Ready to make a meaningful impact in a highly precise, technical environment? Are you an experienced, strategic and hands-on Head of Quality , ready to establish a robust, scalable Quality Management System (QMS) to support precision instrument manufacturing to the highest standards of reliability and performance? Can you ensure quality principles are adopted across the enterprise, regularly interfacing with our commercial, engineering and operational teams.

Benefits

: £65,000 to 85,000 (depending on experience) 25 days annual leave, death in service and private health care

, personal pension contributions of 4% with salary sacrifice and a generous EMI Share scheme Based in Abingdon, Oxford, UK, we are a high calibre team of 100 plus people and we are growing fast. We are backed by global financial and industry investors including Applied Ventures , the strategic venture arm of the industry leading equipment company.

About The Role

: The Head of Quality is critical to enabling sustainable growth, protecting our brand, and ensuring we deliver world-class metrology systems that meet the demanding

Requirements

of advanced materials science, nanotechnology, and semiconductor applications. Location and work pattern: All of our new UK team members are asked to work on site here at Abingdon during their first three months with us. We offer flexible, hybrid working where possible upon completion of probation although the expectation for this role is that there is a high requirement to be present on site most days.

The role is suitable for someone within commutable distance of our HQ in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Who We Are

looking for: To succeed as our Head of Quality , we do need you to have the following skills and experience: Quality leadership, with a focus on building trusted relationships and clear, thoughtful communication with stakeholders ; comfortable sharing updates at executive level At least 3 years leading a Quality function Comfortable in low volume, high value, complex optomechanical manufacturing environments, especially during scaleup Remaining grounded and composed in fast moving settings, applying balanced, considerate judgement Understanding growth through start-up, scaleup and mature enterprise systems, and guiding that evolution Developing the QMS in high growth environments , ensuring it remains supportive and scalable Working collaboratively across the value chain A strong sense of ownership, encouraging shared accountability across Operations and cross-functional teams Choosing solutions that serve the bigger picture rather than one department

Nice To Have

: Experience leading a quality function within the Semiconductor field Education /

Qualifications

: Either a Degree in a relevant discipline (E.