Quality Assurance Manager

What Are We Looking For?

As part of our strategic operational development, we are seeking a highly driven professional Quality Assurance Manager to lead initiatives in process optimisation, production planning, quality management, and standards governance for our Controls & Automation Business Platform.

This role will be responsible for driving operational efficiency, ensuring product and service quality, and embedding best practices across production and business processes.

The Quality Assurance Manager will primarily be based out of our Nottingham facility with some travel required to our other sites nationally.

Some of Your Key

Duties Include:

Develop and implement quality management systems (QMS)

Introduce key production KPIs, including throughput, downtime, efficiency, material cost, and delivery performance.

Establish procedures, standards, and specifications to ensure consistent product quality.

Lead quality audits and inspections

Conduct internal and external audits to verify compliance with ISO, GMP, or other relevant standards.

Establish, maintain, and audit quality management systems to ensure compliance with internal and external standards (ISO, regulatory requirements, customer expectations).

Monitor production processes

Analyse data from production lines to identify trends, defects, and areas for improvement.

Optimise inventory control and materials planning processes to support uninterrupted production.

Manage quality control teams

Provided direct leadership on a local level, while influencing manufacturing strategy across the wider group.

Supervise inspectors and technicians, ensuring proper training and performance.

Handle non-conformance and corrective actions

Investigate root causes of quality issues and implement corrective/preventive measures.

Collaborate cross-functionally

Work with engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to align quality goals with production efficiency.

Customer and regulatory liaison

Address customer complaints, ensure documentation compliance, and prepare for regulatory reviews.

What Do You Need?

Proven experience in manufacturing processes, statistical process control (SPC), and quality tools like Six Sigma or Lean.

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, ASQ Certified Quality Manager, or equivalent.

Skilled in data analysis, trend identification, and problem-solving.

Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities, with experience influencing at all levels.

Full UK Driving Licence.

Who Are We?

RSE is a trusted clean water technology company, developing market-leading products and solutions for purifying drinking water, recycling wastewater, and cleaning water in industrial processes. We are disrupting the water sector, delivering water treatment products, technologies, and services to clients across the UK. RSE provides offsite modular build solutions using a low-carbon approach compared to traditional construction methods and our unique offering to the market focuses on innovation, efficiency, and excellence.

Established in 1982, RSE has grown into one of the most prominent MEICA engineering businesses in the UK water industry. We have created a complete in-house and full-service capability from project inception through to design, fabrication, and delivery by means of installation and commissioning. We additionally have one of the largest servicing and maintenance teams in the market, to ensure we’re on hand for all our clients’ needs.

Our service offering presents industry-leading innovative solutions and our dedicated staff play a key role in delivering our sustainability and wider business goals. With over 2000 staff across our group of companies, our strategic ambition will see the business continue to grow as we expand our operations and diversify our products. One of RSE’s key focuses is driving servant leadership and giving our people the opportunity and responsibility to take an entrepreneurial approach in their career development.

What RSE Offer

To build successful teams and drive the level of quality that RSE is renowned for, we know we need the best people in the industry. Not only do we require the relevant skillsets, but we also need people with the…