Senior Quality Engineer
North Nottinghamshire
Circa £45,000 – £50,000 per annum
Are you a meticulous quality professional with a passion for compliance, documentation, and continuous improvement?
Do you thrive in high-integrity, precision engineering environments?
If so, we may just have the perfect opportunity for you….
EMBS Engineering has been exclusively retained to identify a Senior Quality Engineer to join one of our longest-standing clients on a permanent basis.
Located in North Nottingham, meaning easily accessible from Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby and surrounding areas, our client is a market-leading precision engineering SME that specialises in the manufacture of safety-critical, complex components for high-profile customers within highly regulated industries.
This business has a rich heritage of supporting the UK’s critical supply chain, assisting the Defence, Aerospace, Nuclear and Energy markets with critical machined and fabricated components.
On the back of a record-breaking year, our client is looking to expand their quality function and bring on board a Senior Quality Engineer to strengthen their capability of delivering a world-class service without compromising on Quality.
What’s in it for you?
- Stability/longevity: Permanent position within a growing, expanding business that supports buoyant, government-backed markets.
- Competitive salary: £45,000 – £50,000 per annum
- Shift: Days – early finish on Fridays
- Benefits: Flexible start and finish time, Company bonus, Healthcare plan, My Wellness plan, 25 Days holiday + BH, Company pension scheme, annual pay reviews, sick pay plus more
The Role
As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our products meet the highest technical and quality standards, with a strong emphasis on compliance, documentation, and process improvement. You will lead problem-solving initiatives, enhance quality procedures, and work closely with production, engineering, and planning teams to resolve quality issues at their root cause.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee daily QA/QC activities to ensure product compliance.
- Lead process validation and production part approval process (PPAP) documentation.
- Implement and manage real-time problem resolution on the shop floor.
- Ensure compliance through internal, customer, and third-party audits.
- Manage non-conformance reporting (NCR), ensuring thorough root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce rework and scrap.
- Support data collection and quality performance reporting for internal and customer reviews.
Person Requirements:
Successful applicants MUST be able to demonstrate
- Strong background in quality engineering with experience of working in regulated precision engineering industries e.g. Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear etc.
- Proven experience in compliance, audits, and quality documentation
- Hands-on expertise in PPAP, NCRs, CAPA, and root cause analysis
- Ability to engage with production teams and drive a culture of right-first-time quality
- A problem solver with a keen eye for process optimisation and efficiency
- Internal auditing experience to AS and/or ISO standards
Please note, due to the nature of the markets our clients supply into, all candidates must be UK residents; we cannot offer visa sponsorship for overseas candidates
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