At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead quality initiatives and ensure compliance across multiple manufacturing sites.
- Company: Established automotive manufacturer with a supportive management team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and company pension.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on quality standards in the automotive industry.
- Qualifications: Experience in non-OEM automotive manufacturing and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
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.
Quality Manager employer: Groomfield Recruitment
Join our dynamic team in Aston, Birmingham, where we prioritise a supportive work culture and offer competitive pay for skilled Maintenance Engineers. With opportunities for professional development and the chance to work with diverse industrial machinery, we ensure that our employees thrive in a stable, full-time environment while contributing to the efficiency of our operations.
