Quality Assurance Engineer: ISO 9001 & Continuous Improvement

Nicholas Associates; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare scheme

Pension scheme

Annual bonus

Cycle to Work

Life insurance

Employee referrals

Refreshments subsidy

Job summary

Nicholas Associates is recruiting a Quality Assurance Engineer for a well-established manufacturing business. You will support production operations, drive improvements in quality, processes and overall business performance, and maintain quality management systems aligned with ISO 9001 standards.

The role involves investigating non-conformances, implementing corrective and preventive actions, and partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality.

Qualifications

• Qualified in ISO 9001 auditing and familiar with ISO 9001:2015.
• Experience in manufacturing/engineering environment, welding/fabrication, CNC, assembly or finishing processes is desirable.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Proven experience with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Good IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support development, implementation and maintenance of quality management systems per ISO 9001.
• Collaborate with production to identify quality issues and drive improvements.
• Lead root cause analysis using 5 Whys, Ishikawa, 8D.
• Collect and report quality performance data for management decisions.
• Investigate customer complaints and implement containment, corrective actions.
• Monitor effectiveness of improvements and promote right-first-time quality.

Skills

ISO 9001 auditing

Root cause analysis

Reading engineering drawings

MS Office

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ISO 9001:2015

Job description

Nicholas Associates is recruiting a Quality Assurance Engineer for a well-established manufacturing business. You will support production operations, drive improvements in quality, processes and overall business performance, and maintain quality management systems aligned with ISO 9001 standards.

The role involves investigating non-conformances, implementing corrective and preventive actions, and partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality.