At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in quality control and ensure product compliance in a regulated environment.
- Company: Join Aurora Lifesciences, a leader in medtech manufacturing.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, private healthcare, generous holiday, and a pension plan.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for continuous improvement and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on product quality and safety in the medical device industry.
- Qualifications: Experience in quality control and knowledge of ISO standards required.
Aurora Lifesciences is partnered with an established medtech manufacturer who is now seeking a Quality Control Lead to support its inspection and quality control operations. This hands-on role will provide daily leadership, technical guidance, and workload coordination for a team responsible for incoming inspection, product inspection, and final release activities. The role is suited to an experienced quality professional with strong knowledge of regulated manufacturing environments and applicable quality system requirements, including ISO 13485, EU MDR, and FDA 21 CFR Part 820.
Key Responsibilities Of the Quality Control Lead:
- Lead and support a team of Quality Control and Receiving Inspection personnel.
- Allocate daily workload, provide technical guidance, and support shift priorities.
- Act as a technical escalation point for inspection queries, specification interpretation, and non-conformance decisions.
- Ensure incoming materials, components, sub-assemblies, and finished products are inspected, tested, documented, and dispositioned in line with approved procedures.
- Review and authorise inspection records within delegated authority.
- Support final product inspection, testing, verification, and release activities.
- Review supplier documentation and support receiving inspection requirements.
- Conduct first article inspections against specifications, drawings, and engineering requirements.
- Identify training needs and support team qualification activities.
- Monitor inspection performance, resource needs, and non-conformance trends.
- Contribute to continuous improvement across inspection, manufacturing, and quality processes.
- Promote a culture of compliance, accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.
- Work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, and other business functions.
The Required Experience for the Quality Control Role is:
- Experience in quality control, receiving inspection, product inspection, or incoming quality within a regulated manufacturing environment.
- Experience in medical device manufacturing is desirable.
- Previous experience in a team leader, supervisory, or shift leadership role.
- Working knowledge of ISO 13485, EU MDR, and FDA 21 CFR Part 820.
- Formal quality system or regulatory training would be advantageous.
Key Skills:
- Strong people leadership and team coordination skills.
- Good technical judgement and attention to detail.
- Ability to interpret specifications, inspection criteria, and technical drawings.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to prioritise work and deploy resources effectively.
- Confident working with cross-functional teams.
- Hands-on, proactive, and comfortable working in a regulated manufacturing environment.
- Strong commitment to quality, compliance, safety, and continuous improvement.
Benefits:
- 5% Pension
- Private Health Care
- 28 Days Holiday + 8 Days BH
- Up to 10 Bonus
Ideal Candidate Profile:
The ideal candidate will be a practical and detail-focused quality professional with proven experience in regulated manufacturing and inspection environments. They will combine strong technical inspection knowledge with the ability to lead people, manage priorities, and support a culture of compliance and continuous improvement. They will be confident working in a cleanroom and office-based environment, comfortable interpreting specifications and technical drawings, and able to act as a trusted escalation point for inspection-related decisions. Above all, they will demonstrate a strong commitment to quality, safety, teamwork, and delivering products that meet the highest regulatory and customer expectations.
Quality Control Lead in Bradford employer: Aurora Life Sciences
Aurora Lifesciences is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where quality professionals can thrive. With a strong commitment to employee growth, the company provides comprehensive training and development opportunities, alongside competitive benefits such as private healthcare and generous holiday allowances. Located in a regulated manufacturing setting, employees are part of a culture that prioritises compliance, safety, and continuous improvement, making it a rewarding place to advance your career in the medtech industry.
