Quality Manager– Hereford Our client is a world leader in the design and manufacture of products in their sector, the company has been, and continues to be a successful, profitable business where people want to work utilising good working practices. The Quality Manager will maintain and improve the companies quality systems and play an important role in promoting a culture of safety, environmental and quality excellence also working to ensure all systems are implemented and maintained to the required certifications. The Quality Manager will be required to: * Support the compliance manager to maintain the Quality Management systems for ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 * Manage quality control plans using a risk based management approach * Manage the investigation of quality issues (IPQC, FQC, OQC) * Support the compliance manager with internal audits * Carry out and record supplier audits (desk top reviews, site visits) * Put in place corrective action processes for any non-conformances with internal and supplier issues to drive forward continuous improvement * Ensure that customers receive products & services to the highest standards of quality Requirements : * Experience of managing & improving quality in a manufacturing environment * Knowledge of Quality management systems (ISO 9001) * Experience of Internal auditing and able to facilitate external auditors * Able to carry out root cause analysis and put in place corrective actions * A good knowledge of ERP systems * Prepare reports, analyse and make recommendations * Experience in Engineering/manufacturing environment * Knowledge of ISO 13485 & ISO 14001 * Experience in lean manufacturing and continuous improvements Please submit an up to date CV for consideration