Job Description
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Elevation Recruitment Group are supporting a well-established, multi-site manufacturing organisation in the search for a Quality Manager near Scunthorpe. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring the effectiveness, compliance, and continuous improvement of the site Quality Management System.
The successful candidate will play a critical role in driving a proactive quality culture, ensuring robust systems are in place to prevent defects, manage risk, and maintain customer confidence. The business are looking for a leader with strong people management skills as there will be a team reporting in.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System in line with recognised international standards
- Develop and manage the internal audit programme
- Lead site preparation for external audits and ensure timely closure of any findings
- Ensure compliance with all relevant quality standards and internal procedures
- Oversee calibration and control of inspection and measurement equipment
- Manage customer complaints and non-conformance processes
- Lead root cause analysis and ensure effective, sustainable corrective actions
- Drive a preventative approach to quality, reducing repeat issues
- Ensure process documentation (e.g. process flows, risk assessments, control plans) remains accurate and up to date
- Support cross-functional teams in strengthening process capability and risk mitigation
- Promote the use of data-driven tools and statistical techniques to improve performance
- Act as the primary point of contact for quality-related matters with customers and suppliers
- Support supplier performance improvement and corrective action activities
- Provide quality input into new product introduction and change management processes
- Lead, develop, and performance manage the quality team
- Foster a culture of xwzovoh accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration
- Identify and support development opportunities within the team
Skills & Experience Required
- Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 and experience in highly regulated industries
- Experience with core quality tools (e.g. APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, 8D)
- Proven experience in leading audits (internal and external)
- Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capability
- Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment
- Demonstrated leadership and team management experience
- Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders