We at JKR are supporting our client focused within chemical manufacturing recruit for a Quality Manager to join their team. You will be responsible for defining, leading and embedding a consistent, value-adding Quality function. The role ensures compliant, capable and scalable product and process quality the Swindon facility, positioning Quality as a business differentiator that actively supports growth, customer confidence and operational excellence.
Quality Manager Key Responsibilities:
- Own and govern the Site QMS, including policies, procedures, document control, change management and compliance frameworks
- Ensure proactive compliance to applicable standards and regulations (e.g. ISO
- 9001, ISO 14001, AS9120 or equivalent as applicable)
- Lead the internal audit programme, management review process and cross-site compliance oversight
- Ensure CAPA systems are robust, effective and verified for long-term effectiveness
- Drive “Right First Time” execution through prevention-focused quality design.
- Ensure appropriate incoming, in-process and final product controls with full traceability
- Deploy monitoring techniques and early detection of variation where appropriate
- Own the customer quality management approach, including complaint handling, containment, root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions
- Ensure timely, professional and data-driven customer responses using structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g. 8D)
- Reduce customer defect rates and position Quality as a key contributor to customer trust and differentiation
- Support supplier qualification, performance monitoring and development in partnership with Purchasing
- Implement supplier quality scorecards and improvement plans
- Reduce supplier-related disruptions and quality risk to operations and customers
- Deploy and embed best-practice Quality tools, for example
- Prevention: FMEA, Control Plans
- Monitoring: SPC
- Process Audits
- Problem Solving: 8D, Five Whys, Ishikawa, poka-yoke
- Continuous Improvement: Six Sigma methodologies
- Build Quality capability across sites through structured training and competency tracking
Quality Manager Ideal Candidate:
- Understanding and experience working with ISO standards
- Quality leadership experience within manufacturing and/or distribution environments
- Strong working knowledge of Quality Management Systems and regulatory standards
- Proven track record of operating in a prevention-focused, value-adding Quality function
- Knowledge and evidence of deployment of Quality tools, statistical methods and structured problem solving
- Ability to influence leaders and drive cross-functional change
Quality Manager Working Hours and benefits:
- 38.7 Hours - Monday to Thursday 08:00 – 17:00, Friday 08:00 – 12:45
- Health Cash plan after 3 months
- Birthday Holiday
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- 4% Pension
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