Quality Manager

Quality Manager 
  
Location: Epsom, Surrey (Office-based with flexibility available)
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
  
We are seeking an experienced Quality Manager to join a well-established engineering and manufacturing business. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quality Manager or a Senior Quality Engineer looking to step into their first management position.
  
Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the company's Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring it remains compliant, effective and continuously improved.
• Manage internal and external quality audits, including preparing and leading Management Reviews.
• Ensure manufacturing processes consistently meet quality standards, customer requirements and applicable legislation.
• Maintain external quality accreditations, including ISO 9001 and other relevant industry certifications.
• Oversee quality assurance activities, including inspection of incoming materials, work in progress and finished products and review, update and promote quality procedures across all manufacturing and support functions.
• Lead investigations into non-conformances, carrying out root cause analysis and ensuring corrective and preventative actions are implemented.
• Coordinate external certification audits and maintain compliance with all accreditation requirements.
• Manage calibration schedules for inspection equipment and measurement devices, ensuring all equipment remains within calibration.
• Develop and maintain supplier quality standards, including managing approved supplier processes.
• Monitor customer feedback and identify opportunities to improve product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Plan and conduct internal audits across all departments to ensure compliance with quality procedures and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support document control, engineering change management and drawing revision processes.
• Support compliance with company policies relating to Health & Safety, environmental management, equality, anti-bribery and other corporate governance requirements.

Person Specification

• Previous experience in a Quality Manager or Senior Quality Engineer position within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience leading internal and external audits.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience managing non-conformance and corrective action processes.
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Confident communicator with the ability to work effectively across all areas of the business.
• Experience of supplier quality management would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of ATEX or other regulated industry standards would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Health & Safety experience or qualifications would be advantageous for candidates interested in developing into a wider QHSE role.

Benefits

• Annual profit share bonus
• 4 day working week
• 32 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Company pension scheme
• All required PPE provided
• Flexible working hours available
• Opportunity to develop