Quality Manager

Company: Michael Page International
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Location: Burnley
Job Description:

Overview

In this Quality Manager role, you lead a Quality Engineering team to ensure products, services, and processes meet defined quality standards. You will mentor staff, drive the Integrated Management System, and foster a proactive quality culture across manufacturing. The position focuses on process control, data-driven improvement, and close collaboration with production and customers to strengthen trust and deliver consistent quality. This is a hands-on leadership role with a clear impact on product quality and continuous improvement.

Pay / Benefits

  • Attractive Salary & Benefits package

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop the Quality Engineering team across business units
  • Mentor staff and drive upskilling within the Quality Department
  • Ensure compliance with the Integrated Management System (IMS) and promote a proactive quality culture
  • Develop and implement quality control procedures to meet customer and internal standards
  • Oversee production stages with inspections, audits, and tests to identify defects and areas for improvement
  • Act as main quality contact to internal manufacturing teams and external customers to manage expectations
  • Analyze data to identify trends and recurring issues and implement process improvements
  • Lead investigations (8D) and implement corrective actions with validated results
  • Manage quality activities for new products under APQP/PPAP, PFMEA, control plans, and related documentation
  • Maintain measurement equipment calibration, conduct MSA studies, and ensure competency and training on quality topics

Key requirements

  • Hands-on leader with practical, solution-focused approach
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all levels
  • Proven experience in an engineering-focused environment with quality assurance and process improvement
  • Knowledge of quality tools and standards used in manufacturing (APQP/PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, LPA, 8D, MSA)
  • Ability to work on the shop floor and drive cross-functional collaboration
  • Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree or equivalent (HND/HNC)
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Communication and articulation
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • IMS/compliance
  • APQP/PPAP
  • PFMEA

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Posted: October 16th, 2026