Quality Engineer

Overview

As a Quality Engineer in the Bogies team, you will lead quality activities across the bogie product range, ensuring compliance with specifications and quality standards. You will collaborate with customers and suppliers to resolve issues and drive containment, root cause analysis, and corrective actions. The role supports continuous improvement and product integrity in a rail maintenance context. You will work within a culture that values people, quality, and safety, contributing to operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality activities for the bogie product range, ensuring compliance with specifications and quality standards
• Review supplier documentation and complete ISIR/FAIR inspections
• Manage quality records, non-conformances, and supplier quality issues through WIM reporting
• Release compliant products to production and quarantine non-conforming items
• Assess returned products, investigate quality concerns, and report findings
• Liaise with customers and suppliers to resolve rejects and quality-related issues
• Maintain inspection and quarantine areas in line with 5S standards
• Prepare quality improvement reports and support continuous improvement initiatives
• Escalate ongoing quality issues and drive corrective actions
• Ensure compliance with Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental requirements
• Provide wider quality support, including basic Quality Engineer responsibilities as required by the business

Key requirements

• HND or an Equivalent in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering
• Internal Auditor qualification
• Good knowledge of core quality tools such as 8D, FMEA, PPAP, with demonstrated application in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to use calibrated equipment and inspect components
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Organised with the ability to manage multiple issues
• IT literate and proficient in Microsoft Office

• organised
• communication
• problem-solving
• 8D
• FMEA
• PPAP

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