Quality Manager in Pickering, North Yorkshire

Energy Jobline CVL; Pickering; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking a Quality Manager for a leading engineering manufacturing company near York. You will head the quality team and oversee QA and QC across fabrication, assembly, testing and delivery, ensuring compliance with customer specs, industry standards, regulatory requirements and the Quality Management System.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, customer satisfaction and operational excellence, with responsibilities including audits, supplier quality improvements,

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in an Engineering/Quality discipline.
• Experience in a senior quality role within an Engineering/ Manufacturing environment.
• Broad knowledge of manufacturing processes including Machining, Fabrication and Assembly.
• Certified in Auditing to 9001 (Lead Auditor trained desirable).

Responsibilities

• Embed quality requirements across the product lifecycle from contract review to delivery and aftermarket support.
• Lead customer quality interactions, including audits and concession requests.
• Drive supplier quality improvement initiatives and supplier audits.
• Ensure traceability of materials, components and manufacturing records for subsea products.
• Manage the Quality Management System in accordance with ISO 9001 and API-Q1 where applicable.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and training; lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Supervise quality department personnel and mentor the team to meet quality goals.

Skills

Quality leadership

Senior quality role

Manufacturing knowledge

Education

Engineering/Quality degree

Tools

ISO 9001 Auditing

Job description

Our client, a leading engineering Manufacturing company based near York are looking to recruit a Quality Manager to join their existing team on a permanent basis.

Leading the quality team, you will be responsible for leading all quality assurance and quality control activities across the manufacture, assembly, testing, and delivery products and systems. Ensuring compliance with customer specifications, industry standards, regulatory requirements, and the Quality Management System whilst driving continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence.

Interested candidates will ideally be degree Qualified in a engineering/ quality discipline with a demonstrable background within Quality Engineering with a broad understanding of manufacturing processes including Fabrication, Machining and Assembly..

This position is based on days and available for an immediate start.

Hours - Mon - Thurs / Fri

Role Description

• Ensure quality requirements are embedded throughout the product lifecycle, from contract review through manufacture, testing, delivery, and aftermarket support.
• Lead customer quality interactions, including audits, witness testing, concession requests, and quality performance reviews.
• Drive supplier quality improvement initiatives and support critical supplier audits.
• Ensure robust traceability of materials, components, and manufacturing records for subsea products.
• Implement, maintain, manage and improve all aspects of the Quality Management System in accordance with industry standards (ISO 9001 and API-Q1 where applicable)
• Manage all aspects of internal and external audits
• Management Representative for the Quality Management System
• Defines and specifies the implementation of standards, methods and procedures for inspection, testing and evaluating the precision, accuracy, and reliability of company products
• Lead quality team in investigations of non-conformances and customer issues
• Responsible for collecting quality data, data analysis, root cause analysis, reporting and continuous improvements in products, services and processes Responsible for final acceptance testing of all products
• Responsible for implementing the internal audit program for site, including coordination of training of internal auditors, preparing checklist/auditor guides, scheduling, conducting and reporting. Coordinate root cause analysis and corrective actions for gaps identified in audits
• Support, develop and implement supplier quality assurance and control processes. Liaise with Supply Chain and provide support as needed on Supplier audits, Supplier performance evaluation KPIs and other aspects
• Supervise quality department personnel and manage, train, develop and motivate them to achieve overall quality goals and objectives.

Skills & Attributes

• Degree Qualified in an Engineering/ Quality discipline
• Demonstrable experience in senior role within Quality within an Engineering/ Manufacturing environment.
• Broad knowledge of manufacturing processes including Machining, Fabrication and Assembly
• Certified in Auditing to 9001
• Lead Auditor trained ( Desirable)