Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer Wimborne Quality Engineer salary: £43,000 £52,250 Please note: only applicants with the full-time, permanent right to work in the UK will be considered. Quality Engineer Overview: Own day-to-day non-conformance control: concessions, returns and corrective actions Produce and report monthly quality KPIs and trend data to drive improvement Lead internal audits and support external audit activity through to close-out Maintain inspection and calibration discipline across production and goods-in Support customers on QA/technical issues and submit FAIR packs to required standards This Quality Engineer role reports to the Group Quality Manager and sits at the centre of day-to-day quality control, customer-facing quality activity and compliance. The Quality Engineer will manage quality issues through to closure, maintain strong control of inspection/calibration and audit activity, and support improvement using KPI reporting and corrective action trend analysis. The Quality Engineer will also liaise with customers on QA matters, support customer-driven improvement initiatives, and deputise for the Group Quality Manager when required. Day-to-day responsibilities of a Quality Engineer Manage day-to-day quality issues and containment activity Raise and submit customer concessions, monitor progress and drive close-out Manage job card material sign-off and inspection discipline Produce monthly quality KPI data and report performance trends Analyse and report corrective action trend data Manage customer returns and submit corrective actions for customer returns Monitor internal corrective actions and manage closure activity Manage purchase order returns and related quality documentation Liaise with customers on QA and technical issues Support customer-driven quality and improvement initiatives Promote 5S improvement within the leadership team Ensure calibration records are maintained and kept up to date Conduct internal audits and support external audit activity Assist investigation and resolution of audit deficiencies Check and submit customer FAIR packs Deputise for the Group Quality Manager when required Ensure compliance with Quality Assurance and HSE policies and procedures at all times What they re looking for - Quality Engineer Quality Engineer experience in a manufacturing environment with strong non-conformance and corrective action control Confident customer-facing communication around concessions, returns and quality issues Comfortable producing KPI data, trend analysis and using quality data to drive improvement Internal auditing experience and ability to support external audits through to closure Strong discipline around inspection, job card sign-off and calibration record control Organised, methodical approach with strong attention to detail and follow-through Quality systems and controls this Quality Engineer will support Non-conforming product control and escalation Corrective and preventive action control Calibration and measurement control Goods-in and in-process inspection controls Document and record control Internal audit programme and management review inputs Product integrity controls aligned to regulated manufacturing expectations What s on offer - Quality Engineer Quality Engineer salary: £43,000 £52,250 Broad, hands-on quality remit with customer, audit, KPI and compliance ownership Deputising responsibility to support the Group Quality Manager How to apply for the Quality Engineer position If you re interested in this Quality Engineer role, get in touch to run through the role. Call or message Hayden at Holt Engineering on (phone number removed)