Quality Manager in Leicester

Energy Jobline ZR; Leicester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable engineering company in Leicester is looking for a Quality Manager to lead the quality function and a small team, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 standards. This role offers flexible working days and a competitive salary of up to £45,000. Applicants should have experience in quality management within a manufacturing environment and possess strong customer-facing skills.

Benefits

Flexible working days

Competitive salary up to £45,000

Lead a small quality team

Engage with key customers

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quality Manager/Quality Engineer in manufacturing.
• Experience in leading a team and mentoring apprentices.
• Strong communication skills, confident in customer meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage quality assurance and control processes.
• Oversee a team of 4, including an Apprentice.
• Maintain and ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards.

Skills

Quality systems (ISO 9001)

Quality assurance and control

Customer-facing skills

Data analysis

Coaching and mentoring

Process improvement tools (e.g. 8D, 5 Why, SPC)

Job description

Quality Manager - Flexible Days Up to £45,000

Location: Leicester area

Team: 4 direct reports (including 1 Apprentice), customer-facing role

Your Opportunity

Join a well-established precision engineering business servicing heavy-duty sectors (yellow goods, agriculture, power & rail) as a Quality Manager. You'll lead the quality function, look after a small team, engage with key customers and help drive continuous improvement across the workshop and measurement / inspection processes.

With flexible working days (giving you better work-life balance) and a competitive salary of up to £45,000, this is a great chance for a proven Quality professional to step up within a manufacturing / machining environment.

What’s On Offer

• Salary up to £45,000 per annum
• Flexible working days (allowing you to work smarter)
• Lead a quality team of 4 (including managing and mentoring an apprentice)
• Customer-meeting responsibility: you'll represent quality with major accounts
• Join a business certified to ISO 9001 and recognised for high precision manufacturing.
• Be part of a stable, growing engineering business where your contribution is valued.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage all aspects of quality assurance and control: inspection, non-conformance, corrective actions, root cause, process improvement
• Oversee the team of 4, including one Apprentice, providing coaching and development
• Hold regular customer quality review meetings and act as their point-of-contact for quality queries
• Work with manufacturing, engineering and inspection teams to tighten tolerances, reduce rejects and improve first-pass yield
• Maintain and ensure compliance with ISO 9001 (and other customer specific standards)
• Analyse data, produce quality metrics, drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with operations to embed quality culture and ensure machining/fabrication meets specifications.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience (ideally 3-5 years) as a Quality Manager/Quality Engineer in a manufacturing, machining or fabrication environment
• Experience leading a small team and mentoring apprentices or junior staff
• Strong customer-facing skills confident in meetings and able to articulate quality issues/resolutions to customers
• Solid knowledge of quality systems (ISO 9001), inspection methods, non-conformance control, root-cause analysis
• Analytical mindset: comfortable with data, metrics, reports and continuous improvement tools (e.g. 8D, 5 Why, SPC)
• Excellent communicator, organised, decisive and proactive
• A background in metal-working, machining or fabrication is highly beneficial.

Why Join?

• This is more than just another manufacturing job. You'll join a business that delivers high-tolerance components and is committed to quality.
• Offers you flexibility in your working day so you can balance life and work.
• Gives you responsibility, autonomy and a voice in shaping quality standards and improvements.
• Has a strong reputation in heavy duty manufacturing

How to Apply

If you're a Quality professional looking to step up, lead a small team, engage with customers and take ownership of quality in a manufacturing environment we want to hear from you. Submit your CV today or email us and we will arrange a confidential chat.

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