Quality Manager

Quality Manager

Location: Dorset

Hours of work: 8.00am-4.30pm Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 3.30pm Friday

Salary: c£55,000

We are looking for an experienced Quality Manager to lead and manage all aspects of quality within a busy manufacturing environment. This is a senior, hands-on role with responsibility for product quality, production processes, and the ongoing development of quality standards.

You will lead the quality team, work closely with production and senior management, and ensure compliance with all relevant quality management systems including ISO / IATF / AS / NADCAP. A key part of the role will be managing customer quality issues, driving corrective actions, and proactively reducing internal and external defects.

Key responsibilities:

Overall responsibility for quality performance and reporting

Managing audits and maintaining quality management systems

Leading customer complaints, corrective actions, and root cause analysis

Supporting new products and contracts through PPAP, FMEA, and control plans

Developing, coaching, and appraising the quality team

Driving continuous improvement and supporting health & safety initiatives

About you:

You will have strong experience in manufacturing quality management, excellent communication skills, and a proactive, improvement-focused mindset. Experience leading teams and working with customers and auditors is essential.

This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact on quality, performance, and customer satisfaction.

Closing date is 16 th February 2026

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are operating as an employment agency on behalf of its client.

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Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future