Quality Manager

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. 

• 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 accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration
• Identify and support development opportunities within the team

• 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