Senior Quality Manager - Precision Electromechanical

Unipart; Coventry; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car or car allowance

33 days holiday

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Unipart Manufacturing is seeking a Quality Manager to lead quality strategy for a fast-paced Coventry-based electrification assembly project, scaling to 200+ team members.

The role focuses on delivering zero-defect quality, ensuring AS9100/ISO9001 and DEF STAN compliance, and integrating complex manufacturing inputs including injection moulding and welding within a Defence-aligned, high-velocity environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Quality Manager in high-precision manufacturing.
• Deep knowledge of AS9100/ISO 9001, AQAP 2110 and DEF STANs.
• Experience with electro-mechanical integration and plastic injection moulding tolerances.
• Expert in APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA and 8D/5-Why root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Quality Leadership - Champion the quality strategy, QMS, and KPIs across NPI and production.
• Compliance and Regulatory Oversight - Lead AS9100/ISO9001 and AQAP/DEF STAN compliance.
• Specialised Process Governance - Oversee quality for electrification, injection moulding tolerances and welding.
• Customer and Supplier Assurance - Interface for clients and suppliers; oversee 8D, concessions, PPAP, audits.
• SHE and Safety Management - Align quality with SHE and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Quality Leadership

Standards & Legislation

Electro-mechanical

Quality Tools

NPI Knowledge

Job description

Unipart Manufacturing is seeking a Quality Manager to lead quality strategy for a fast-paced Coventry-based electrification assembly project, scaling to 200+ team members.

The role focuses on delivering zero-defect quality, ensuring AS9100/ISO9001 and DEF STAN compliance, and integrating complex manufacturing inputs including injection moulding and welding within a Defence-aligned, high-velocity environment.