Senior Quality Manager

Senior Quality Manager | Poole | Up to £55,000

This is a genuine leadership role for a quality professional who wants to own the function, not just maintain it. You will have the scope to shape systems, drive standards, and leave a real mark on a growing manufacturing business. If you are at your best when working across teams, solving problems at the root, and building processes that actually stick, this role is worth your attention.

As a Senior Quality Manager, you will benefit from:

• 25 days holiday 
• Private Medical Plan 
• Life assurance

As a Senior Quality Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing the quality management systems, including ongoing ISO9001 compliance
• Driving root cause investigation and ensuring corrective actions are closed out effectively
• Managing supplier quality performance, including audits, scorecards, and corrective action activity
• Establishing quality controls across Goods Inwards, Production, Final Inspection, and Dispatch
• Leading the internal audit programme and acting as primary contact for external certification audits
• Providing leadership and oversight of the Health and Safety and Environmental Management Systems, including ISO14001 compliance

As a Senior Quality Manager, your experience will include:

• Proven background in a senior quality management role within a manufacturing, engineering, or technical environment
• Strong working knowledge of ISO9001 quality management systems, including audit and CAPA experience
• Experience managing supplier quality performance and driving accountability across the supply chain
• Familiarity with regulated manufacturing environments where traceability and formal change control are critical 
• Lead Auditor qualification preferred
• NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent Health and Safety qualification is desirable

If you are ready to take ownership of quality at a strategic level and make a lasting impact in a business that is genuinely investing in its systems and standards, this could be the right move. Apply today with an up-to-date CV or call Amber Thorne at Rubicon for more information.