Zero-Defect Quality Leader (Manufacturing)

Mettler-Toledo; Royston; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Annual bonus

25 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Job summary

Mettler-Toledo Royston X-ray Division is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the manufacturing quality function and drive a Zero Defect culture. You will oversee a team of Quality Technicians and a Quality Specialist, partnering with production, engineering, and supply chain to ensure excellence and customer satisfaction.

Based in Royston, you will help embed quality at every stage of the lifecycle, from supplier intake to final delivery, ensuring rigorous procedures and defect prevention across

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a quality team in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of QA standards and audits (ISO 9001/14001).
• Experience with formal problem-solving tools (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone).

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Quality Technicians and a Quality Specialist.
• Drive a Zero Defect culture across the production lifecycle.
• Deploy SQDCP processes to embed quality in daily operations.
• Challenge quality controls to improve effectiveness and deployment.
• Collaborate with operations to establish robust procedures and systems.
• Ensure machines meet defined quality standards before and during production.
• Track internal quality issues and document via SAP Quality Notifications.
• Identify process improvements and implement preventive actions.
• Provide high-level reports on trends and performance of quality initiatives.

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Audits

Root cause analysis

Onsite work

Tools

SAP

Quality Notifications

Job description

Mettler-Toledo Royston X-ray Division is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the manufacturing quality function and drive a Zero Defect culture. You will oversee a team of Quality Technicians and a Quality Specialist, partnering with production, engineering, and supply chain to ensure excellence and customer satisfaction.

Based in Royston, you will help embed quality at every stage of the lifecycle, from supplier intake to final delivery, ensuring rigorous procedures and defect prevention across