Quality Manager (Sheetmetal / Fabrication)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 Days Holiday

Private Medical

Great Pension

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is seeking a Quality Manager for a sheetmetal/fabrication environment in Cranfield, Bedford. The role combines site management with hands-on quality tasks, covering supplier quality, PFMEA, and QMS maintenance.

You will lead a small team of engineers and inspectors, ensuring welding certifications are current and quality procedures meet stringent standards. Travel to client projects and suppliers may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a small team of quality professionals on site.
• Maintain and improve the QMS across fabrication operations.
• Oversee welding qualifications and relevant standards.
• Manage PFMEA, Control Plans and Corrective Actions.
• Coordinate supplier quality and customer quality issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of quality professionals (Inspectors to Engineers).
• Maintain all quality procedures on site and supplier quality.
• Keep QMS and welding certifications up to date.
• Shape the role with autonomy to introduce improvements.
• Manage PFMEA, Control Plans & RCA and customer complaints.

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

QMS

Supplier quality

PFMEA

Control plans

RCA

Job description

Quality Manager (Sheetmetal / Fabrication)

£65,000 - £72,000

• 33 Days Holiday
• Private Medical
• Great Pension

Cranfield, Bedford

Job Reference: BBBH 27985

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Are you Quality Manager or similar from a Sheetmetal or Welding/Fabrication background looking to lead a small team of Engineers and Inspectors for a business that can offer a highly autonomous and rewarding role?

Do you want to join smaller function of a premier Engineering business that can offer the opportunity to work on projects of national significance?

In this role you will be split between management and hands-on, primarily covering a local site with travel to client projects and suppliers when needed. You will handle supplier quality; be responsible for maintaining the QMS; relevant welding accreditations and overseeing PFMEA, Control plans and any customer quality complaints. This is a great opportunity to play a significant part in the supply of fabricated products to highly regulated industries.

On offer is the opportunity to join a well-established sheet metal and structural steel manufacturer with a great reputation for its high standards of quality, precision, and speed of service. Part of a global Engineering group, the company is growing consistently, building on long-term contracts for high-quality clientele.

This role would suit a Quality Manager or similar from a Sheetmetal, Welding or Fabrication background looking for an exiting opportunity offering a truly unique role with plenty of responsibility, challenge, recognition and reward.

The Role

• Leading a small team of Quality professionals, from Inspectors to Engineers


• Ultimately responsible for all Quality procedures on site and supplier quality


• Maintain the QMS and relevant fabrication and welding certifications


• Shape the role into your own - autonomy to introduce and improve procedures


• Manage all quality activities including PFMEA, Control Plans & RCA


• Monday - Friday, 37.5 Hours per week, TOIL & Overtime options for excess hours

The Person

• Quality Manager or similar


• Welding, Sheetmetal or regulated engineering background (Nuclear, Defence, Rail etc)

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.