Quality Manager; Manufacturing- Defence

Quality Manager (Manufacturing
- Defence)

Burnley, Lancashire

£50,000 - £60,000 + Progression + Training + 25 days holiday + Pension

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Quality Manager to join a well-established, growing engineering organisation where you will be leading a highly skilled team and encouraged to progress your career.

Are you a Quality Manager or Senior Quality Engineer with experience in highly regulated industries such as the Defence sector or similar? Are you looking to take ownership of quality performance within a business that values continuous improvement and technical excellence?

This company are a recognised player within a variety of specialised sectors, supplying precision-engineered components to OEMs and the MOD. Due to continued growth, they are now looking to appoint a Quality Manager to lead their quality function and drive improvements across the business.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing the quality team and ensuring compliance with AS9100, ISO
9001 and MOD standards. You will act as the main point of contact for customer quality concerns, lead audits, and drive initiatives to reduce the cost of poor quality and improve overall product performance. You will also play a key role in supporting new product introduction, leading root cause investigations, and working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to maintain high standards across all operations.

The ideal candidate for this position will have proven Quality Engineering or Quality Management experience and ideally a background with either the MOD or in the defence industry. This is an exciting role where you will be able to lead a highly skilled quality department.

• Quality Manager within an aerospace manufacturing environment
• Leading and developing the quality team while driving continuous improvement initiatives
• Managing audits, customer quality concerns, and compliance with ISO standards
• £50,000 - £60,000 + Progression + Training + 25 days holiday + Pension

• Experience in a Quality Manager or senior quality role within the MOD or defence sector
• Strong knowledge of AS9100, ISO
  9001, and core quality tools (SPC, MSA, FAIR)
• Proven leadership experience and ability to manage customer relationships
• Live locally or willing to commute to Burnley. Lancashire

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.