing engineering environment. The role is 37.5 hours over a four‑day week (Mon–Thu) with flexible start/finish times and free Fridays.

You will manage internal and customer non-conformances, maintain the QMS to ISO 9001 standards (AS9100 experience advantageous) and drive continuous improvement across production processes, audits and supplier quality while mentoring