Quality Manager
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire
Salary: Up to £60,000
Benefits
• Competitive salary package
• Permanent, full-time position
• Opportunity to lead and improve a quality function within a precision engineering environment
• Involvement in aerospace and defence manufacturing programmes
• Exposure to CNC machining, complex aluminium assemblies, metrology and controlled processes
• Opportunity to drive digital improvement, reporting and smarter quality systems
Introduction
TCS Consulting is supporting a specialist precision engineering manufacturer in the search for an experienced Quality Manager.
This is a hands-on leadership role within a high-precision aerospace and defence manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will lead and continuously improve the Quality Management System, while promoting a strong right-first-time culture across CNC machining, complex assemblies, inspection and test operations.
Responsibilities
As Quality Manager, you will take ownership of the Quality Management System and ensure robust quality standards are maintained across production, inspection, supplier quality and customer requirements. You will act as the escalation point for quality issues, lead audits and corrective actions, and work closely with engineering and operations teams to improve product quality, traceability and compliance. The role also plays a key part in driving innovation within the quality function through digital tools, improved reporting and smarter ways of working.
• Own, maintain and continuously improve the Quality Management System in line with aerospace and customer expectations
• Lead internal, external, customer and supplier audits, ensuring actions are closed effectively
• Manage non-conformances, concessions, containment, root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Oversee inspection planning, FAIR/FAI packs, production inspection reporting and metrology processes
• Monitor quality KPIs including scrap, rework, customer returns, escapes and OTIF impact
• Drive improvements in quality systems, data visibility, traceability, reporting and digital ways of working
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have significant quality management experience within precision engineering, machining or an aerospace/defence manufacturing environment. You should be technically confident, comfortable interpreting drawings and customer specifications, and able to lead quality activity across shopfloor, supplier and customer-facing situations. A strong understanding of FAIRs, metrology, traceability, non-conformance management and AS9100-aligned quality systems will be important.
• Significant Quality Management experience within precision engineering, CNC machining or aerospace/defence manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of FAIR/FAI requirements, inspection reporting, traceability and batch control
• Experience managing non-conformances, corrective actions, root cause analysis and audit processes
• Good understanding of metrology, dimensional inspection, engineering drawings, GD&T and customer specifications
• Experience working with aerospace quality standards or AS9100-aligned systems
• Strong computer literacy, with confidence using quality systems, digital tools and data-driven reporting.
If you are an experienced Quality Manager looking for a hands-on leadership role within a specialist precision engineering environment, we would be keen to hear from you.
Please send your CV or apply today to be considered for the Quality Manager position