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Quality Specialist
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About The Company
Manpower is a globally recognized leader in workforce solutions, dedicated to connecting talented professionals with innovative organizations across various industries. With a rich history of excellence, Manpower specializes in providing comprehensive staffing, recruitment, and workforce management services. Our commitment to quality, integrity, and customer satisfaction has established us as a trusted partner for companies seeking to enhance their operational capabilities. We operate in a dynamic environment that values diversity, continuous improvement, and the development of our employees, ensuring we remain at the forefront of the employment services industry.
About The Role
The Quality Specialist role is based in Rugby and is a critical position within our client’s manufacturing division, which designs, manufactures, and services highly engineered electrical machines and systems. These products support vital sectors such as energy, marine, defense, and industrial applications worldwide. This six-month contract role offers an exciting opportunity to lead and influence production quality activities, ensuring that manufacturing processes meet rigorous standards of conformity and operational excellence. The role requires active SC clearance and is inside IR35, payable via umbrella company at a rate of £70 per hour.
The successful candidate will serve as the key driver for quality assurance across all manufacturing areas, overseeing daily governance, inspection strategies, and operational compliance. This position demands a proactive leader capable of managing teams, implementing continuous improvement initiatives, and maintaining high standards of product quality. The role also involves close collaboration with production teams, stakeholders, and management to foster a culture of accountability, precision, and excellence.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will possess an engineering, manufacturing, or quality degree or equivalent professional experience. Proven leadership in manufacturing quality environments, particularly within electrical machinery, heavy engineering, aerospace, or defense sectors, is essential. Candidates must hold active UK security clearance and possess a full UK passport. Familiarity with ISO 9001 standards, root cause analysis (RCA), corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), Lean methodologies, and KPI management is required. Additional certifications such as Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt are highly desirable, along with experience in APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, digital dashboards, and SAP systems.
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Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving skills, and the ability to develop and implement strategic quality initiatives will distinguish successful applicants. The role also necessitates a comprehensive understanding of manufacturing processes and quality governance to effectively lead operational quality activities.
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day leadership and strategic direction for the Production Quality organization, including development and mentoring of Quality Engineers, Production Inspectors, and Receiving Inspection teams.
- Establish a high-performance culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and skill development.
- Lead manufacturing quality initiatives across all production areas, ensuring product conformity and compliance with industry standards.
- Develop and optimize inspection strategies based on product risk assessments to enhance quality assurance processes.
- Support production flow by balancing quality assurance activities with operational efficiency to meet delivery targets.
- Own operational governance processes, including GO/NO GO decision-making, Quality Hold governance, and escalation procedures.
- Drive deployment of Layered Process Audits and develop standard work practices and visual management tools across production lines.
- Lead daily quality governance meetings, ensuring timely resolution of issues and continuous monitoring of quality metrics.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify root causes of defects and implement corrective actions effectively.
- Maintain compliance with all relevant standards and regulations, fostering a culture of quality awareness and continuous improvement.
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Benefits
This role offers a competitive hourly rate of £70, paid inside IR35 via umbrella company, with the opportunity to work on high-profile projects within a global manufacturing environment. The position provides valuable experience in leading quality initiatives within a complex engineering setting, enhancing your professional development. You will work within a collaborative team, gaining exposure to advanced manufacturing processes and quality management systems. Additionally, the role offers the chance to support critical sectors such as energy, defense, and marine, contributing to impactful projects that have a global reach.
Further benefits include working in a dynamic and supportive environment, access to ongoing training and development opportunities, and the chance to build a network within a leading organization. The role’s temporary nature provides flexibility and the possibility of future opportunities within the industry.
Equal Opportunity
Manpower is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, providing fair employment opportunities regardless of race, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We believe that diversity enriches our work environment and enhances our ability to serve our clients and candidates effectively. All applications will be treated with confidentiality and respect, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
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