Quality Assurance Manager

Location: Locks Heath

Quality Assurance Manager Are you an experienced, hands-on Quality Assurance professional with a strong background leading quality activities within an engineering environment? My client, based in Fareham, specialises in the development of bespoke hardware and firmware silicon devices used across the automotive and industrial sectors. They are looking for a Quality Assurance Manager to take full ownership of quality across the business and lead customer investigations through to resolution.

Key responsibilities for this Quality Assurance Manager based in Fareham:
Act as the sole QA lead across the business, owning all quality-related activity Maintain the QMS and ISO
9001 accreditation, including audit preparation and compliance activities Lead customer quality investigations from cradle to grave, ensuring timely and effective resolution Raise RMAs, coordinate inspections, liaise with factories, and gather evidence relating to defects, authenticity, and root cause analysis Work closely with engineering teams and manufacturing partners while driving investigations and communicating findings to customers Support supplier audits and occasional international customer visits Take a proactive, hands-on approach with a willingness to personally drive issues through to completion Requirements for this Quality Assurance Manager based in Fareham:
Strong experience managing ISO
9001 and QMS systems Audit preparation and compliance experience Ability to work independently and take full ownership without relying on a wider QA team Hands-on problem-solving mentality with strong investigative skills Engineering or technical background preferred due to the complexity of the products and investigations

To apply for this Quality Assurance Manager opportunity based in Fareham, please send your CV to or call Kyle on