What You Will Do:
- Define, implement and maintain the quality management system framework and governance arrangements.
- Embed customer, regulatory, AS/EN9100 and IATF 16949 requirements into business processes.
- Lead and improve internal audits, and support external audit activity with confidence and clarity.
- Drive document control and manage changes to the management system to keep standards effective and current.
- Analyse process performance data to identify root causes, remove friction, and promote sustainable improvement.
- Collaborate across HSE and IT to align and develop an integrated management system approach.
What You Will Bring:
- A degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent experience in engineering, manufacturing, quality, or a related discipline.
- Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001, with AS9100 and/or IATF 16949 experience as a real advantage.
- Proven experience developing management systems in a manufacturing environment, including process mapping, risk assessment and effective process control.
- Qualified internal auditor experience, with lead auditor qualification being highly desirable.
- Practical understanding of automotive core tools such as APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA and PPAP.
The Lead Quality Engineer role sits within the manufacturing and quality assurance environment, bringing structure to how outcomes are achieved and sustained. The company values include customer focus, accountability, positivity and teamwork, and this Quality Lead opportunity directly supports those goals by strengthening control, promoting risk-based thinking, and ensuring quality culture is felt across the business, not just documented.
Location:
This Lead Quality Engineer role is based in the United Kingdom, supporting a manufacturing environment where quality, compliance and continuous improvement matter every day.
Interested?
If you are ready to take ownership, challenge the status quo constructively, and lead a quality system that genuinely delivers results.
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