Total 18 Manager quality assurance control job vacancies in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, SK8 6QS

Working Hours: 35 Hours per week

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Additional Payments: Casual Car User Allowance

Closing Date: 25 November 2024

Interview Method: In Person (Face to Face)

This role is subject to -

Qualification -

● Significant experience of working within a highway or construction environment - with a background in Development Control and technical assessment of planning applications

● Must hold a minimum of a HNC / HND in Engineering or another relevant subject, and have significant experience in Highways / Construction.

Casual Car Documentation - The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis, but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use.

Driving Licence – The successful candidate should hold a full clean driving licence as you will be required to drive a vehicle adhering to council regulations.

Manchester City Council is looking for an experienced professional to lead the City's Highways Development Control Team. The team supports the Planning Department in assessing planning applications for new developments, ranging from small local applications to large multi-million-pound developments reshaping this great City. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic Service within the Council delivering a variety of projects and programmes on behalf of the City to contribute to the ongoing growth, delivery, and development of the City Strategy

This role sits within the Highways Development side of Highway Services and as the Highway Authority, this role will focus on how new development impacts the highway and other surrounding areas. Key aims include ensuring developments promote sustainable travel and that the city is kept moving and accessible as it grows and develops. The role holder will have lead accountability for the Highway Service element of planning application assessment, also supporting developers and influencing planning applications at an early stage to shape the city in line with the Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040.

This role involves blended/hybrid working. You may able to work from home or remotely some of the time, or for certain tasks or limited days or hours. For the remainder of the time, you will be required to work at council sites or offices. This will depend on your role’s responsibilities and your personal circumstances.

You must hold a HNC or HND in Civil Engineering (or other relevant equivalent subject) and have a significant and demonstrable experience of leading a team in a Highways / Transport / Engineering environment and be able to evidence training, qualifications and/or experience within Management and Leadership areas.

The post holder will act as a technical point of reference for the team and colleagues within and outside of the wider Highways Service. The post holder will work closely with colleagues in planning and strategic development, fostering and developing relationships and connections to ensure meaningful highways input at concept of minor and major growth developments across the city. Using our combined local knowledge and technical guidance to feed into new development like new or expanding schools, community developments, new housing estates and local amenities, providing support and advice on any issues. The post holder will represent the Council in respect of development control and will be responsible for the successful resolution of escalated issues.

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. This is not a role we consider to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route based on Manchester City Council policy. Candidates are therefore encouraged to consider their own right to work options without the requirement for Manchester City Council sponsorship.

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.

Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council

At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.

If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing jobs@manchester.gov.uk. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

Accessibility

As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.

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What we will need from you if you’re successful

If you are successfully offered a position with us, the pre-employment checks you will be asked to undertake will depend on the role you've applied for. As a guide, these may include:

• Passport/ID: You will be required to provide documentary proof of your right to work in the UK
• References (Current and Previous employer)
• Qualification
• Evidence of driving licence

When you join us

We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.

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Information Assurance Security Manager / Rochdale / Hybrid / 60k - 70k

Support the company in delivering information security and data protection services to company and our customers.

Specific duties

• Assessing, approving, and advising on all information assurance and security matters for Agilisys and our clients.

• Implementing, maintaining, and providing subject matter expertise on information security management processes to ISO 27001.

• Implementing, maintaining, and providing subject matter expertise on multiple security standards, frameworks, and certifications applicable to the UK public sector.

• Performing risk management activities.

• Supporting security incident response for Agilisys and our clients.

• Working with project and programme teams to identify solutions to security challenges.

Quality Assurance Manager

£40,000 to £47,000 plus great benefits and a company car (Work Level 6A)

Manchester City Centre, in this role you'll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home, the office and visiting our suppliers (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

We're looking for a Quality Assurance Manager to join our Own Brand Team here at Co-op. In this role you'll be responsible for managing the end-to-end quality process for Co-op Brand Products within your category. You'll work alongside suppliers and drive quality performance, as well as collaborating with our internal teams to set the position and manage the ongoing quality of own brand products. Ultimately, we'll look to you to work across the supply chain to make sure our quality standards are met and delivered for our customers and member-owners.

