Quality Manager

Company: Employment Solutions Ltd
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Location: Bolton
Job Description:

An established engineering and manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to take ownership of its Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001:2015, customer specifications and regulatory requirements. The role will lead quality assurance, supplier quality, inspection, non-conformance management and continuous improvement across the entire manufacturing lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain and continually improve the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory and internal requirements while monitoring performance against agreed quality objectives.
  • Manage non-conformances, root cause investigations, corrective and preventative actions and customer complaints, implementing sustainable solutions that reduce defects, waste, variation and associated costs.
  • Take responsibility for incoming, in-process and final inspection, developing effective inspection techniques and improving manufacturing reliability across raw materials, bought-in items and machined or fabricated components.
  • Manage supplier and subcontractor quality, including qualification, approval, auditing and ongoing performance, while working closely with Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing and other internal departments.
  • Lead the organisation’s continuous improvement and quality culture, delivering internal audits, quality training and improvements using appropriate Lean, Six Sigma and Total Quality Management principles.

Requirements

  • Proven as a Quality Manager or Senior Quality Engineer
  • Strong experience with NCRs, QMS, Audits, CAPAs, customer complaints, and more.
  • Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 within a Manufacturing & Engineering environment.

Location: Bolton

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £40k (dependent on experience)

Working Hours: (Apply online only), early finish Friday.

Benefits

  • 25 days + bank holidays, pension, cycle to work, death in service, attendance bonus & more.

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Posted: October 11th, 2026