Quality Engineer: Audits, Compliance & Process Improvement

• Establishing and supporting project quality processes, procedures, and plans

• Reviewing technical documentation (e.g. ITPs, Quality Plans, specifications) for compliance with requirements

• Planning and undertaking on-site inspections and surveillance of supplier QA/QC activities

• Conducting internal audits, supplier audits, and quality health checks

• Monitoring quality performance against KPIs and identifying improvement areas

• Supporting product verification activities, including factory and site acceptance tests and release inspections

• Managing non-conformances, defect notifications, risks, and opportunities

• Leading root cause analysis and driving process improvement initiatives

• Coordinating Lifetime Quality Records and final documentation packs

• Liaising with third-party representatives and quality stakeholders as required

Requirements

• Experience in a Quality Engineering role within regulated industries (e.g. defence, nuclear, oil & gas, aerospace, pharmaceuticals).
• Strong knowledge and application of ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems.
• Proven experience delivering across multiple projects and domains.
• Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office, SharePoint)
• Excellent report writing and communication skills.

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Hard Skills

• quality processes
• technical documentation review
• on-site inspections
• internal audits
• supplier audits
• quality performance monitoring
• product verification
• root cause analysis
• process improvement
• KPI identification

Soft Skills

• communication skills
• report writing
• leadership
• collaboration
• problem-solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• ISO 9001:2015