Quality Manager Job Descriptions

As a quality manager, you would be responsible for developing, setting up and monitoring systems to control the quality of products or services.You could work in almost any industry, from manufacturing to service industries and commercial businesses. Your job might involve improving product quality, or streamlining working practices within a company. Across all sectors, the aim is to achieve a standard of product or service that satisfies customer requirements.
Your work might include:
· analysing business statistics to measure performance against in-house and external standards
· reviewing existing policies and planning how to improve quality management systems (QMS)

· looking at any areas of weakness and recommending ways to improve
· inspecting, sampling and testing products and production processes
· making sure procedures meet equality laws or national standards (such as Investors in People)
· consulting with staff and working with training departments to put plans into effect
· reviewing and assessing the effectiveness of changes
· working closely with other managers and departments
· Managing a team of quality control technicians.