Job description
🔬 Quality Engineering Lab Manager | Peterborough
A forward-thinking advanced materials manufacturer is seeking a Quality Engineering Lab Manager to lead quality operations within its production and testing environment.
This is a hands-on role at the heart of the lab and factory floor — ideal for someone who thrives on solving problems, improving systems, and ensuring products meet the highest standards before reaching customers.
What you’ll be doing:
Please click 'Apply' and Alex Flory at SoCode will call to discuss your application
A forward-thinking advanced materials manufacturer is seeking a Quality Engineering Lab Manager to lead quality operations within its production and testing environment.
This is a hands-on role at the heart of the lab and factory floor — ideal for someone who thrives on solving problems, improving systems, and ensuring products meet the highest standards before reaching customers.
What you’ll be doing:
- Oversee day-to-day quality testing processes in a fast-paced manufacturing lab.
- Act as the first point of contact when test results or product performance fall outside expected parameters.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions, working closely with production, engineering, and technical teams.
- Maintain and improve lab procedures, test methods, and quality documentation.
- Drive continuous improvement in lab-based quality systems, ensuring compliance with relevant standards.
- Strong background in quality engineering, ideally within a lab or manufacturing environment.
- Experience troubleshooting issues in test/inspection processes.
- Comfortable engaging with cross-functional teams to resolve production challenges.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 or similar quality frameworks.
- A practical, analytical mindset with excellent communication skills.
- Be part of a mission-led company innovating in sustainable, next-generation materials.
- Make a real impact on product quality and manufacturing excellence.
- Competitive salary, collaborative team culture, and career growth opportunities.
Please click 'Apply' and Alex Flory at SoCode will call to discuss your application