What you'll do

• Make sure work is prioritised in line with delivering our Co-op Own Brand Strategy
• Be responsible for the end-to-end quality of our Co-op Own Brand product range
• Collaborate with supplier sites, depots, stores, and our head office teams to review quality and prioritise resource within your category
• Make sure resource is directed to the right places to deliver the expected quality through the end-to-end supply chain
• Build strong relationships with the store and depot operations teams to make sure we are communicating key messages relating to quality procedures
• Monitor compliance of our Co-op Own Brand products against our quality assurance standards

This role would suit people who have

• Experience in a quality focused role, whether technical or development
• The ability to challenge when quality standards are not met
• A passion for quality and food
• Experience managing both internal and external partners and creating successful relationships

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building a diverse environment

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes.

Senior Quality Manager

£60,000 to £66,000 plus great benefits including private healthcare and company car (Work Level 5)

Manchester City Centre, in this role you'll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home, the office and visiting our suppliers, depots and stores (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

We're looking for a Senior Quality Manager to join our Own-Brand Team here at Co-op. In this role you'll own and lead the end-to-end quality process for Co-op brand products and be responsible for using data and insight to optimise activity to help drive strategic goals of the team. We'll look to you to make sure our Own Brand Products are great quality, making sure we test against the market and that standards are agreed and captured with our suppliers. You'll build strong relationships with our external suppliers making sure that we are hitting the right quality standards are delivered for our customers and member-owners.

What you'll do

• Be accountable for the end-to-end quality process for our own brand products from inception to the product being in our stores
• Make sure our Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS) is fit for purpose and monitor the compliance of them across Co-op Own Brand
• Collaborate with our Suppliers to make sure there is an understanding of quality, customer, and commercial metrics
• Build strong relationships with a range of internal teams, including Own Brand, Insight, Product Development and, Technical as well as external suppliers and service providers
• Use data and insight to build the foundation of Co-op Own brand quality to drive towards our team targets and goals
• Gather information about how our products are performing and monitor complaints data to help support decisions about Own Brand products

This role would suit people who have

• Quality management experience
• Experience leading a team of any size in a fast paced and collaborative environment
• A passion for quality and food
• Experience managing both internal and external partners and creating successful relationships

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Private healthcare for you
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building a diverse environment

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes.

We are working alongside a well established Social Housing Contractor who specialise in retrofit and energy efficiency projects to tenanted Social Housing properties.

As a result of growth and being awarded new contracts, they have a new position available within the company for a Quality Manager to join them on a permanent basis.

This will be based from their companies Lancashire offices and may require some travel across the North West to the company's active sites which are located in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire regions and potentially further afield where necessary.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced candidate to make their own mark on the business.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing clear quality processes which are adhered to on each site.
• Ensuring Site Managers are following the correct processes, including ensuring photographic documentation is recorded by site teams and uploaded to in house software.
• Communicate and liaise effectively with site teams to ensure processes are followed and their is understanding of what is required throughout the business.
• Assisting with ISO9001 (already achieved by the business) audits and implementation throughout the business.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing and established business, and develop a quality/compliance process internally, working closely with senior directors.

If you are interested in the vacancy and would like to apply, please apply via the link below or call 01204 554 884 option 3 and speak to Steph.

Your new company
This well-established organisation is looking for a Quality Assurance Manager to join their growing team. They are a successful organisation with a lot of opportunities to grow and develop your skill set.
Your new role
You will be responsible for supporting the sales team with their calls and ensuring that they meet the relevant criteria. You will be assessing calls, suggesting and providing improvements to individuals for their calls, supporting the internal compliance process and making suggestions on internal processes by spotting and analysing trends and presenting findings to senior management teams.
What you'll need to succeed
Your previous experience within a regulated environment will help you succeed in this role. You will have experience working within a busy and varied team and have worked within quality assurance/compliance before. You are able to communicate effectively, provide constructive feedback, and you have excellent attention to detail. You are able to understand and present trends in a clear and concise manner. You are also able to get to the office 5 days a week in Manchester.
What you'll get in return
You will receive an excellent salary of up to £40,000 plus an excellent benefits package including holidays, pension, healthcare and more.
What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Are you a rail engineering professional with a detailed knowledge of engineering assurance processes?

