Quality Assurance Engineer

Trelleborg Group; Retford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Training & development opportunities

Competitive compensation package

Generous annual leave

Employee events

Job summary

Trelleborg is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to develop and manage the business management system, supporting ISO certification and compliance across manufacturing processes. You will audit internal, supplier and process activities, drive corrective actions and ensure product release meets defined quality standards.

Working with production, quality and supplier teams, you will deliver training, report quality metrics and support continuous improvement to strengthen process effectiveness

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in engineering, quality management, industrial technology or a relevant technical discipline.
• Previous experience in a quality assurance or quality-related role within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with Quality Management Systems and supporting ISO certification requirements.
• Experience conducting or supporting internal, supplier or process audits.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis, corrective actions and continual improvement processes.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, product quality requirements and H&S considerations would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and support quality plans, procedures and business management system processes.
• Support activities to maintain ISO certifications and ensure compliance with relevant standards, regulations and customer requirements.
• Maintain and review business management system documentation, including quality plans, procedures, work instructions, audit records, inspection and test evidence, non-conformance records and corrective and preventive action documentation, ensuring records remain accurate, controlled and available as evidence of compliance.
• Ensure established quality and process procedures remain effective and are consistently applied.
• Plan and conduct internal, supplier and process audits in line with business and certification requirements.
• Coordinate, evaluate and follow up audit findings, ensuring corrective and preventive actions are completed in a timely manner.
• Facilitate customer or client-initiated audits and ensure appropriate follow-up actions are completed.
• Plan and support assessments of critical suppliers and vendors, establish and communicate quality requirements, review the quality of incoming materials and ensure identified actions are completed to agreed timescales.
• Support the development and application of testing and inspection protocols, including product inspections, process audits and the review and approval of process and quality documentation to confirm compliance with defined requirements and support product release and distribution.
• Support investigations into production or quality concerns, including root cause analysis and corrective action follow-up.
• Support validation and verification activities to ensure processes, products and systems meet quality requirements and specifications.
• Collate data and support monthly quality reporting, including current issues, actions and resolution status.
• Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve quality issues, provide audit follow-up and support customer satisfaction.
• Provide guidance to colleagues on quality assurance processes, compliance requirements and quality issue resolution.
• Maintain training evidence and support quality-related training requirements for employees.

Skills

Quality management systems

Statistical analysis

Regulatory compliance

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Education

Engineering/quality management qualification

Manufacturing QA experience

Tools

ISO 9001/ISO certifications

Job description

Who we are

Trelleborg is a world leader in engineered polymer solutions for almost every industry in the world. And we are where we are because our talents brought us here. At Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure, we go beyond service, building lasting partnerships with engineers, contractors, and owners to deliver long-term solutions that make a real impact.

About the role

As a Quality Assurance Engineer you will support the development, implementation and ongoing management of the business management system, helping to maintain ISO certification and compliance with applicable standards, regulations and customer requirements. Your role provides quality assurance support across manufacturing processes through internal, supplier, process and customer audits; quality planning and reporting; investigation of quality concerns; root cause analysis; corrective and preventive action; validation and verification; and review of documentation for product release. Working closely with production, technical, quality, supplier and customer-facing teams, your role provides guidance, supports quality-related training and drives continual improvement to strengthen process effectiveness, product quality and customer satisfaction.

About your responsibilities

• Business Management System & Compliance
  • Develop, maintain and support quality plans, procedures and business management system processes.
  • Support activities to maintain ISO certifications and ensure compliance with relevant standards, regulations and customer requirements.
  • Maintain and review business management system documentation, including quality plans, procedures, work instructions, audit records, inspection and test evidence, non-conformance records and corrective and preventive action documentation, ensuring records remain accurate, controlled and available as evidence of compliance.
  • Ensure established quality and process procedures remain effective and are consistently applied.
• Plan and conduct internal, supplier and process audits in line with business and certification requirements.
• Coordinate, evaluate and follow up audit findings, ensuring corrective and preventive actions are completed in a timely manner.
• Facilitate customer or client-initiated audits and ensure appropriate follow-up actions are completed.
• Plan and support assessments of critical suppliers and vendors, establish and communicate quality requirements, review the quality of incoming materials and ensure identified actions are completed to agreed timescales.
• Quality Control, Validation & Product Release
  • Support the development and application of testing and inspection protocols, including product inspections, process audits and the review and approval of process and quality documentation to confirm compliance with defined requirements and support product release and distribution.
  • Support investigations into production or quality concerns, including root cause analysis and corrective action follow-up.
  • Support validation and verification activities to ensure processes, products and systems meet quality requirements and specifications.
• Quality Reporting & Stakeholder Support
  • Collate data and support monthly quality reporting, including current issues, actions and resolution status.
  • Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve quality issues, provide audit follow-up and support customer satisfaction.
  • Provide guidance to colleagues on quality assurance processes, compliance requirements and quality issue resolution.
• Training & Quality Awareness
  • Maintain training evidence and support quality-related training requirements for employees.

What you bring

Education & Experience

• Recognised qualification in engineering, quality management, industrial technology or a relevant technical discipline.
• Previous experience in a quality assurance or quality-related role within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with Quality Management Systems and supporting ISO certification requirements.
• Experience conducting or supporting internal, supplier or process audits.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis, corrective actions and continual improvement processes.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, product quality requirements and H&S considerations would be advantageous.

Competencies we value

• Quality Management Systems
• Statistical and data analysis
• Regulatory compliance
• Root cause analysis
• Practical problem solving
• Team collaboration and professional stakeholder engagement
• Risk identification and safety awareness
• Action management and follow-through
• Organisation and attention to detail

Our Offer and Benefits

• A responsible and results-oriented task in an internationally active industrial company
• We provide an encouraging environment offering growth within the company while investing in your training/education
• Family and congenial working atmosphere with modern equipment
• Very attractive competitive compensation package
• Generous annual leave
• Social and charity events participation
• Flexible working environment with hybrid structure

Trelleborg is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we take pride in the diversity of our employees, valuing the special experience and expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. The ability to develop ground-breaking technologies is one of our key assets and our people make it happen.

We provide an encouraging environment which offers growth within the company while investing in employee training/education. Our facility is a close and friendly community which allows you to brainstorm your ideas with other colleagues.

We encourage applications from people of all nationalities, religions, genders, sexual identities, different ages and people with disabilities.

At Trelleborg our people are#shapingindustryfromtheinside