Plant Quality Lead

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Quality Manager to join a global manufacturing organisation and afford the flexibility to support both ongoing production issues and be involved with strategic programmes.

Location – Swansea

Salary c £60-65,000 + car allowance + benefits

We’re looking for a dynamic individual to lead the Quality function at our client Birmingham plant. In this pivotal role, you’ll manage the site’s quality systems, ensure compliance with standards, and promote a culture of continuous improvement and Zero Defect quality. Working closely with the Plant Management Team, you’ll drive operational excellence and deliver high-quality products that meet customer expectations.

• Lead and manage the Quality Department, developing a high-performing and accountable team culture.
• Maintain and continuously improve the company’s QMS.
• Lead internal and external audits, ensuring timely corrective and preventive actions.
• Control traceability and certification, ensuring certificates of testing and conformity accurately reflect product data.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives to reduce scrap, improve yield, and enhance process efficiency.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, and customers to resolve quality issues and ensure full compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Provide training, mentorship, and development opportunities for quality staff especially with regard to upskilling use of quality tools – APQP, PPAP, SPC, FMEA.

• Proven experience as a Quality Manager within a heavy manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems (lead auditor preferred).
• Demonstrable experience managing and developing multidisciplinary quality teams.
• Competent in root cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions, statistical process control and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong communication, leadership, and documentation skills, with a methodical and practical approach.
• Formal engineering or quality-related qualification (HNC/HND/Degree) preferred.
• Proactive and quality-driven, with a passion for improvement.
• Effective leader who builds confidence and accountability within teams.
• Hands‑on and pragmatic, with strong problem‑solving ability.
• Committed to maintaining the highest standards of compliance and product integrity.

The role will be part of the senior management team and therefore salary and benefits on offer will be very competitive and commensurate with the scale and responsibility to include generous pension contribution, private health, performance related bonus, life insurance. In addition as a top level employer training, professional development and career opportunities exist for ambitious individuals.

Please apply online or contact Robert Wigley for a confidential conversation

Technical Network Recruitment – Search & Selection for mid to senior level appointments for engineering & manufacturing sectors- automotive, aerospace, defence, advanced materials, capital equipment & automation