My client designs, develop and manufactures environmental sensors for application in sectors including defence, maritime and marine technology.  They are currently seeking a Quality Manager to join them in Hampshire, leading, developing and maintaining the QHSE processes across the company.

Quality Manager

The Quality Manager will be responsible for the effective management and administration of the company’s ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with new legislation and changes to existing legislation, as well as assessing and implementing other standards as appropriate e.g. ISO 13485, 14001, 45001.

The job holder will conduct internal audits, undertake site & project quality inspections and proactively champion quality best practice throughout the business, analysing complaints and non-conformances from internal and external audits, in collaboration with the Supply Chain Team.  You will also evaluate and analyse suppliers and sub-contractors in accordance with Quality Management System requirements, manage budgets, drive improvements and review and report on the corrective action and non-conformity reporting for all areas.

In addition to the Quality aspects of the role, approximately 20% of the role will be working on HSE, with responsibilities such as monitoring health and safety risks and hazards in the workplace, management and delivery of QHSE induction and training programs, promoting QHSE awareness to all company employees, subcontractors, and other interested parties, creating and reviewing Risk Assessments and COSHH Assessments, undertaking accident investigation and reporting, ensuring company compliance etc.

To be considered for this role, applicants will ideally be qualified to BSc (2:1) or a higher degree level in a relevant subject related to engineering or manufacturing, with previous experience in a similar Quality Management role, with a track record of driving continuous quality improvement in a manufacturing environment.

In addition, it would be desirable hold relevant additional certifications, such as NEBOSH, COSHH, NGC, GC3, IOSH, First Aid at Work, Fire Warden, ESD, ISO9001 QMS Internal auditing.

Quality Manager
Farnborough area.
Salary to circa £50k DOE plus benefits

Key Skills: Quality Manager, Quality Management, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvements, QHSE, Quality, Health, Safety, Environmental, HSE, HQSE, SHEQ, NEBOSH, Risk Assessments, COSHH, NGC, ISO, 9001, 13485, 14001, 45001, QMS, Auditing, Auditor.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client’s site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet these criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don’t hear from us within 7 working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time. 

This role is a PERMANENT position.