Vickerstock
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Quality Manager
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Location: Mid County Derry
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Industry: Engineering / Manufacturing – Metal fabrication and assembly
Reference Number: HN12903
What's in it for you?
- £65,000 - £75,000 basic salary depending on experience
- Excellent pension and wider benefits package
- Senior management position with significant autonomy
- Lead and develop an established Quality team
- Opportunity to influence Quality strategy and operational performance
- Excellent long-term career opportunity within a growing engineering business
Company and Role of Quality Manager
Vickerstock are working exclusively with an established and growing engineering and manufacturing business in the recruitment of a Quality Manager for their local Northern Ireland operations.
This is a significant senior Quality appointment with responsibility for leading an established team of six Quality personnel and taking ownership of the continued development of Quality across the business. The position will be predominantly based at one of the company's Northern Ireland operations, with occasional travel to other very local sites. You will have responsibility for the Quality function, combining people leadership with Quality Systems, manufacturing quality, customer requirements and Continuous Improvement.
This is very much a manufacturing-focused Quality position, working closely with Engineering and Production to improve product and process quality. The opportunity would particularly suit an experienced Quality Manager who enjoys being close to manufacturing and wants the autonomy to develop people, improve systems and make a genuine impact on operational performance.
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Key Responsibilities for this Quality Manager position
- Lead and develop a team of six Quality personnel
- Take ownership of the Quality Management System and its continued improvement
- Drive improvements in product and manufacturing quality
- Lead quality audits and ensure appropriate standards are maintained
- Oversee root cause investigations and corrective actions
- Manage customer and supplier quality issues
- Develop quality procedures and processes
- Monitor quality performance and identify areas for improvement
- Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing and senior management
- Drive Continuous Improvement and develop a strong quality culture across the business
Essential Criteria for this Quality Manager position
- Strong Quality Management experience (Minimum 3 years in Quality Management) within an engineering or manufacturing environment - Ideally Metal fabrication and assembly
- Experience managing and improving a Quality Management System (QMS)
- A formal Engineering, Manufacturing or Quality qualification would be advantageous, although strong relevant industry experience will also be considered.
We are particularly interested in speaking with Quality Managers and Senior Quality Managers. Strong Quality Systems Managers, Quality Engineering Managers or Lead Quality Engineers with significant team leadership and QMS responsibility who are ready for greater responsibility will also be considered.
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If you are an experienced Quality professional looking for a senior position offering a £65,000 - £75,000 salary, responsibility for an established team and the opportunity to genuinely influence how Quality operates across a growing engineering business, we would be keen to speak with you. To apply for this Quality Manager position, please submit your CV or contact Hugh Nugent at Vickerstock for a confidential discussion. All approaches will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.
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