Jackson Hogg are exclusively supporting a specialist manufacturing business in the County Durham area on a Quality Manager position.

The Quality Manager will serve as a key part of the Senior Leadership Team on site and will lead a team of Quality professionals.

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Quality Manager to lead the Quality Department within a busy manufacturing environment. This is a key leadership role with full responsibility for maintaining the QMS and ensuring product integrity and driving continual improvement across all manufacturing and testing areas.

Quality Manager - Key Responsibilities

* Lead and manage the Quality Department, developing a high performing and accountable team culture

* Maintain and continuously improve the company's QMS in line with ISO9001 accreditation

* Lead internal and external audits, ensuring timely corrective and preventive actions

* Control traceability and certification, ensuring certificates of testing and conformity accurately reflect product data

* Champion continuous improvement initiatives to reduce scrap, improve yield and enhance process efficiency

* Collaborate with production, engineering and customers to resolve quality issues and ensure full compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements

* Provide training, mentorship and development opportunities for quality staff, apprentices and trainees

Quality Manager - Requirements

* Proven experience as a Quality Manager within a manufacturing or engineering environment

* Strong working knowledge of ISO9001 QMS (lead auditor preferred)

* Hands on understanding of relevant indsutrial testing and inspection processes

* Experience managing and developing multidisciplinary quality teams

* Competent in root cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions, statistical process control and continuous improvement methodologies

* Strong communication, leadership and documentation skills, with a methodical and practical approach

* Form engineering or quality related qualification

* Proactive and quality driven with a passion for improvement

* Detail oriented and technically precise

* Effective leader who builds confidence and accountability within teams

* Committed to maintaining the highest standards of compliance and product integrity