Quality Manager

  • Rubicon People Partnership
  • Blandford Forum, Dorset
  • 18/05/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Quality Manager Blandford £60,000

Are you a Quality Manager who thrives in a structured, process driven environment where accuracy and methodical thinking are valued?

Do you enjoy shaping quality systems, elevating standards, and ensuring consistency across every stage of production?

This is an opportunity to lead sitewide quality performance while developing a culture of prevention, precision and continuous improvement.

4 day week OR 5 day week available!

Responsibilities
  • Leading the Quality Management System, ensuring alignment with ISO 9001 and customer specific requirements
  • Driving quality strategy, KPIs and governance across the Blandford site (with travel to Poole when required)
  • Overseeing APQP and ensuring accurate, on time PPAP submissions
  • Implementing in process quality controls, including audits, error proofing and process capability studies
  • Managing customer and supplier quality performance, including complaints, audits and corrective actions
  • Reducing scrap, rework and cost of poor quality through data driven problem solving
Experience
  • Leadership experience within manufacturing quality management
  • Strong working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC and MSA
  • Hands on experience with metrology, GD&T, jigs, fixtures and capability analysis
  • Exposure to processes such as forming, fabricating, welding, machining or assembly
  • Confident customer facing communication and supplier development skills
  • A structured, analytical approach to problem solving using tools such as 8D and 5 Why

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and apply to this Quality Manager advert, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today with an up to date CV or call Charlie at Rubicon for more information.