Quality & Technical Lead
Cannock
Permanent, Full-Time
£40,000 - £45,000 DOE

We are recruiting a Head of Quality & Technical to lead supplier quality, technical compliance, and continuous improvement across a manufacturing supply chain.

Key duties

• Lead the Supplier Quality Assurance function, including supplier approval, audits, and performance management
• Own supplier NCRs, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and cost recovery
• Drive APQP, PPAP, SPC, and pre-production readiness for new and modified products
• Maintain technical files, compliance documentation, FMEAs, control plans, and approvals
• Manage customer NCRs and quality concerns through to verified closure
• Lead continuous improvement using structured problem-solving methods
• Oversee third-party testing, validation, and internal quality control processes
• Lead and develop the Quality & Technical function, KPIs, and standards

• Senior quality or technical experience within manufacturing
• Strong supplier quality and compliance background
• Engineering qualification or equivalent experience preferred
• Confident reading technical drawings and managing engineering change