Quality Manager

About Us

Zikodrive is an innovative and growing UK engineering company specialising in motor control electronics. We design, develop, and manufacture bespoke motor controller systems for a wide range of industries—from laboratory automation to precision industrial machinery.

As we scale, we're committed to delivering consistent quality, compliance, and customer satisfaction. We're looking for someone who shares this commitment and wants to play a key role in shaping and owning our quality systems.

The Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and Quality Manager to take responsibility for:

• Maintaining and managing our ISO-9001 accreditation across the company.
• Driving a culture of quality and continuous improvement across the organisation—from documentation to delivery.
• Implementing, auditing, and developing quality processes across engineering, production, and all other areas of the business.
• Ensuring our systems support both customer needs and regulatory compliance efficiently and effectively.

This is a hands-on role, ideal for someone who thrives in an SME environment and wants to make a direct and visible impact. Existing staff have implemented and attained ISO-9001 status for the last 4 years and can offer initial support. However, the core aim of the role is to fully take over and manage this system as soon as realistically possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and continuously improve the ISO 9001:2015 QMS, ensuring full compliance.
• Lead internal quality audits and support external audits (certification or customer).
• Review and improve quality documentation—SOPs, work instructions, calibration logs, etc.
• Manage non-conformance reports (NCRs), root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Work closely with engineering, production, and suppliers to resolve quality issues.
• Monitor and report on KPIs related to quality performance.
• Develop and deliver quality training and onboarding support for staff.
• Support document control, change management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers on quality-related matters when needed.
• Identify wider opportunities for improvement (for example in IT or facilities provision) and work with management team to cost and implement.

Progression

The role would begin with the candidate familiarising themselves with our current quality management system. This would develop into allowing them the freedom to develop the current system for the benefit of the company. It is anticipated that as the company grows, this person would eventually be managing their own team and potentially developing the department to lead us to gain other quality accreditations.

About You

Required:

• Experience implementing, managing or coordinating ISO 9001:2015 systems and a developed understanding of what the standard involves and the core principles it focuses on.
• A minimum of three years' experience working in a role which involved quality – this role therefore is unsuitable for a recent graduate looking for their first job.
• Strong documentation, process control, and internal audit skills.
• Excellent communicator—able to work across departments and bring others along even where there may be some initial resistance.
• Personable and able to strike up excellent rapport.
• Self-starter with initiative, attention to detail, and a passion for quality.
• If you have experience with a specific quality management standard from a particular industry, the role could be for you. However, we would emphasise that the requirement here is not prescriptive and will require someone with broader experience and outlook.
• An abundance of motivation, enthusiasm and creativity to develop innovative, tailored solutions to any issues that arise.

Desirable:

• Auditor training or lead auditor qualification (internal or external).
• Experience with lean manufacturing (L6S) or continuous improvement tools (e.g., 5 Whys, FMEA).
• Familiarity with CE/UKCA marking or other regulatory frameworks (not essential).
• Knowledge of supply chain or procurement quality would be a bonus.

What We Offer

• £42,500 salary with additional bonus scheme related to both individual and company performance.
• The opportunity and challenge of taking full ownership of quality in a fast growing British engineering and manufacturing company. This is not an every day opportunity
• Supportive and growing team operating in a beautiful part of West Yorkshire.
• Huge numbers of personal development opportunities
• Direct input into how the company operates and evolves
• A friendly, Investors in People accredited business who care about the well-being of their employees.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £42,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person