Quality Manager

Up to £50,000 DOE

Yolk Recruitment is supporting our client in the search for a Quality Manager to lead and develop the quality function within a well-established manufacturing business. This is a fantastic opportunity for either an experienced Quality Manager or a Senior Quality Engineer ready to step up into a leadership role, offering ownership of quality systems, team development, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation.

You will play a key role in shaping and embedding a strong quality culture across the business, ensuring robust processes are in place to meet both customer and regulatory requirements. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll drive improvements across operations, supplier performance, and customer satisfaction, while leading a capable team and developing future talent within the function.

Key responsibilities:

Lead, develop, and manage the Quality and Laboratory teams, driving a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
Own and maintain the Quality Management System ensuring effective implementation across the business
Drive APQP, FMEA, Control Plans, and SQA processes to ensure robust product and process quality
Lead internal and external audit programmes, including supplier audits and customer-facing quality reviews
Manage customer quality concerns, ensuring timely resolution and strong relationship management
Oversee supplier quality performance, supporting root cause analysis and corrective actions
Facilitate cross-functional corrective action teams to eliminate non-conformities and prevent recurrence
Maintain calibration and gauge control systems
Support wider business objectives and continuous improvement initiatives
Deputise for senior technical leadership when requiredThis is what you'll need:

Experience working within a Quality function in a manufacturing environment
Experience supporting supplier quality and/or customer quality processes
Internal or external auditing experience (or willingness to develop)And this is what you'll get:

Competitive salary
Life assurance
Long service awards