Senior Manager of Quality, Global MNC , Equipment Manufacturing

Our client is a globally recognised leader in the equipment manufacturing industry, renowned for its engineering innovation, operational excellence, and commitment to delivering high-quality solutions to customers worldwide.

As part of its continued growth and transformation journey, the company is seeking a Senior Quality Manager to lead the end-to-end Quality function and drive a culture of excellence across its manufacturing operations.

The Opportunity:

You will be responsible for shaping and executing the site's Quality strategy while ensuring the highest standards of product quality, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction.

Leading a team across Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supplier Quality, Quality Systems & Compliance, and Continuous Improvement, you will play a critical role in strengthening quality performance, enhancing manufacturing capability, and supporting business growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the site Quality strategy, ensuring alignment with global business objectives and operational priorities.
• Lead, mentor and inspire the Quality organisation, fostering a culture of quality, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Oversee quality performance across the entire manufacturing value chain—from incoming materials and supplier quality through production, testing, and final product release.
• Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory and industry requirements, maintaining robust Quality Management Systems (QMS) and relevant certifications.
• Drive quality system effectiveness, including internal and external audits, CAPA, risk management, change control, documentation, and process governance.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving initiatives using structured methodologies to eliminate root causes and prevent recurrence of quality issues.
• Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, HSE and Commercial teams to deliver sustainable quality improvements and support strategic business initiatives.
• Build strong customer relationships by leading quality reviews, managing escalations, resolving customer issues, and driving proactive improvement initiatives.
• Provide Quality leadership for new product introductions (NPI), engineering changes, product transfers, and manufacturing process improvements.
• Establish, monitor and improve key quality metrics, including yield, first-pass yield, defect rates, customer complaints, warranty performance, scrap, and cost of poor quality.
• Champion Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, quality performance, and customer satisfaction.

Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Management, or a related discipline.
• Extensive leadership experience in Quality within a manufacturing environment, ideally in equipment, industrial machinery, precision engineering, or capital equipment industries.
• Strong expertise in Quality Management Systems, regulatory standards, supplier quality, and manufacturing quality processes.
• Demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing teams while driving organisational change and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Strong knowledge of structured problem-solving methodologies, statistical analysis, quality tools, and continuous improvement techniques.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across global and cross-functional teams.
• Commercially minded with a strong customer focus and the ability to balance quality, operational performance, and business objectives.

Interested Here's what to do next:

Please apply to the role with a recent copy of your CV. We will be in touch once we review your profile for suitability.

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