Quality Manager in Leicester

Location: Coventry

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Job Type: Full-time | Permanent

Benefits:

• 37-hour working week
• 6 weeks' full sick pay
• Company pension following successful completion of probation
• 249 hours' holiday entitlement, including bank holidays
• Opportunity to take ownership of Quality across multiple manufacturing sites
• Supportive senior management environment

Role Overview:

We are recruiting for an experienced Quality Manager to join a well-established automotive manufacturing business based in Coventry. This is a key management position reporting directly to the Managing Director, with responsibility for maintaining and developing the company's Quality Management Systems and ensuring all relevant accreditations remain fully compliant and up to date. The successful candidate will have a strong background within non-OEM automotive manufacturing, ideally with Tier 1 experience, and will be confident working across areas such as fabrication, laser cutting and/or press operations. You will play a hands-on role in developing a strong quality culture across the manufacturing environment while ensuring customer and regulatory requirements are consistently achieved. You will also have responsibility for Quality across multiple sites and will work closely with customers, suppliers and internal teams to drive continuous improvement and reduce the cost of poor quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and continually improve IATF and ISO 14001 accreditation across the business.
• Ensure all Quality Management Systems, procedures and documentation remain compliant and up to date.
• Conduct scheduled internal audits and ensure corrective actions are implemented effectively.
• Manage 8D processes and ensure reports are completed and signed off within agreed timescales.
• Monitor and report on Quality KPIs, including PPM, non-conformances and cost of quality.
• Develop effective quality control processes based on customer requirements.
• Oversee product development procedures and identify deviations from required quality standards.
• Establish compliance objectives and ensure agreed targets are achieved or exceeded.
• Record, investigate and analyse non-conformances, identifying opportunities for corrective and preventative action.
• Ensure inspection capacity plans are maintained and available as required.
• Work closely with the manufacturing team to develop and embed a strong quality culture.
• Attend customer and supplier visits where required.
• Hold regular Quality meetings with the management team in line with QMS requirements.
• Produce accurate reports and statistical analysis for senior management.
• Manage Quality activities across all company sites.

Experience & Skills:

• Proven experience in a Quality Management role within non-OEM automotive manufacturing.
• Previous Tier 1 automotive experience is essential.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience of IATF 16949.
• Qualified IATF Auditor or equivalent auditing experience.
• Experience maintaining IATF accreditation and ISO 14001.
• Manufacturing experience within fabrication, laser cutting and/or press operations would be highly advantageous.
• Experience working with MRP systems.
• Strong understanding of Quality Management Systems, internal auditing and corrective action processes.
• Experience managing 8D, non-conformance and continuous improvement processes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret Quality data and KPIs.
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to work with customers, suppliers and senior management.
• Proactive, reliable and organised, with a strong attention to detail.
• A confident and influential personality with the ability to embed a positive Quality culture within a manufacturing environment.
• A stable employment history with a demonstrated commitment to previous employers.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced automotive Quality professional looking to take ownership of Quality across a multi-site manufacturing operation and make a genuine impact on business performance.