Quality Manager

Quality Manager (Manufacturing) – Bristol (on-site)

This is a standout opportunity for a Quality Manager who wants real autonomy to shape “what good looks like” and embed a quality-first culture with genuine backing from a supportive senior leadership team. You’ll take ownership of a practical, modern QMS and lead the cultural shift so quality is how decisions are made day-to-day, not a box-ticking exercise. If you enjoy being visible on the shopfloor, coaching teams, and turning data and problem-solving into better customer outcomes, this role gives you the platform (and the air cover) to make lasting change.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS), keeping it usable and adopted across the business.
• Act as a change agent: build engagement, accountability, transparency and strong quality behaviours at every level.
• Define and embed robust inspection and test approaches, ensuring processes and products consistently meet customer and internal standards.
• Drive structured problem solving and continuous improvement (root cause, CAPA/8D, FMEA, Lean, SPC), turning issues into learning and prevention.
• Build meaningful KPIs/dashboards and use data to improve performance and decision-making.
• Lead internal/external audits and supplier performance reviews, ensuring actions are closed effectively.
• Assess training needs, develop capability (including skills matrices), and coach/mentor the quality team and wider stakeholders.
• Partner cross-functionally (manufacturing, design, aftercare, sales/product) to translate customer expectations into operational reality.
• Support the journey toward ISO 9001 readiness when the business is ready.

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience as a Quality Manager or in a senior quality leadership role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong, hands-on knowledge of QMS design and implementation (making systems that work in practice).
• Track record of leading cultural change and influencing stakeholders without relying on hierarchy.
• Solid CI / problem-solving toolkit (e.g., 8D, CAPA, FMEA, Lean, SPC, root cause).
• Confident communicator who can coach, present, and bring people with you.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to build clarity from metrics and translate that into action.