Quality Assurance Manager

Position: Quality Assurance ManagerLocation: Basildon Essex Salary: 40,000 - 50,000 DOE Quality Assurance Manager required to join a well-established precision manufacturing company that serves customers across automotive, aerospace, energy, EV, and advanced industrial sectors. They supply complex, high-precision parts where quality, traceability, and process control are critical. The role combines management of quality systems and regulatory compliance with hands-on inspection and detailed quality activities, ensuring customer, supplier, and certification requirements are met. Quality Assurance Manager Job OverviewMaintain and continuously improve the Integrated Management System (IMS).Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, AS9100, and automotive/aerospace quality requirements.Act as the primary point of contact for internal surveillance and external certification audits, supported by a consultant.Manage customer complaints and non-conformances to closure using quality tools such as 8D methodology, maintaining the CAPA register.Manage concession requests and quality alerts, maintaining appropriate registers.Monitor and maintain internal quality KPIs.Champion continuous improvement activities across the business.Perform and manage inspection, calibration, FAIR, and PPAP activities.Work closely with suppliers and customer quality teams.Manage RoHS, REACH, and other compliance documentation.Promote and embed a strong quality culture across the organisation. Quality ..... full job details .....