NPI Quality Engineer - Production Readiness & APQP Lead

Catering; Telford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Catering seeks an NPI Quality Engineer to strengthen the Quality department at their Shropshire site. You will lead customer-facing activities from RFQ through to handover and stable production, driving APQP, FMEA and robust design cascades.

You will own design-for-manufacture strategies, manage tooling and processes, and push error-proofing while coordinating with CAD standards and internal stakeholders to meet timing and cost targets in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of an Apprenticeship or HNC/HND and proven experience in a manufacturing background.
• Experience supporting APQP activities and PPAP processes.

Responsibilities

• Support from RFQ through to handover and stable production.
• Manage customers through product design process ensuring fit-for-manufacture.
• Lead design of production processes and tooling to meet customer requirements.
• Drive error-proofing and no-fault-forward design methodology.
• Own lessons learned to improve future quality and design performance.
• Promote HSE policies across department and plant.

Education

Apprenticeship or HNC/HND in related field

Tools

APQP

FMEA

Control Plan

CAD/Manufacture design

Job description

Catering seeks an NPI Quality Engineer to strengthen the Quality department at their Shropshire site. You will lead customer-facing activities from RFQ through to handover and stable production, driving APQP, FMEA and robust design cascades.

You will own design-for-manufacture strategies, manage tooling and processes, and push error-proofing while coordinating with CAD standards and internal stakeholders to meet timing and cost targets in a high-volume manufacturing environment.