Senior Quality Engineer

Job description

The basics:

Job Titles: Senior Quality Engineer

Industry: Precision Engineering

Location: Annesley

Salary: Up to £47,500 DOE

Hours: Monday to Thursday (7.30am-4.30pm) and Fridays (7.30am-2.00pm)

Contracted hours: 40 per week

Holidays and Benefits: 33 days holiday, Xmas shut down, 7.5% pension, x4 salary death in service.

Overview:

Working within modern purpose-built manufacturing facilities the Senior Quality Engineer will be working for a precision engineering business that manufacture components and fabrications for the aerospace, nuclear and defence industry.

Brief overview of duties:

• Support the Quality Manager in maintaining certifications.
• Conduct product and system audits to ensure compliance with regulatory and customer-specific requirements.
• Compile documentation packs to support product delivery and traceability.
• Provide engineering support for Visual and CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) inspections.
• Interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications to determine quality standards.
• Apply First Article Inspection techniques in line with AS9102 requirements
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives across the business
• Use quality tools to detect, contain, and investigate non-conformances, ensuring robust corrective actions are implemented
• Define and apply process control methods, including identifying critical control points and developing work instructions

The ideal candidate / Senior Quality Engineer may have some of the following, however, please note these are only desirable and not essential as all applications will be looked at individually:

• Experience with data collection and analysis
• A strong background at implementing quality systems within a precision engineering environment - aerospace/machining/fabrication or similar
• Experienced in Lean/problem solving techniques (8D), Kaizen.
• Knowledge of 6 Sigma process beneficial
• Competent/capable of driving quality throughout a large business and manufacturer

Commutable from:

Heanor, Ripley, Alfreton, Hucknall and Surrounding areas.

If you are interested in the Senior Quality Engineer role, please apply immediately due to the urgency of this role.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Annesley Woodhouse

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

30-01-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English