Quality Manager – Up to £65,000 | Flexible Working Patterns & Career Development

Are you an experienced Quality Manager looking to take ownership of quality strategy within a highly respected manufacturing business? This exciting opportunity in New Milton offers the chance to lead quality assurance activities across a complex engineering environment, working with industry-leading standards and customers within the Aerospace sector.

This is a key leadership position where you'll drive quality performance, support business improvement initiatives, and play an integral role in maintaining world-class manufacturing standards. If you're looking for a role that combines strategic leadership with hands-on quality management, this could be the ideal next step in your career.

Why apply for this role?

You'll enjoy:

• A competitive salary of up to £65,000
• Choice of working patterns to support your work-life balance
• Flexible start and finish times
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Ongoing personal development opportunities
• Occupational health support and health surveillance
• Salary exchange pension scheme
• The option to buy or sell annual leave
• The opportunity to work within a well-established and highly respected engineering business
• A supportive leadership team focused on continuous improvement

Key Responsibilities:

As the Quality Manager, you will be responsible for leading quality assurance activities and ensuring compliance across the business. Duties will include:

• Managing and developing the Quality Management System in line with AS9100 and NADCAP requirements
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory bodies, customer requirements and industry standards
• Leading internal and external audit programmes
• Managing quality reporting, FAIRs, PEARs, KPI reporting and quality documentation
• Supporting customers with all quality-related matters and contract reviews
• Leading and developing the Quality Assurance and Inspection teams
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives through root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Producing reports and presentations for senior management
• Working closely with customers, auditors and regulatory authorities

What we're looking for:

To be successful in this Quality Manager position, you'll need:

• Proven experience as a Quality Manager within the Aerospace industry
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and NADCAP standards
• Experience managing customer quality requirements and relationships
• Previous people management and team leadership experience
• Internal and external audit leadership experience
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Understanding of manufacturing and engineering processes
• Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements
• Continuous improvement and root cause analysis experience
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

This role would suit an ambitious quality professional looking to progress towards a Quality Director level position in the future while making a significant impact within a growing and successful organisation.

If you're seeking your next opportunity as a Quality Manager in New Milton, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and take the next step in your quality leadership career.

Job Number 936384 / INDINDUSTRIALWC
Location New Milton
Role Quality Manager

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