Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Salary: £38,000£44,000 + Performance Bonus

Are you an experienced Quality Engineer with a passion for compliance, auditing, and continuous improvement? We're looking for a proactive and detail-oriented professional to join our quality team, helping to maintain the highest standards within a precision manufacturing environment serving highly regulated industries.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong manufacturing quality background who enjoys solving problems, driving improvements, and ensuring products and processes consistently meet customer and industry requirements.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Quality Engineer (Compliance & Audit), you'll play a key role in maintaining and improving our Quality Management System while ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal quality standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

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• Conducting internal and external quality audits.
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• Supporting compliance with the Quality Management System (QMS) / Integrated Management System (IMS).
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• Investigating non-conformances and participating in MRB activities.
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• Raising and managing concessions where required.
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• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and waste reduction.
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• Working closely with manufacturing teams to ensure quality standards are maintained throughout production.
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About You

We're looking for someone who combines technical quality expertise with a practical, solutions-focused approach.

You'll have:

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• A minimum of 3 years' experience as a Quality Engineer within a manufacturing environment.
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• Previous experience as a time-served inspector or an experienced quality auditor.
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• The ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing requirements to verify product conformity.
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• A thorough understanding of manufacturing processes from raw material through to finished product.
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• Experience working to the demanding standards of the aerospace, defence, or other highly regulated manufacturing sectors.
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• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS/IMS) and quality compliance requirements.
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• Experience using a range of inspection techniques and equipment, including:\n
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  • Hand measuring equipment
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  • Keyence measurement systems
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  • Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM)
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• Experience managing non-conformance processes, MRB activities, and concession requests.
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• Experience planning and conducting internal and external audits.
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Personal Qualities

You'll be someone who enjoys improving processes and working collaboratively across the business. You'll also demonstrate:

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• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
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• Strong decision-making ability.
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• A continuous improvement mindset.
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• A practical, pragmatic approach to resolving quality issues.
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• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to work across multiple departments.
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