Quality Assurance Manager - Pipework

Quality Assurance Manager (Pipe Work)**



**Location:** Southampton

**Pay:** £40k-£60k per annum

**Hours:**

- Monday to Thursday: 07:30 - 17:30

- Friday: 07:30 - 13:30



**About the Role:**



Join a highly esteemed mechanical engineering organisation with over 20 years of experience in delivering comprehensive project services to industries such as Petro-Chemical, Oil & Gas, Power, Water, and Pharmaceutical. This role offers the chance to be part of a company renowned for its long-term job security and growth, backed by sustained year-on-year growth and secured long-term contracts.



**Benefits:**



- **Company Pension Scheme:** Secure your future with a robust pension plan through 'Standard Life’.

- **Company Mobile Phone:** Stay connected with a company-provided mobile phone.

- **Company Sick Scheme:** Benefit from a supportive sick scheme.

- **Generous Holiday Entitlement:** Enjoy 25 days of holiday, excluding bank holidays.

- **Professional Growth:** Take advantage of company progression and training opportunities to advance your career.



**Main Responsibilities:**



- Lead the execution and deployment of the company’s Quality Management System.

- Provide total quality leadership to clients, suppliers, and internal manufacturing processes.

- Ensure adherence to all codes and industry standards throughout the manufacturing process.

- Create technical files, including the implementation of Inspection Test Plans.

- Manage internal quality and supplier quality audits and management reviews in line with the agreed audit schedule.

- Liaise with operational engineering and procurement functions to ensure material and product specifications meet required quality standards.

- Maintain company standards and accreditations, including P.E.D, CE, UKCA, ASME U & R.

- Lead investigations and remedial actions for quality failures.



**Skills and Experience Required:**



- Proficiency in computer literacy, particularly with Word and Excel.

- Knowledge of pipe work ASME codes and PED requirements.

- High level of mathematical/numerical competency.

- Strong communication skills.

- Experience with industry codes such as Pressure Vessel Codes ASME VIII & PD5500, ASME U & R stamp, Pipe Work Codes ASME B31.3 / ASME B31.1, E.D requirements including CE and UKCA Marking, and Welding Standards to ASME IX & BS 15614.



This role is ideal for a dedicated professional looking to make a significant impact within a well-established and growing organisation