QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAM MANAGER: Heywoodfinance
This is an opportunity for a target driven and enthusiastic individual to become a vital part of the team. Heywoodfinance are looking for someone with the ability to think independently, be creative, and contribute to a supportive environment wherein they can learn new skills. Please visit the website for further information.
Position: Quality Assurance Team Manager
Location: Manchester
Hours: Contract
Salary Guide: £21,250 – £42,500
Last Updated: 26 May 2025
Job Category: Estate Agency
Quality Assurance Role:
Preventing errors in manufacturing or production that lead to product defects. Testing products extensively before their release.
Other Duties:
- Working together with a Quality Assurance (QA) team to assess product problems and brainstorm solutions
- Checking that raw materials or components involved in the production process are of suitable quality
- Inspecting production machinery and employees to make sure the production process runs smoothly
- Writing production plans that minimise risk of mistakes during production
- Estimating time involved in assuring each products quality
- Meeting project deadlines
- Writing and reviewing testing plans
- Performing stress tests that expose the product to increased temperature, vibration, and humidity
- Investigating causes of defects that occur during the testing phase
- Assessing whether employees need training to prevent mistakes during production
- Creating test plan automation procedures
- Suggesting improvements to company infrastructure and processes to prevent future mistakes during production
- Communicating with Quality Control about existing defects and how to prevent them in future products
- Communicating with other departments such as project management and engineering to coordinate scheduling for QA testing
- Reporting discovered defects to all relevant departments for correction
- Applying technical skills related to the product being tested (knowledge of programming languages to software QA, knowledge of machinery for hardware, etc.)
- Conforming to regulations and international standards when it comes to testing and quality assurance