Are you seeking a new opportunity to work across the largest UK tramway network?

Would you relish the chance to contribute to projects that vary widely in both scope and stage of development?

Engineering is at the heart of Metrolink’s plans and this role will provide you with the opportunity to work in a complex and challenging environment where you will have the chance to grow and build upon your existing knowledge and experience to really make a difference to the travelling public.

Your Role

As the Metrolink Integration & Assurance Manager at Transport for Greater Manchester your responsibilities will include leading the Project Engineering team, owning the engineering assurance processes, and interfacing with external bodies for safety authorisation when needed. You will support projects in obtaining approval from TfGM’s internal safety panel and as required you will update Metrolink’s Case for Safety.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

You will have a strong multidisciplinary background in railway engineering with a focus on engineering assurance and risk management on rail infrastructure projects.

You will have the ability to influence and negotiate with suppliers and contractors to achieve the best results and have considerable experience in a rail related environment. You will be a chartered engineer or equivalent or working towards this with a clear timeline for achieving professional registration.

What we can offer you

This is a permanent role with a competitive salary of £69,312 - £78,011 per annum depending on skills and experience.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance
• Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
• Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
• Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

What's next?

To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our shortlisting process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

Internal candidates - check with your line manager before applying for a secondment, to make sure you can be released from your substantive role.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Role Profile

My client is a privately owned, multi award winning construction and integrated support services business with 50 years' experience. Building for generations and working with select clients nationally, the company offers a holistic range of services; acquire, design, build, operate and maintain. Our contracts are primarily for the Group's asset backed operating businesses in the care, residential and education sectors; New Care and Back to the Garden Childcare, as well as supporting revered clients with their nationwide rollout programmes in the health care and food retail arenas.

With accolades including The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for and Investors in People Gold, this is an exciting time to join.

We are seeking a highly experienced Quality Assurance (QA) Manager to join us here at our Head Office in Altrincham but also working through all our sites throughout the UK.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Quality Assurance (QA) Manager to join our team. The QA Manager will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of quality assurance for our construction projects, ensuring that they meet regulatory standards, client specifications, and company policies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in construction quality management, excellent analytical skills, and a keen eye for detail.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance protocols and procedures for all construction projects.
• Conduct regular site inspections to ensure compliance with quality standards and project specifications.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, architects, and subcontractors to address quality issues and implement corrective actions.
• Review and approve construction materials and workmanship to ensure they meet required standards.
• Support the operational team, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure effective quality control.
• Prepare and present quality reports to senior management and clients, highlighting key findings and recommendations.
• Ensure all construction activities comply with relevant health and safety regulations.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to quality assurance, including inspection reports, test results, and compliance certificates.
• Identify areas for improvement in quality processes and work with the team to implement best practices.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in construction quality management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in quality assurance within the construction industry.
• In-depth knowledge of construction processes, materials, and quality standards.
• Strong understanding of relevant regulations and industry standards (e.g., ISO 9001).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a team effectively.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in quality management software and tools.
• Certification in Quality Management is a plus.

Benefits

• 6% Employer Workplace Pension
• 25 days' holiday + Statutory
• Holiday 'Buy Back' scheme + bonus birthday holiday
• Healthcare Scheme
• 1 days paid 'Change the World' volunteering day

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

We are working alongside a well established Social Housing Contractor who specialise in roofing work to tenanted properties, both flat roofing and pitched roofing.

As a result of growth and being awarded new contracts, they have a new position available within the company for a Compliance/Quality Manager to join them on a permanent basis.

