Quality Manager

  • Bowmay Consulting
  • Jul 04, 2025
Full time Manufacturing

Job Description

Do you love all things Quality Control related?

Are you ready to take the lead on quality, not just maintain it?

Do you thrive in hands-on environments where your ideas turn into real improvements?

We re working with a well-established manufacturer in North Manchester known for engineering niche products for the military, medical and sport & leisure industries.

With significant recent investment into the plant, it is a great time to join the business to make a real impact as they focus on future development.

They re now on the hunt for a Quality Manager to join their team. Whilst you ll enjoy a hands on role you ll also bring structure, drive continuous improvement and build a stronger, smarter quality process from the ground up.

What you ll get

  • Salary £35-40K
  • 31 days holiday (inc stats)
  • Company pension contribution
  • Early Friday finish

About You

  • You ll have a strong background in Quality whether than be as a Senior Quality Technician, Quality Team Leader or Manager
  • You ll have a manufacturing background, ideally within textiles or chemicals
  • You ll be systems savvy and used to reporting
  • You ll stay calm under pressure and be happy working independently
  • It goes without saying that you ll be a real people person; friendly, down-to-earth, and a strong team player
  • You re proud of your standards and not afraid to own them

About the Role

  • As the Quality Manager, you ll be managing and issuing manufacturing specs and instructions
  • Overseeing daily QC across production and inspection
  • Leading internal audits and ISO 9001 compliance
  • Maintaining environmental and operational reporting for external partners
  • Risk assessment and reporting
  • Supporting lab testing and reporting on technical trials
  • Creating clear, practical systems and procedures and rolling out to the wider team
  • Driving a culture of quality across the site

About the company

  • This business has a great heritage; part of a group of companies developing niche manufactured products across the globe
  • The team is professional, passionate and genuinely supportive, with plenty of laughs along the way.
  • It s a down to earth team, with a friendly culture with opportunities to grow, develop, and make a real mark.