Job Description

Career Area:

Manufacturing

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Job Title: Quality Manager

Salary: £66,000 - £82,000 depending on skills demonstrated

Contract: Full time & permanent

Location: Desford, Leicestershire

The Opportunity:

As a Quality Manager and certified Black Belt, you will lead the administration and continual improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS) at the Desford facility. You will use Black Belt methodology to drive defect reduction, resolve complex internal and external quality issues, and deliver measurable improvement through structured projects. The role leads Quality Engineers and Black Belts and acts as the key link between quality, operations and engineering.

As a Quality Manager, you will be responsible for, but not limited to

• Act as the site Black Belt leader, deploying CPI methodology, coaching teams, and ensuring structured problem‑solving is consistently applied.

• Develop and maintain quality assurance strategies, processes, control plans and QMS governance to ensure compliance and product reliability.

• Lead, develop and performance‑manage Quality Engineers and Black Belts, embedding a data‑driven continuous improvement culture.

• Personally lead and govern Black Belt‑level projects to resolve internal and external defects, driving sustained DPU reduction.

• Own internal audit programmes and lead external audits, ensuring robust corrective actions using Black Belt tools and discipline.

• Use statistical analysis and quality data to prioritise issues, influence stakeholders and drive improvement decisions across the business.

Interview Process: Telephone interviews and on-site STAR interviews.

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

What You Can Demonstrate:

Level Working Knowledge

• Influencing: Applies certified Black Belt methodology to lead complex improvement and defect‑reduction activity, influencing decisions across quality, operations and engineering using data and structured analysis.

• Problem Solving: Leads root cause analysis and corrective action using statistical and quality tools, balancing risk, data and stakeholder input to deliver sustainable solutions to complex quality issues.

• Quality Management System (QMS): Owns and operates within a QMS environment at site level, ensuring processes, controls, documentation and metrics meet regulatory and customer requirements and drive consistent quality outcomes.

• Relationship Management: Leads and coaches Quality Engineers and Black Belts, setting clear direction, building capability and working effectively with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve issues.

What You May Have:

• Degree‑level capability or equivalent, demonstrated through the independent application of quality theory, data analysis and structured problem‑solving to complex quality and process challenges.

• Certified Black Belt who, applies structured quality and statistical methodologies to lead CPI projects end‑to‑end, deliver measurable defect reduction, and embed sustainable ways of working within a QMS environment.

• Leadership and technical authority, shown through leading highly technical teams, applying strong product and process understanding, making site‑level quality decisions, and holding teams accountable for standards and outcomes.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

Just a quick heads-up: We start reviewing applications as soon as they come in, so if you’re interested, don’t wait too long! We may close the advert early if we feel we’ve got a strong pool of potentially suitable applicants.

Don’t miss out, get your application in soon!

What You Will Get
One Company, Limitless Opportunities

Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. We do business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.

Careers at Caterpillar are limitless, we have opportunities in Engineering, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain and so much more. You can create the career you want. It’s your time and talent, make it count.

Our Sustainability Commitment

Caterpillar has a long-standing commitment to sustainability, one of our five Values in Action. It is part of who we are and what we do. We actively lead sustainable green initiatives to preserve the environment, help reduce poverty with the Caterpillar Foundation and stay involved in the communities we help build.

Benefits 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, opportunity to buy additional holiday, Car Allowance £625pm, 18% bonus, Private Medical, contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 10%, contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution, Employee Support Networks – join groups that offer support, connection, and a sense of community, optional flexible benefits including access to private health and dental care plans, EV car lease etc

Travel: Approximately 20% travel, including up to 10% global and regional travel as required.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

April 2, 2026 - April 17, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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