Quality Audit Lead – Compliance & Improvement

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Bonus up to 6%

Pension scheme - 10% matched

Share scheme 50% match

Flexible benefits: health and dental,

Job summary

Caterpillar Defense in the United Kingdom is seeking a Quality Audit Facilitator to coordinate internal and external audits, maintain audit programmes, and ensure compliance across quality management systems. The role partners with Quality, Process & Lean, Supplier Quality, EHS, and Operations to embed governance in daily work.

The ideal candidate will drive continuous improvement, manage audit findings, and report outcomes to stakeholders, ensuring audit readiness across manufacturing

Qualifications

• Experience within a quality, manufacturing, engineering, or compliance environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong planning.
• Ability to analyse data and identify compliance gaps.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and maintain the site audit programme.
• Plan and support internal quality audits.
• Facilitate external, customer, and certification audits.
• Manage audit schedules, checklists, and supporting documentation.
• Track audit findings and ensure timely completion of corrective actions.
• Support the maintenance and continuous improvement of quality management systems.
• Monitor compliance against documented procedures and standards.
• Produce audit reports and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Identify recurring trends and opportunities for process improvement.
• Support root cause investigations arising from audit findings.
• Work collaboratively across functions to improve compliance and audit readiness.
• Drive a proactive approach to quality assurance and governance.

Skills

Quality experience

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Communication

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Job description

Caterpillar Defense in the United Kingdom is seeking a Quality Audit Facilitator to coordinate internal and external audits, maintain audit programmes, and ensure compliance across quality management systems. The role partners with Quality, Process & Lean, Supplier Quality, EHS, and Operations to embed governance in daily work.

The ideal candidate will drive continuous improvement, manage audit findings, and report outcomes to stakeholders, ensuring audit readiness across manufacturing