This will be based from their companies Greater Manchester offices and will require travel across the North West to the company's active sites which are located in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Flintshire regions.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced candidate to make their own mark on the business.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing clear quality processes which are adhered to on each site.
• Ensuring Site Managers are following the correct processes, including ensuring photographic documentation is recorded by site teams and uploaded to IAuditor.
• Communicate and liaise effectively with site teams to ensure processes are followed and their is understanding of what is required throughout the business.
• Assisting with Scaffolding being handed over.
• Assisting with ISO9001 (already achieved by the business) audits and implementation throughout the business.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing and established business, and develop a quality/compliance process internally, working closely with senior directors.

If you are interested in the vacancy and would like to apply, please apply via the link below or call 01204 554 884 option 3 and speak to Steph.

We are working alongside a well established Social Housing Contractor who specialise in roofing work to tenanted properties, both flat roofing and pitched roofing.

As a result of growth and being awarded new contracts, they have a new position available within the company for a Compliance & Quality Officer/Manager to join them on a permanent basis.

This will be based from their companies Greater Manchester offices and will require travel across the North West to the company's active sites which are located in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Flintshire regions.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced candidate to make their own mark on the business.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing clear quality processes which are adhered to on each site.
• Ensuring Site Managers are following the correct processes, including ensuring photographic documentation is recorded by site teams and uploaded to IAuditor.
• Communicate and liaise effectively with site teams to ensure processes are followed and their is understanding of what is required throughout the business.
• Assisting with Scaffolding being handed over.
• Assisting with ISO9001 (already achieved by the business) audits and implementation throughout the business.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing and established business, and develop a quality/compliance process internally, working closely with senior directors.

If you are interested in the vacancy and would like to apply, please apply via the link below or call 01204 554 884 option 3 and speak to Steph.

Suppose you have a quality manager background or are currently in a quality assurance role supporting a quality manager but have nowhere to go in your current company. In that case, this role might have the makings of the career you are looking for.

If working for a well-established, successful, modern manufacturing business in a Quality role is something you are looking for, we have a great career opportunity.

Based in Stockport, this SME Manufacturer is looking for a forward-thinking, hands-on Quality Manager who can lead the quality department to further success.

The company is ISO:9001 accredited and will be investing in further accreditations in the not-too-distant future to demonstrate its environmental credentials via ISO:14001.

The company has low staff turnover, strong values and a modern manufacturing working environment with significant investment in new equipment to continue to support its aim of being a flexible, fast turnaround, batch manufacturing provider.

This is an integral role, reporting directly to the Head of Operations and with significant freedom to deliver desired outcomes.

With this in mind, we are looking for someone who has a genuine desire to get a company to WCM standards, can motivate and build a successful team that works to robust quality outputs, has a constant eye on continuous improvement and can work closely with other senior leadership to achieve and maintain ISO:14001 and world-class standards.

If you have experience in a similar role but without the autonomy and are looking to take the next step forward in your career, this role really could take you there.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and ensure compliance with the Quality Management System (ISO 9001)
• Lead daily safety and quality activities, ensuring adherence to HSE regulations
• Investigate and resolve customer complaints and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Coordinate environmental activities to help the company attain ISO 14001
• Promote a safety culture and ensure compliance with safety regulations
• Oversee quality assurance processes and conduct supplier audits

Main duties to include:

• Report daily KPIs on quality performance
• Support new product introduction (NPI) processes
• Drive health and safety improvements and manage risk assessments
• Supporting business initiatives to improve quality, safety, people, programs and cost delivery
• Provide training and support to staff, promoting teamwork and development

Skills needed:

• Solid experience in managing Quality in an SME manufacturing environment
• Experience in an ISO 9001 regulated environment
• Hands on capabilities
• Solid people skills
• A NEBOSH qualification would be desirable
• Driver essential as there will be the occasional visit to customer sites

In return you can expect:

• Circa £45-£50k salary
• 39 hours per week with the option of flexible starts
• Potential Bonus
• Holidays rising with service
• Contributory pension
• Plus other benefits

If you are interested in this position, please contact Rachel on 0161 359 3111 or email a copy of your CV using the link.

