Quality Manager
Location: Southampton
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 Dependent on Exp + benefits We’re looking for an experienced Quality Manager to take a leading role within an established engineering and manufacturing business.

This is a hands-on leadership position where you’ll be responsible for maintaining and developing the Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with key industry standards, and guiding a small team to deliver on quality objectives.

The Role This is an opportunity to make a real impact.

You’ll be the go-to person for all things quality, driving both compliance and continuous improvement.

Working closely with senior managers and wider teams, you’ll oversee audits, manage customer issues, and ensure that processes consistently meet business, regulatory, and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and support the quality team in achieving business-wide objectives

- Maintain and build on the company’s QMS, keeping it in line with EN 9100, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001

- Plan, carry out and coordinate internal audits, as well as support external assessments

- Manage non-conformances, customer complaints, and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA)

- Use structured problem-solving tools (8D, FMEA, SPC) to investigate issues and implement effective solutions

- Monitor and report on key quality KPIs such as defect rates, audit results and supplier performance

- Promote a culture of “quality first” across the business

About You To succeed in this role, you’ll need proven experience in a Quality Manager or senior quality position within a regulated manufacturing environment – ideally aerospace or defence.

You should be confident dealing with external auditors and certification bodies, and bring the following:

- Strong knowledge of QMS standards and requirements (EN 9100, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001)

- Previous experience managing audits and assessment

- A background in root cause analysis and continuous improvement techniques (e.g.

8D, FMEA, SPC)

- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills – able to influence and support at all levels

- Proficiency with MS Office and QMS/ERP systems

 

If you’re an experienced quality professional who thrives in regulated manufacturing and you’re ready to take ownership of a vital function, we’d like to hear from you.

Apply today to explore this opportunity further contact max@holtengineering.co.uk - Max Sinclair