Senior Quality Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 45,000

Job description

Job Description

Quality Engineer
North Nottinghamshire
Circa £45,000 p.a (depending on experience)

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 Quality or 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 specializes 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 onboard either a Quality or Senior Quality Engineer to strengthen their capability of delivering a world-class service without compromising on Quality.

What's in it for you?

1. Stability / longevity: Permanent position within a growing, expanding business that supports buoyant, government-backed markets.
2. Competitive salary: Circa £45,000 p.a (salary will reflect your experience)
3. Shift: Days - early finish on Fridays
4. 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:

1. Oversee daily QA/QC activities to ensure product compliance.
2. Lead process validation and production part approval process (PPAP) documentation.
3. Implement and manage real-time problem resolution on the shop floor.
4. Ensure compliance through internal, customer, and third-party audits.
5. Manage non-conformance reporting (NCR), ensuring thorough root cause analysis and corrective actions.
6. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce rework and scrap.
7. Support data collection and quality performance reporting for internal and customer reviews.

Person Requirements:
Successful applicants MUST be able to demonstrate:

1. Strong background in quality engineering with experience of working in regulated precision engineering industries e.g. Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear etc.
2. Proven experience in compliance, audits, and quality documentation.
3. Hands-on expertise in PPAP, NCRs, CAPA, and root cause analysis.
4. Ability to engage with production teams and drive a culture of right-first-time quality.
5. A problem solver with a keen eye for process optimisation and efficiency.
6. Internal auditing experience to AS and/or ISO standards.
7. Knowledge of AS9100 Rev D would be advantageous.

Apply: If you would like to be part of a growing and thriving organisation offering exciting opportunities to be part of interesting projects with the opportunity to further your career long term, and you believe you meet the above criteria, please apply today!

About us: EMBS Engineering is a dedicated talent specialist that partners with some of the UK's most prestigious, advanced, precision engineering companies within the Aerospace, Automotive / Motorsport, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Green, Environmental, and FMCG industries.

Please note, that due to the nature of industries my client supports, we are unable to accept candidates requiring visa sponsorship.

All applicants must reside in the UK and be confident they could pass a DBS check.