Quality Assurance Engineer

NES Group Ltd; Rugby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Group Ltd is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure products are made to quality standards across the manufacturing process. You will work with Faro Arms, Faro Laser systems, height gauges and standard inspection equipment, supporting CAPA and audits.

British passport is essential and the role requires security clearance to MOD standards before starting. The ideal candidate has quality inspection experience in manufacturing or regulated engineering environments and

Qualifications

• Experience in quality inspection in manufacturing or regulated environments.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, Six Sigma, Lean and SPC methods.
• Familiar with metrology and inspection equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality control procedures.
• Monitor production processes for defects or deviations.
• Perform root cause analysis on quality issues.
• Lead or support CAPA activities.
• Review and analyze inspection data and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with internal standards, customer specs and industry regs.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, suppliers and design teams to improve quality.
• Support audits and maintain quality records.

Skills

Quality inspection

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Tools

FMEA

8D

PPAP

Control plans

Fishbone/Ishikawa

Pareto analysis

Job description

A Manufacturing Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for ensuring products are made consistently, safely, and according to quality standards throughout the manufacturing process.

The role involves using Faro Arms, Faro Laser systems, height gauges, and a range of standard metrology and inspection equipment.

We’re looking for someone with quality inspection experience in manufacturing or another highly regulated engineering environment.

A British passport is essential, and the successful candidate will need to obtain full security clearance to MOD standards before they can commence any operational duties.

Core responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality control procedures
• Monitor production processes for defects or deviations
• Perform root cause analysis on quality issues
• Lead or support corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Review and analyze inspection and test data
• Ensure compliance with:
  • Internal quality standards
  • Customer specifications
  • Industry regulations
• Work with manufacturing, suppliers, and design teams to improve quality
• Support audits and documentation

Typical skills

• Knowledge of quality systems like ISO 9001, Six Sigma, Lean, SPC
• Familiarity with tools such as:
  • FMEA
  • 8D
  • PPAP
  • Control plans
  • Fishbone/Ishikawa diagrams
  • Pareto analysis
• Strong problem-solving and data analysis abilities
• Attention to detail
• Communication and cross-functional collaboration

Product Inspection

• In-process inspection
• Operation verification
• Build verification
• Final inspection
• Dimensional inspection
• Visual inspection
• Documentation verification

Manufacturing Support

• First Article Inspection
• Inspection plans
• Witness critical operations
• Containment inspections
• Concession verification

Testing- Support

• Pre FAT verification
• FAT inspection
• Witness testing
• Test documentation
• Acceptance verification

Daily Activities

• Daily Quality meeting
• Quality observations
• Layered audits
• Process observations
• Safety observations
• Housekeeping
• Digital records

Go/No Go Authority

• Approve operation
• Reject operation
• Place Quality Hold
• Remove Quality Hold
• Raise NCR
• Stop unsafe production

KPI Ownership

• Inspection OTIF
• Inspection backlog
• Quality Holds
• Escapes
• Audit completion
• Inspection Right First Time

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide.

With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed.

We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients