QA Lead

SF Recruitment (Leicester)

Posted 11 days ago, valid for a month

Derby, Derbyshire DE12FU, England

£300 - £35 per day

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The position is for an Interim Quality Assurance Lead in Derby, offering a daily rate of £300 outside IR35.
The role requires an experienced QA professional with a background in tooling or equipment, ideally with proven experience in setting up QA systems from scratch.
Candidates should have a strong understanding of overseas manufacturing, particularly with Far East vendors, and be confident change managers.
Key responsibilities include overseeing vendor compliance, creating product specifications, and establishing rigorous testing systems.
The role demands a self-starter who enjoys autonomy and collaboration across multifunctional teams, with a focus on reducing waste and monitoring customer feedback.

Interim Quality Assurance Lead
Outside IR35
£300 a day
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Derby

The Engineering & Manufacturing division of SF Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced Interim QA Manager to be part of an expanding team with a well-established business within the tool and equipment industry.

Scope of role

- Take overall responsibility for vendor / manufacturing compliances
- Create product specifications and a gold standard for both manufacturing and vendors
- Devise rigorous testing systems for all products
- Set up a vendor classification system and define supplier capability
- Root cause analysis for returned products and highlight any defect trends
- Reduce waste and non conformance by setting up a 'goods in' quality system
- Monitor customer returns / reviews to highlight problematic areas

The Interim QA Lead

- Experienced QA professional ideally from a tooling / equipment background.
- Proven track record setting up QA systems from scratch.
- Well versed with overseas manufacturing, in particular Far East vendors
- Confident change manager, with a proven track record improving / implementing QA management systems.
- Strong self starter and relish a high level of autonomy
- Happy to work across multi functional teams - this is a get stuck in role!

Please apply now to express an interest and a member of the engineering and manufacturing division will make contact with all suitable candidates to talk through the scope of the role in more detail.

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