Quality Manager: Lead Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing

Nicholas Associates Group Limited; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and benefits scheme

Death in Service life insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee referral scheme

Subsidised refreshments

Excellent working conditions

Job summary

Nicholas Associates Group Limited in South Yorkshire invites an experienced Quality Manager to lead a growing manufacturing operation, driving prevention and continuous improvement. You will coach a team of Quality Engineers and Technicians, work with Production, Engineering, Design and Procurement, and use data to identify root causes and deliver measurable quality gains.

This hands-on leadership role offers a competitive salary, a 40-hour week, and a benefits package including pension,

Qualifications

• Relevant quality, engineering or technical qualification at Level 4 or above, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience leading a quality function within engineering or manufacturing.
• Experience in automotive, aerospace or other technically demanding environments.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, Kaizen and Six Sigma.
• Experience with 8D, root cause analysis and structured problem solving.
• Good understanding of PFMEA and DFMEA.
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP and DMAIC.
• Experience using SPC, CpK/PpK and statistical techniques to improve process performance.
• Experience developing and managing supplier quality.
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 and internal auditing.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Quality Engineering and Technician teams.
• Drive a right-first-time, no-fault-forward culture.
• Lead root cause investigations using 8D and structured problem solving.
• Maintain and improve the ISO 9001 QMS and internal audit programme.
• Develop inspection, measurement, calibration and QA processes.
• Use SPC and statistical analysis to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Develop supplier quality through auditing and corrective action.
• Embed quality in APQP, PPAP and NPI activity.
• Manage customer quality concerns with containment and permanent corrective actions.
• Establish and report meaningful quality KPIs for decision making.

Skills

Quality leadership

ISO 9001

Root cause analysis

8D problem solving

APQP/PPAP knowledge

SPC & process capability

Supplier quality

Coaching & mentoring

Data-driven decisions

Education

Quality/Engineering qualification Level 4+

Tools

MRP systems

Job description

Nicholas Associates Group Limited in South Yorkshire invites an experienced Quality Manager to lead a growing manufacturing operation, driving prevention and continuous improvement. You will coach a team of Quality Engineers and Technicians, work with Production, Engineering, Design and Procurement, and use data to identify root causes and deliver measurable quality gains.

This hands-on leadership role offers a competitive salary, a 40-hour week, and a benefits package including pension,