Quality Engineer

Job description

Are you the person who sees what others miss?

The trend in the data.

The weak process nobody wants to challenge.

The CAPA that should have been closed six months ago.

We’re not looking for a Quality administrator. We’re looking for a Quality professional with backbone.

Someone who understands that a QMS is not a folder structure, it’s a living, breathing system.

Someone who uses data to drive change.

Someone comfortable holding engineers and managers to account.

What You’ll Own

• Lead ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 surveillance and re-accreditation audits

• Maintain, improve and evolve the Quality Management System

• Analyse operational quality data and identify systemic trends

• Own CAPA and CAPAR from root cause through verified closure

• Lead structured investigations: 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, FMEA

• Drive continuous improvement from lessons-learnt data

• Oversee supplier quality and conduct targeted supplier audits

• Ensure platform product quality through PFMEA, Control Plans and production checks

You won’t just report the numbers. You’ll use them.

This Role Is For You If

• You have challenged poor practice and backed it with evidence

• You have led external audits, not just observed them

• You see opportunity immediately when reviewing data

• You close actions properly, not “soft close” them

• Your name matters when it’s attached to standards

This Role Is Not For

• Clipboard quality

• Passive report writers

• Those who prefer email to conversation

• Anyone who wants to “support” quality rather than own it

The Environment

Advanced engineering manufacturing

Highly regulated industry

A growing business that needs Quality to lead from the front

There will be resistance.

There will be opportunity.

There is genuine scope to build something stronger.

Long term, You will own the Quality Department.....

What You Bring

• 5 years in engineering or manufacturing quality

• Strong ISO 9001 knowledge

• Experience leading internal and external audits

• Proven RCA and CAPA ownership

• Supplier quality and continuous improvement delivery

• Data fluency – Excel, trends, metrics

If you want a role where you can quietly maintain the status quo, this isn’t it.

If you want to elevate standards, and be known for doing so, we should talk.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Royal Leamington Spa

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

07-03-2026

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