Lead Quality Engineer

Overview

In this Lead Quality Engineer role, you will shape and sustain a robust quality management system to meet customer, regulatory, and AS/EN9100 expectations. You will partner across HSE and IT to align an integrated approach, driving continuous improvement and risk-based thinking. You’ll lead audits, control documents, and analyze process data to reduce friction and boost compliance. This position offers impact across manufacturing operations with a focus on delivering tangible quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement and maintain the quality management system framework and governance
• Embed customer, regulatory, AS/EN9100 and IATF 16949 requirements into business processes
• Lead and improve internal audits, support external audit activity
• Drive document control and manage changes to the management system
• Analyse process performance data to identify root causes and promote sustainable improvement
• Collaborate across HSE and IT to align and develop an integrated management system approach

Key requirements

• A degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent experience in engineering, manufacturing, quality, or related discipline
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001, with AS9100 and/or IATF 16949 experience as an 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 highly desirable
• Practical understanding of automotive core tools such as APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA and PPAP

• cross-functional collaboration
• process thinking
• attention to detail
• QMS development and governance
• internal and external auditing
• document control and change management

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