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Quality Engineering Manager, Southampton
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Southampton, United Kingdom
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Other
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Yes
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Posted:
06.06.2025
Expiry Date:
21.07.2025
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Job Description:
Leading automotive first and second tier supplier is seeking a Quality Manager. You will ensure the organization achieves the required quality accreditations and standards and proactively lead the Quality Engineering team.
Commutable from: Coventry, Birmingham, Leicester, Northampton
Salary: Negotiable + Car Allowance + Pension
The Role
The Quality Manager will spearhead product and process excellence within a thriving, fast-paced automotive environment. You will ensure processes needed for the Quality Management System are established, implemented, and maintained, and be responsible for stopping processes and escalating issues at the appropriate level in cases of non-conformities. You will ensure product safety-related identifications and requirements are fulfilled and report the performance of the QMS to the Managing Director.
You will manage quality-related issues with customers and suppliers and function as the appointed Management and Customer Representative for Quality Management at site level, including all customer-specific automotive certifications such as IATF.
You will implement adequate preventive and evaluation tools, product inspection and testing, FMEA, Poka-Yoke, and robust problem-solving activities using 8D processes. You will ensure all specific Quality issues are addressed in line with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards.
The Person
The successful candidate will have a proven background in engineering and be able to read and interpret technical drawings. You will be experienced in managing quality engineering concerns in a busy manufacturing plant and be capable of leading and influencing a team of quality engineers.
You will possess good knowledge of engineering tools such as FMEA, 8D, and root cause analysis, along with proven expertise in auditing to IATF 16949 as a certified Lead Auditor. Some travel to supplier and customer sites will be required. This is a site-based role working Monday to Friday with a lunchtime finish on Fridays.
To apply, please contact James Colley with a current CV.
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