Your new company
You will be working for a manufacturing organisation based in Greater Manchester, who provide a wide variety of specialist chemical products to customers in construction, engineering and packaging environments. Your new company has different engineering capabilities, with the ability to make batch and bespoke chemical products from their portfolio.
Your new role
In your new role as Quality Manager, you will be responsible for product quality and safety, while adhering to industry, company and customer standards. Alongside this, you will lead a small quality team and have site responsibility for the quality management system.
What you'll need to succeed
In order to be successful in this Quality Management job, you will need to have prior experience in a quality leadership role, having worked in a highly regulated environment. Your skills and experience should include leadership, auditing, problem-solving, root cause analysis and adopting a safety-first mindset for all quality activities.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive a salary of around £45,000 dependent on your experience, as well as a company package including holidays, pension and private healthcare.
What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.


An exciting opportunity has arisen at the North West Genomic Laboratory Hub (NW GLH) for a Deputy Quality Manager / Principal Clinical Scientist. This is a permanent Band 8a position jointly based at the NHS North West Genomics Laboratory Hub (NW GLH), St Mary's Hospital, Manchester and the Oncology Cytogenetics Laboratory, The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester.

You will be required to show that you are dynamic and highly motivated with a proven, high level of scientific skill and expertise with a high level of experience in quality management. You will be responsible for managing quality at the Christie Oncology Cytogenetics laboratory site as well as deputising for and supporting the Quality Manager. You will also be supporting the management of a team of registered Clinical Scientists to deliver and develop the diagnostic workload and to develop the workforce. The team will be dependant on your area of expertise and service need and could be based at the NW GLH Manchester site or at the Christie Oncology Cytogenetics Laboratory. State Registration as a Clinical Scientist in the modality of Genetics is Mandatory. You will have achieved success in the first written examination component of the FRCPath examination (Genetics, or Molecular Genetics, or Cytogenetics or Molecular Pathology) or be actively working towards this.

If you are interested by the prospect of working in a dynamic, supportive and exciting environment where you will be making a difference to patient care we would love to hear from you.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Tuesday 28 May 2024

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To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk. Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Join us as a Quality Manager, Security

• We’ll look to you to provide direction and leadership on all quality matters across the platform or domain including adoption and compliance with the bank's standards and policies
• This is an opportunity to act as a key contributor in making sure that work packages transition seamlessly from development into live environments
• Hone your knowledge of quality best practices and collaboration and stakeholder management skills

What you'll do

In this key role, you’ll be making sure that only well designed and built work packages get through quality testing. You’ll aim to get it right first time for our customers through innovative service and solutions, using automation as an accelerator and working closely with stakeholders in an Agile and collaborative environment. We’ll also look to you to produce comprehensive and robust quality strategies and detailed quality test plans, enabling the continual flow of work packages across the domain, platform value stream or programme.

Additionally, you’ll be:

• Taking accountability for all aspects of quality across both run and change and business as usual activity within the assigned platform or domain
• Overseeing the output quality from all testing phases owned and making sure it meets the requirements of each quality test strategy
• Making sure defects are detected and prioritised, based on impact, and resolved at the earliest possible moment and before the last responsible moment
• Undertaking end-to-end test management including planning, risk, issue, dependency management, lessons learnt and governance
• Reviewing all key collateral relating to delivery and making sure it is of sufficient quality and with no gaps or duplication

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with strong knowledge and understanding of quality standards, quality best practices, and our risk and controls framework. You’ll also need high levels of knowledge and demonstrable application of modern testing and quality practices and techniques used with Agile methodologies.

Additionally, we’ll be looking for:

• Practical experience of quality strategy and planning, testing design and execution
• Experience in functional and non-functional testing such as system, system integration, user, load, volume, stress, security, accessibility, compatibility, penetration and back-out
• The ability to relate everyday work to the strategic vision of the feature, platform, domain and enterprise teams, with a strong focus on business outcomes
• The ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to peers and management
• Good collaboration and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in information security domain
• Familiarity with No Code or low code testing, Test Driven Development, Behaviour Driven Development and DevSecOps