Site Quality Manager

NES Fircroft; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Site Quality Manager to oversee quality assurance processes on-site. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Quality Assurance, extensive leadership experience, and a solid understanding of the nuclear industry. Responsibilities include managing quality documentation, driving improvements, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. This contract role emphasizes the importance of quality in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of significant experience in people management.
• Experience working in the Nuclear Industry is required.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, EN 3834, EN1090 is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site quality team to ensure compliance with standards.
• Manage quality documentation and alignment with requirements.
• Drive productivity improvements and adherence to quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Problem Solving

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quality Assurance or related subject

Tools

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)

D2 EDMS (Electronic Document Management System)

Job description

Overview

Contract role – Site Quality Manager. Contract role – Site Quality Engineer and Site Quality Manager. Our client is recruiting for a Site Quality Engineer and a Site Quality Manager to work on site in long term contracts. Ideally the client requires experience working with AWE. The Site Quality Manager is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving all aspects of quality assurance and control across the site’s activities. This role is critical in high integrity, regulated environments where thorough traceability, safety, and regulatory compliance are mandatory.

The business vision is to have a QA and QC capability that is considered industry class leading and you will be a crucial element of achieving this vision. To meet the business vision and objectives, you will drive productivity improvements within your cell, with a focus on efficient delivery, high standards of Quality and strong EHS culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site quality team, ensure compliance with internal standards, external regulations and customer requirements, manage all key quality documentation (including Orbit Sheets, ITPs, Lifetime Records, etc.), and drive performance to “right first time, every time” standards.
• Drive productivity improvements within your cell with a focus on efficient delivery, high standards of Quality and strong EHS culture.
• Support and maintain quality assurance and control processes across site activities in regulated environments requiring traceability, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage quality documentation and records and ensure alignment with customer, regulatory and internal requirements.

Essential requirements

• Ideally Bachelor’s degree in Quality Assurance or related subject
• Significant experience in people management (often 5‑10+ years)
• Proven Engineering, Business Management, Manufacturing or related field
• Nuclear Industry experience required
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, EN 3834, EN1090
• Lead/Internal Auditor in ISO 9001
• NCR generation and management
• Experience of working to Quality Control Grading
• Experience of working in highly regulated industry
• Experience and understanding of process improvement
• Strong Practical Problem Solving skills being able to lead and facilitate activities leading to improvements
• 6-sigma trained or trained in other problem solving (8D, 6-Sigma, 5S, 7W, etc)
• Good working practice in Microsoft Office packages including PowerPoint, Word and Excel
• Membership of appropriate professional body (i.e. CQI) or willingness to attain
• Ability to secure BPSS and SC is a conditional requirement of this position
• Engineering Qualification desirable
• Proven experience using D2 EDMS (Electronic Document Management System) to manage quality documentation, including the raising of NCRs, Concessions, and Waivers