Jackson Hogg are proudly supporting a specialist heavy engineering business in the County Durham area, with the appointment of a Quality Manager position. The Quality Manager will have a team of x10 reports and will report into the Site Director. Quality Manager 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 ISO 9001 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. * Support supplier quality management, including onboarding assessments and ongoing audit. * 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 heavy manufacturing or engineering environment. * Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems (lead auditor preferred). * Hands-on understanding of relevant industrial testing and inspection processes. * Demonstrable 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. * Formal engineering or quality-related qualification (HNC/HND/Degree) preferred. * Proactive and quality-driven, with a passion for improvement. * Detail-oriented and technically precise. * Effective leader who builds confidence and accountability within teams. * Hands-on and pragmatic, with strong problem-solving ability. * Committed to maintaining the highest standards of compliance and product integrity