Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer<br />Salary: £38,000–£44,000 + Performance Bonus<br />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.<br />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.<br />What You'll Be Doing<br />As a Quality Engineer (Compliance &amp; 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.<br />Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting internal and external quality audits.
• Supporting compliance with the Quality Management System (QMS) / Integrated Management System (IMS).
• Investigating non-conformances and participating in MRB activities.
• Raising and managing concessions where required.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and waste reduction.
• Working closely with manufacturing teams to ensure quality standards are maintained throughout production.<br />About You<br />We're looking for someone who combines technical quality expertise with a practical, solutions-focused approach.<br />You'll have:
• A minimum of 3 years' experience as a Quality Engineer within a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience as a time-served inspector or an experienced quality auditor.
• The ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing requirements to verify product conformity.
• A thorough understanding of manufacturing processes from raw material through to finished product.
• Experience working to the demanding standards of the aerospace, defence, or other highly regulated manufacturing sectors.
• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS/IMS) and quality compliance requirements.
• Experience using a range of inspection techniques and equipment, including:
• Hand measuring equipment
• Keyence measurement systems
• Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM)
• Experience managing non-conformance processes, MRB activities, and concession requests.
• Experience planning and conducting internal and external audits.<br />Personal Qualities<br />You'll be someone who enjoys improving processes and working collaboratively across the business. You'll also demonstrate:
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong decision-making ability.
• A continuous improvement mindset.
• A practical, pragmatic approach to resolving quality issues.
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to work across multiple departments