Quality Engineer

Role:
Quality Engineer

Permanent Opportunity:
Full time – Mon-Fri

Location:

Preston / Wigan / Bolton / Blackburn - Northwest, multi‑site responsibility

Salary: £37,500 – £40,000 per annum, plus performance bonuses

Benefits: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, company pension, death in service, company mobile and laptop.

Our client:

Our growing client in the automotive security and tech industry, and is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to help shape a robust business management system across multiple Northwest sites. The business is scaling quickly and needs a quality professional who can build structure, improve processes and support continued growth in an automotive manufacturing environment.

Quality Engineer
- Duties & Responsibilities:

* Lead, maintain and improve the Quality Management System (QMS) and wider Business Management System across all sites.

* Plan and perform internal audits (daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly) against IATF/TS 16949 and related standards.

* Conduct process audits and drive corrective and preventive actions.

* Support and run APQP activities for new and existing products in an automotive manufacturing environment.

* Facilitate and contribute to 8D investigations to resolve non‑conformances.

* Prepare and support quarterly management review meetings with quality data and analysis.

* Own day‑to‑day quality operations, ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory and licence requirements.

* Develop and structure documentation, procedures and records from a “blank canvas” into a coherent, usable system.

* Support automotive customers’ quality and documentation requirements, including risk assessments and detailed quality reports.

* Provide quality and documentation support to the sales/commercial teams for bids, tenders and customer queries.

* Work closely with internal stakeholders in manufacturing, engineering, sales and field service teams.

* Use Microsoft 365/SharePoint and AI tools to manage, control and improve quality documentation and workflows.

Quality Engineer
- Person Specification:

* Ideally a minimum 5 years’ experience in a Quality Engineer role, ideally in automotive or closely related manufacturing.

* Solid experience with TS/IATF 16949 audits and business management systems; exposure to ISO 27001 is desirable.

* HNC in Engineering (or equivalent technical qualification).

* Strong audit, documentation and process improvement skills, with the confidence to challenge and ask “why”.

* Inquisitive, critical thinker with the ability to interpret data, link it to KPIs and make practical recommendations.

* Comfortable working in a fast‑growth environment and building structure where little currently exists.

What’s on offer:

* A growing and exciting UK business

* Modern and state of the art technology and investment

* Long term opportunity for progression & career development

* Comprehensive package with bonus opportunities annually

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