Quality & Process Improvement Manager

Joloda; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Development opportunities

Direct access to senior leadership

Job summary

Joloda Hydraroll in Liverpool seeks a quality and process improvement lead to build a lean function across two UK sites. You will own quality, drive root-cause analysis, and engineer robust processes beyond firefighting.

Reporting to the Operations Director, you will champion Lean and Six Sigma, deliver measurable productivity gains, and grow the team as the department expands. This is a chance to shape quality culture from scratch.

Qualifications

• Lean or Six Sigma trained with practical application in manufacturing.
• Supervisory experience within production, manufacturing or quality teams.
• Experience with engineering manufacture and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Investigate quality failures and lead root cause corrective actions.
• Prioritise improvement projects using Pareto and Lean/Six Sigma methods.
• Lead value stream mapping to improve process flows and layouts.
• Coach teams to run their own improvement projects.
• Set quality standards and manage day-to-day quality systems and KPIs.
• Report monthly on performance and improvement actions.
• Shape team structure as the department grows.

Skills

Lean/Six Sigma

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing experience

Quality improvement

Education

Degree-level education in technical discipline

Job description

Fancy a quality role where you set the strategy instead of just policing it? This process improvement role in Liverpool is yours to build from scratch.

About us

We're Joloda Hydraroll, a growing engineering and manufacturing business, operating from two UK sites with this role based in Liverpool. Our in-house teams cover mechanical design, production and logistics, with project delivery at the centre of what we do.

Quality has been steady rather than fast-moving, and it's ready for someone to build a modern, lean-driven function from scratch. Our leadership sets clear objectives and steps back, trusting people to work out the how.

The role

You'll take ownership of quality and process improvement across the site, responsible for both UK sites and sub-contract operations. Reporting directly to the Operations Director. This goes beyond firefighting: you'll get to the root cause of recurring failures, lead Lean and Six Sigma projects, and build a culture where standards keep climbing, with Opportunity in the future to step up to a Group role.

Success looks like fewer repeat failures, measurable productivity gains, and a team you've coached to solve problems without you.

What you'll do

You'll:

• Investigate quality failures and lead root cause corrective action across the site
• Prioritise improvement projects using Pareto analysis and Lean or Six Sigma methods
• Lead value stream mapping to design more efficient process flows and layouts
• Coach individuals and teams to run their own improvement projects
• Set quality standards and manage day-to-day quality systems and KPIs
• Report monthly on performance, improvement plans and agreed actions
• Shape your own team structure as the department grows

What you'll bring

Essential:

• Lean or Six Sigma trained, with practical application in a manufacturing environment
• Proven experience of engineering manufacture
• Supervisory experience within a production, manufacturing or quality team
• Experience of people-controlled assembly or machining operations

Useful, not essential:

• Degree-level education, ideally in a technical discipline
• Experience of machine shop, fabrication or assembly operations
• Background in quality or service improvement roles
• Experience developing and prioritising improvement plans

Benefits & culture

Financial: £40,000 to £60,000, depending on experience, with scope to grow as the department does.

Flexibility: Core hours of 8.30am to 4.30pm, with flexibility built in around that.

Development: Direct access to senior leadership, real input on strategy, and a realistic path to department manager level.

Working arrangements

Location: Liverpool | Office-based, on-site

Contract: Permanent | Full-time, core hours 8.30am to 4.30pm

Travel: Occasional travel to the business's second site, as required