Jackson Hogg are exclusively supporting a specialist manufacturing business in the County Durham area on a Quality Manager position. The Quality Manager will serve as a key part of the Senior Leadership Team on site and will lead a team of Quality professionals. We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Quality Manager to lead the Quality Department within a busy manufacturing environment. This is a key leadership role with full responsibility for maintaining the QMS and ensuring product integrity and driving continual improvement across all manufacturing and testing areas. Quality Manager - Key Responsibilities * Lead and manage the Quality Department, developing a high performing and accountable team culture * Maintain and continuously improve the company's QMS in line with ISO9001 accreditation * Lead internal and external audits, ensuring timely corrective and preventive actions * Control traceability and certification, ensuring certificates of testing and conformity accurately reflect product data * Champion continuous improvement initiatives to reduce scrap, improve yield and enhance process efficiency * Collaborate with production, engineering and customers to resolve quality issues and ensure full compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements * Provide training, mentorship and development opportunities for quality staff, apprentices and trainees Quality Manager - Requirements * Proven experience as a Quality Manager within a manufacturing or engineering environment * Strong working knowledge of ISO9001 QMS (lead auditor preferred) * Hands on understanding of relevant indsutrial testing and inspection processes * Experience managing and developing multidisciplinary quality teams * Competent in root cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions, statistical process control and continuous improvement methodologies * Strong communication, leadership and documentation skills, with a methodical and practical approach * Form engineering or quality related qualification * Proactive and quality driven with a passion for improvement * Detail oriented and technically precise * Effective leader who builds confidence and accountability within teams * Committed to maintaining the highest standards of compliance and product integrity