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Quality Manager - Incoming Quality

Full-time

Tesla

What You’ll Do…

The Quality Manager – Incoming Quality is responsible for establishing and governing robust incoming quality processes to ensure that all materials entering manufacturing meet defined specifications and quality requirements.

Acting as the key interface between supplier quality, manufacturing, and verification functions, this role drives a risk-based, prevention-focused approach to incoming quality. You will ensure material readiness, prevent defects at source, and support a right-first-time manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Incoming Quality Governance

  • Define and implement incoming quality processes aligned with IATF 16949
  • Develop risk-based inspection strategies based on supplier performance and product criticality
  • Ensure compliance of incoming materials with specifications, BOM, and traceability requirements
  • Own Incoming Quality Control Plans and material status management

Risk Management & Prevention

  • Drive early risk identification and preventive quality controls
  • Lead containment and escalation of incoming quality issues
  • Monitor performance trends and address systemic risks

Verification Strategy

  • Define inspection and testing requirements based on risk
  • Coordinate with laboratory teams to ensure MSA capability and timely results
  • Oversee effectiveness of verification activities

Supplier Quality Integration

  • Interface with Supplier Quality to drive feedback and improvements
  • Support 8D problem-solving and validation of corrective actions
  • Contribute to supplier audits and performance reviews

Continuous Improvement & Operations

  • Lead problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Ensure efficient material flow, traceability, and audit readiness

Leadership

  • Lead and develop the Incoming Quality team
  • Set objectives, track KPIs, and drive a prevention-focused culture

Who We Are…

Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We will design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries for the mobility and energy sectors. We are a scale-up business with a start-up mentality and the backing of a well-established parent company. The UK business headquarters is in the Midlands and we are currently building a battery manufacturing facility in Bridgwater, Somerset.

Essential

What you’ll bring…

Strong experience in Incoming Quality within manufacturing (automotive, battery, or high-volume preferred)Proven expertise in:
  • Risk-based inspection strategies
  • Supplier quality integration
  • Quality assurance and process governance
  • Working knowledge of AIAG Core Tools: PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA (governance level)
  • Strong understanding of IATF 16949 requirements
  • Experience leading technical or quality teams
  • Degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or related field

Preferred

  • Experience with electrochemical materials or battery components
  • Exposure to scale-up or high-growth manufacturing environments
  • Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or above)

What You’ll Get…

As a new company, our reward scheme is constantly evolving. We continue to review the market to deliver a competitive benefits package, which currently includes private healthcare, car allowance, company bonus, enhanced parental leave policy and a cash allowance to boost your benefits. We are a flexible business that is committed to promoting work-life balance, partnering with Yulife to provide our team members with total wellbeing support.

You’ll work in a rapidly scaling-up environment as a subsidiary of the multinational corporation, Tata Sons, to help build the UK’s biggest battery manufacturing facility and make your mark in a new organisation.

Agratas is a place to be authentically you.

At Agratas we strongly believe that people are at their best when they feel supported and happy in their workplace. To that end we continue to cultivate a diverse workforce which protects the individuality of each team member. We therefore warmly welcome applicants from any race, gender, sexuality, and ability. Should you have a preference in how your suitability is assessed for this role or require any reasonable adjustments please let the Talent Acquisition team know.
Vacancy posted 22 days ago
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