Quality Assurance Manager
Posted 2 days ago by VGS RPO Services
£60 Per hour
Outside
Undetermined
Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Quality Manager role in Cumbria involves overseeing complex defense projects to ensure compliance with regulatory and contractual standards. The position emphasizes fostering a "Right First Time" culture and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external customers. The role requires significant experience in quality management within regulated environments, particularly in defense or similar sectors. This is a contractor position with a minimum duration of 12 months, offering competitive hourly rates and a collaborative team environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure complex defense projects meet regulatory and contractual standards.
- Drive a "Right First Time" culture to prevent defects and reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
- Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers.
- Interface with a multi-disciplined team of contractors and team members.
- Partner with customers to understand quality assurance and control requirements.
- Act as a key focal point for Quality Management and personnel allocated to the project.
- Review and approve manufacturers' quality arrangements according to project requirements.
- Review QC Inspection reports and address issues raised.
- Endorse supporting documentation such as NDE reports and weld schedules.
- Advise on Quality Control & Inspection aspects, including risks and issues.
- Close out and report product quality nonconformances/issues.
Key Skills:
- SC clearance or eligibility for SC clearance.
- HND/Degree in Engineering or equivalent STEM discipline.
- CQI membership/designation.
- Lead Auditor certification (e.g., IRCA ISO 9001 Lead Auditor).
- Experience in defense projects (DefStan) desirable.
- 5-10 years of quality management experience in regulated environments.
- Proven leadership in managing non-conformances and conducting Root Cause Analysis.
- Experience with Continuous Improvement tools (Six Sigma, 8D, etc.).
- Strong technical report writing skills and QMS process establishment.
Salary (Rate): £60.00/hr
City: Cumbria
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Quality Manager – Cumbria £55-60 per hour (experience dependent & outside IR35) + collaborative team environment + average 45-50hr working week + overtime + min 12-month contract (rolling)
Our client, a successful engineering services organisation employing 60,000+ individuals globally, is looking for a Quality Manager contractor for a min 12-month contract (rolling)
Quality Manager remit includes:
- Ensures that complex defence projects meet stringent regulatory and contractual standards.
- Drive a "Right First Time" culture to prevent defects and reduce the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with both internal and external Customers
- Interface with a multi-disciplined team consisting of multiple Contractors and team members
- Partner with customers to understand their requirements/expectations for quality assurance, quality control and inspection.
- Acts as a key Quality focal point for all matters relating to Quality Management, Resources and Quality personnel allocated to the project
- Ensure manufacturers quality arrangements are reviewed and approved / accepted in accordance with project requirements.
- Review of QC Inspection reports, understand and act on issues raised where appropriate
- Review and endorsement of supporting documentation e.g. NDE reports, weld schedules, EC&I test documentation, ongoing and final review of LTQR packages.
- Advise on all aspects of Quality Control & Inspection on projects, including risks and issues.
- Close out and reporting any product quality nonconformances / issues.
Quality Manager profile:
- In possession of SC clearance OR Eligible to undergo the vetting process for SC (Security Check) clearance (need to meet strict UK nationality and residency requirements to obtain security clearance)
- HND / Degree in Engineering or other equivalent discipline or an equivalent time-served apprenticeship in a STEM discipline.
- CQI (Chartered Quality Institute) membership/designation
- Lead Auditor certification (e.g., IRCA ISO 9001 Lead Auditor)
- Knowledge of working on defence projects desirable (DefStan)
- Min 5-10 years of quality management experience within nuclear, defense, heavy engineering, shipbuilding, or similar highly regulated, safety-critical environments.
- Proven track record in a leadership or senior quality role, with demonstrated ability in managing non-conformances, conducting Root Cause Analysis, and deploying Continuous Improvement tools (Six Sigma, 8D, etc.)
- Strong ability to produce high-quality technical reports and establish Quality Management System (QMS) processes.
If the above Quality Manager contract looks of interest and you meet the profile requirements, then please get in touch and one of our consultants will contact you.