Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Cleckheaton | Up to £45,000

Do you understand ISO 9001 and have the confidence to take ownership of an internal audit programme?

An established manufacturing business in Cleckheaton, is recruiting a Quality Engineer to strengthen its management systems and support quality improvement.

This Quality Engineer role combines ownership of internal auditing with practical quality engineering, including investigations, corrective actions and manufacturing support.

What this Quality Engineer role offers

Ownership of the internal audit programme, from planning through to verifying corrective actions.

A broad remit covering systems, customer quality, supplier issues and manufacturing support.

Funded training courses where appropriate.

Exposure to standards including AS9100 and API Q1.

Scope for progression, dependent on the individual.

The company and role

They are a leader in their market and manufacture engineered products to recognised quality standards and customer

requirements. You will help maintain and improve the Management Systems, working closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing and Quality Control.

The Quality Engineer will help ensure that procedures work in practice, audit findings lead to effective improvements and quality issues are investigated thoroughly.

Key responsibilities

Develop the annual internal audit schedule, conduct process and management system audits, and report findings.

Follow corrective actions through to closure and check their effectiveness.

Maintain and improve procedures, work instructions and management system documentation.

Support external certification and customer audits.

Investigate customer complaints and internal non-conformances using structured root cause analysis.

Monitor quality performance and identify opportunities to prevent recurring issues.

Support supplier quality investigations and review material certification.

Prepare and review product quality records and customer documentation.

What

our client is looking for

The priorities are a solid understanding of ISO 9001 and Quality Management Systems, together with the experience and confidence to take ownership of and lead the internal audit programme.

You should have relevant quality experience within manufacturing, be comfortable working independently and communicate clearly with colleagues across the business.

Experience with complaints, NCRs, corrective actions and external audits would be valuable. Exposure to AS9100, API Q1, supplier quality or material certification would also be useful, but is not essential.

An engineering or quality qualification, or equivalent practical experience, would be relevant. An internal or lead auditor qualification would be advantageous.

Package

Salary up to £45,000.

Discretionary bonus

25 days’ holiday.

Contributory pension.

Funding for appropriate training.

Occasional travel to other UK branches will be required