Quality Manager

Edinburgh City Football Club Limited.; Forfar; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established engineering and manufacturing firm is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager based in Forfar, Scotland. You will be responsible for developing and improving quality systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and overseeing third-party inspections. A strong background in manufacturing quality management is necessary for this hands-on role, which demands effective collaboration with production, engineering, and supply chain teams. This position is key in maintaining high-quality standards and continuous improvement across operations.

Qualifications

• Proven quality assurance experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Ability to engage with teams across production, engineering, and supply chain.
• Strong knowledge of compliance frameworks and auditing processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality and compliance systems.
• Monitor and report on management system performance.
• Coordinate third-party inspections and audits.
• Support production and resolve incoming quality issues.
• Advise on non-conformance and corrective actions.

Skills

Quality system development

Compliance monitoring

Risk identification

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Our long established engineering and manufacturing business is looking to appoint an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to take ownership of quality systems, compliance, and inspection activity across its operations.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone comfortable working across production, engineering, supply chain, and commercial teams ensuring customer, company, and regulatory requirements are met now and as the business evolves.

You ll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving the company s quality and compliance framework, while acting as a key technical authority for quality matters.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining quality and compliance systems aligned to business needs
• Monitoring, reporting, and improving management system performance, identifying risks and opportunities
• Coordinating and overseeing third-party inspections, surveys, and external audits
• Supporting production teams to ensure testing, traceability, and technical requirements are met
• Working with suppliers and purchasing to resolve incoming quality issues
• Supporting sales and customers where product or compliance requirements require clarification
• Advising on non-conformance, corrective actions, and continuous improvement
• Supporting engineering activities on new contracts, system improvements, and issue resolution

We are looking for a practical, commercially aware quality professional who can operate confidently at all levels of a manufacturing business. You will have relevant quality experience gained within a manufacturing environment.