Benefits
* Competitive remuneration package, with performance‑related bonuses and clear progression opportunities.
* Enhanced Pension plan with up to 8% employer‑matched contributions to help you plan for the future.
* 25 days’ holiday + public holidays, with long‑service rewards and the option to buy up to 5 additional days.
* Free breakfast and freshly cooked lunches every day, courtesy of Chef Mark and his team.
* Private healthcare through Aviva, keeping you feeling your best.
* Life assurance for peace of mind.
* Salary sacrifice schemes – including EV car and Cycle to Work options for easy, sustainable travel.
* Professional Development Fund – £250 annual budget to invest in learning, training or development opportunities that matter most to you.
* Paid team socials – from quiz nights and football to board games and more; we love to have fun together.
* A culture that empowers – we enable change, encourage challenge, and celebrate personal growth.
What you’ll be doing
Leadership and Team Development
* Influence quality culture: Use excellent communication skills to influence other stakeholders to ensure quality is seen as the responsibility of the whole company.
* Lead and develop teams: Support and develop the Quality and H&S teams, creating an environment that encourages ownership, accountability and continuous improvement.
* Provide leadership and coaching: Strengthen capability, consistency and structure across the function as the business continues to scale.
* People & Capability: Foster talent development through effective performance management, coaching, succession planning, recruitment and wellbeing initiatives.
* Build strong relationships: Foster effective collaboration across Engineering, Manufacturing and wider business functions.
Quality Leadership and Governance
* Quality Leadership: Own the QMS, quality strategy and governance framework, ensuring compliance, scalability and continuous improvement.
* Business Improvement: Influence and partner with leaders across the organisation to drive quality excellence and operational performance.
* Issue Management: Lead the resolution of significant quality, customer and audit‑related issues, ensuring effective corrective action and risk mitigation.
Manufacturing and Operational Quality
* Support manufacturing excellence: Work closely with Manufacturing, Production Engineering and Supply Chain teams to improve operational quality and manufacturing consistency.
* Drive practical improvements: Implement risk‑based quality improvements that enhance reliability, throughput and scalable operations.
* Oversee operational quality activities: Manage NCRs, supplier quality, audits, inspection systems and process validation activities.
Health, Safety and Environmental
* Lead HSE strategy: Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations and safe working practices across the business.
* Promote a proactive safety culture: Support effective risk management, training and continuous improvement initiatives.
Facilities Management
* Facilities & Growth: Lead facilities management and infrastructure planning to support safe operations, compliance and business scalability.
ERP System Alignment
* Support systems integration: Help align ERP and operational systems with the QMS and wider business management systems.
What we’re looking for
* Quality leadership experience: Significant experience leading Quality functions within engineering or manufacturing.
* Strong QMS expertise: Experience developing and managing ISO‑based Quality Management Systems within regulated industries.
* Operational quality knowledge: Strong understanding of manufacturing quality, audits, RCCA processes and continuous improvement methodologies.
* Collaborative leadership style: Able to build credibility and influence across engineering, manufacturing and senior leadership teams.
* Pragmatic approach: Comfortable balancing rigour, compliance and operational agility within a fast‑paced business.
* Hands‑on mindset: Equally comfortable contributing strategically and engaging operationally where required.
* Calm and credible: Maintains a calm, methodical approach under pressure and is confident constructively challenging and influencing across functions.
* ERP and systems experience: Experience integrating quality processes within ERP/MRP‑driven manufacturing environments.
* Strong communication skills: Able to influence across functions and promote a positive, company‑wide quality culture while remaining calm and methodical under pressure.
Desirable
* Sector experience: Experience within defence, aerospace, electronics, electro‑optics or other complex engineering sectors.
* Growth and scaling experience: Experience supporting rapid organisational growth and operational scaling. I.E. integrating Quality Systems into ERP environments.
* AS9100 knowledge: Experience working within AS9100 environments.
* Health & Safety qualifications: NEBOSH qualification or equivalent H&S certification.
* Audit qualifications: Lead Auditor qualification.
* Lean and problem‑solving methodologies: Familiarity with lean manufacturing and structured problem‑solving approaches.
* Other: A full UK driving licence is required for this role. The position will involve occasional travel.
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