Quality Manager role - Littleborough - £50k Fancy taking ownership of quality in a business where the standards are high, the products are complex, but there's still plenty room to improve things? Right now, the Quality function here is yours to shape. You’ll inherit the responsibility, the trust of the senior management team, and the freedom to build a department that reflects your own approach. Whether that means introducing new processes, building a team from scratch, or strengthening what’s already in place, you’ll have the backing to make it happen. It’s a hands-on role with ownership of everything from internal audits and compliance to continuous improvement and customer relationships. Why might you leave your current job for this one? Because you’re either a Senior Quality Engineer ready to step up in a management role or you're already a QM who wants more control, more challenge, and a flatter structure. This isn’t a job for someone who wants to babysit systems that already run perfectly. It is a job for someone who’s ready to shape the function, embed better mid-process controls, and raise the bar across a growing site. You’d be leading a small team of 3 inspectors, reporting to the Plant Manager and working closely with senior colleagues across the business (and with some of the most demanding customers in aerospace, medical, automotive and defence). The work is technical, the standards are exacting, and the opportunity to influence is huge. The essentials You’ll need a background in manufacturing, ideally in injection moulding or tooling. You’ll know your way around PPAP, APQP, FAI, FAIRs and internal audit systems. You should also be confident enough to lead quality strategy, support ISO progress, and work directly with customers. What’s on offer The salary will probably be somewhere in the region of £50,000. There’s no bonus or enhanced pension right now, but the role comes with genuine flexibility; it's a 40 hour week but you can work the hours however suits you - as long as you're around for key customer and team meetings. There's plenty of autonomy too. This is a chance to share the QA function and influence how things are done. Want to find out more? Don't worry about updating your CV if you haven't already. We can cross that bridge when we come to it. Get in touch if you've got any questions though and I'd be happy to talk through things to help you decide whether or not it could be worth a proper look. The current Quality Manager is leaving on good terms too, for what it's worth, and is happy to pop in to support a smooth handover (which I always think is a nice sign)