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Production Assurance Manager

Job Posted: a day ago

Salary: £ 45,000 - 55,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Didcot, Oxfordshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Product Assurance Manager

Salary: Up to £55,000
Location: Near Didcot (commutable from Oxford, Abingdon, Wantage, Wallingford, Newbury, Reading)
Hours: Monday – Friday (flexibility required)
Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

We’re supporting a cutting-edge engineering organisation at the forefront of advanced technology development, as they look to bring in a Product Assurance Manager to support multiple high-value projects.

This is a brilliant opportunity to step into a role where you’ll have real ownership across quality, compliance, and product assurance, ensuring complex hardware meets strict regulatory and customer requirements.

If you’ve got a background in aerospace, space, or another highly regulated environment, this is the kind of role where you can genuinely make an impact.

Why Apply?

  * Work on highly advanced, complex engineering projects

  * 28 days holiday + bank holidays

  * Flexible working hours

  * Yearly healthcare bonus allowance

  * Strong long-term career progression within a high-tech environment

Product Assurance Manager Duties

  * Leading Product Assurance activities across multiple projects

  * Owning the Non-Conformance (NCR) process from identification through to resolution

  * Chairing reviews including design, assembly, test, and readiness gates

  * Managing configuration control and change processes

  * Producing and maintaining key PA documentation (PA plans, CoC, waivers, etc.)

  * Supporting manufacturing, assembly, integration, and test activities

  * Acting as the main point of contact for customer quality/PA teams

  * Conducting inspections including incoming, in-process, and final inspections

  * Driving continuous improvement across QMS and project delivery

  * Supporting supplier audits and wider business quality initiatives

Product Assurance Manager Profile

  * Experience in Product Assurance / Quality Assurance

  * Background in aerospace, space, or another regulated industry

  * Strong understanding of quality standards (e.g. ECSS, ISO9001 or similar)

  * Experience managing non-conformance and root cause analysis

  * Ability to read and understand engineering/manufacturing processes

  * Strong communication skills – able to liaise with internal teams and customers

  * Proactive, detail-oriented, and confident taking ownership of projects

  * Degree/HNC in a relevant engineering or technical discipline

Desirable:

  * Experience with ECSS or MIL standards

  * Internal auditing experience

  * Knowledge of configuration management

  * Hands-on engineering or manufacturing background

Interested?

If you’re looking for a role where you can take ownership of quality and assurance across genuinely interesting engineering projects, apply now and one of the team will be in touch

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