Quality Control Manager
Location: Brigg, Lincolnshire
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:15am – 5:00pm & Friday, 8:15am – 1:00pm
Holidays: 25 days per year plus paid bank holidays
About the Role
We’re looking for a qualified, experienced, and confident Quality Control professional to promote and support a strong culture of quality, procedural compliance, and continuous improvement across the business. This hands-on role involves managing investigations, ensuring compliance, and driving improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Ideally, you’ll also have Health & Safety experience to support compliance and improvement initiatives.
You’ll be a proactive leader with excellent communication and teamwork skills, capable of providing clear guidance, effective coaching, and confident leadership on all quality-related matters.
Key Responsibilities
Manage and facilitate quality investigations (8D or similar)
Apply root cause analysis tools such as 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagrams, and DMAIC
Promote a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement
Communicate with customers and attend site visits to advise on quality issues
Maintain and analyse quality records to identify trends and improvement opportunities
Coach team leaders and operators in quality control and best practice
Carry out surveillance inspections to audit procedural compliance
Update training materials, procedures, and training matrices
Produce risk assessments, COSHH assessments, and safe working practices (SWPs)
Conduct accident and near-miss investigations and support fire safety management
Maintain HSEQ procedures, policies, and documentation
Skills & Experience
Enthusiastic, motivated, and hands-on approach with a strong commitment to performance improvement
Proven background in quality control within a fast-moving manufacturing environment
Experience using root cause investigation techniques such as 8D, 5 Why, and DMAIC
Ideally holds a Health & Safety qualification (NEBOSH or equivalent)
Excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels
Strong IT skills (Word, Excel, Email)
Confident in leading meetings and presenting data clearly and effectively
What We Offer
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Free on-site parking
Workplace pension
Death in service benefit
Employee Assistance Programme
Company events
Candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available for this position