Quality Manager: CMM & Final Inspection Lead

Inform3 Recruitment; Derry/Londonderry, Magherafelt; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Inform3 Recruitment is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the day-to-day quality activities on the shop floor in a manufacturing setting. You will directly manage the CMM and Final Inspection teams, ensuring resources, scheduling, and performance align with production and customer demands.

The role requires strong experience with AS9100, process control, and continuous improvement, along with robust communication across operations, QA, and suppliers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ strong experience managing an operational quality role within manufacturing.
• Proven experience managing inspection and/or CMM teams.
• In-depth understanding of AS9100 and quality assurance principles.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and customer specifications.
• Proactive problem solver with strong follow-through on actions.
• Continuous improvement focus.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the CMM and Final Inspection teams to meet production and customer demands.
• Own CMM scheduling, utilisation, issue resolution and daily performance.
• Drive SPC analysis and reduce inspection strategies per risk-based approaches.
• Manage CMM and final inspection of FAI components with timely completion.
• Control concessions, deviations, supplier corrective actions and customer complaints.
• Investigate and document quality concerns with the wider Quality team.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Assist with internal/external audits and supplier/customer audits.
• Participate in audit preparation, execution and follow-up actions.

Skills

Quality leadership

CMM team management

AS9100 knowledge

Engineering drawings interpretation

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Communication

Job description

Inform3 Recruitment is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the day-to-day quality activities on the shop floor in a manufacturing setting. You will directly manage the CMM and Final Inspection teams, ensuring resources, scheduling, and performance align with production and customer demands.

The role requires strong experience with AS9100, process control, and continuous improvement, along with robust communication across operations, QA, and suppliers.