Quality Compliance Certification Engineer

Owen Daniels; Nechells; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% matched pension

Flexible working

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Health care scheme

Job summary

Owen Daniels in Birmingham seeks a Quality Certifications Engineer to review supplier certifications for high‑value, low‑volume components primarily for naval marine supply, with civil nuclear exposure. You will verify certificates, liaise with suppliers, and maintain certification records to ensure conformance.

You will lead improvement projects, support audits, and provide on‑site training to suppliers, while upholding 100% right‑first‑time quality and strong KPI performance.

Qualifications

• Graduate or equivalent qualification with a strong engineering/manufacturing background.
• Relevant Quality/Metallurgical professional qualifications/industry experience.
• Experience of operating within a global manufacturing/ technology business.
• Broad knowledge of Nuclear/Defence industry is desirable.
• Knowledge of Defence standards and accreditations.
• Strong computer literate skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Reviewing certification supplied by supply chain and verifying against customer specifications.
• Liaising with suppliers to communicate corrections to certificates.
• Analyse and verify material using XRF identification equipment.
• Provide advice on material and testing standards and requirements.
• Train suppliers in certification requirements and provide on-site support and certification approval.
• Lead projects to improve certification workflow and reduce lead times.
• Maintain the certification database and achieve KPI targets.
• Deal with material enquiries internally and externally.
• Ensure SOPs are adhered to and updated as needed.
• Raising concessions relating to material and DRs.
• QASOR review and generation support.
• Support contract review process including Quote2Order.
• Support goods inwards and works order reviews.

Skills

Quality

Operations

Engineering background

Metallurgical

Defence standards

MS Office

Education

Graduate or equivalent in engineering/manufacturing

Tools

XRF equipment

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Job description

Quality Certification Engineer

Permanent Position

Rapidly growing business

Birmingham

Excellent Salary

My client are a precision manufacturing business, based in Birmingham, specialising in machining and assembly of high value, low volume components.

Role Overview

The Quality Certifications Engineer will be responsible for reviewing and approving supplier certification, which is used to manufacture critical components for supply primarily into the naval marine sector but also other marketplaces including civil nuclear.

Key Responsibilities

The Quality Compliance Certifications Engineer will be responsible for ensuring that the certification received from suppliers is correct and to the quality standards our customers require.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Reviewing of certification supplied by supply chain and verifying against the customers specifications in order to ensure full compliance with the customers' requirements.
• Liaising with suppliers to communicate effectively any required corrections to certificates where required. Position Quality Compliance Certifications Engineer Reports to Senior Quality Compliance Officer Location (Preferred) Aston, UK
• Analysing and verifying material using XRF positive material identification equipment.
• Providing advice and assistance to colleagues and suppliers regarding material and testing standards and requirements.
• Train suppliers in certification requirements and provide on-site support and certification approval as required.
• Lead projects to improve the workflow of certification and efficiency of processing to reduce checking lead times and ensure 100% RFT quality of product provided and associated certification.
• Maintain the certification database and ensure KPI targets are achieved.
• Dealing with all material enquiries both internally and externally
• Ensure that standard operating procedures are adhered to, deviations from process should be highlighted and the SOP reviewed and updated to ensure the process is correct and up to date.
• Carrying out any other duties appropriate to this post, as necessary or as requested.
• Raising concessions relating to material
• Raising and actioning DR's.
• QASOR review support
• QASOR generation support
• Support Contract review process including Quote2Order
• Support the goods inwards process.
• Support works order reviews where required.
• Arrange and monitor 3rd party test house requests.

Skills & Experience

• Proven track record of success in Quality with a strong understanding and exposure to operations, engineering, distribution and supply chain.
• Graduate or equivalent qualification with a strong engineering/manufacturing background.
• Relevant Quality/Metallurgical professional qualifications/industry experience
• Experience of operating within a global manufacturing/ technology business and a balance of working both strategically and operationally.
• Broad based technical and business knowledge of the Nuclear/Defence industry is desirable.
• Knowledge of Defence standards and accreditations
• Strong computer literate skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Excellent attention to detail with a high accuracy level.
• Able to keep the customers' interests front of mind, creating strong and in-depth relationships.
• Support the Quality Assurance as required in the following area(s):-
• Process audits
• Customer audit preparation
• Internal reject analysis

Benefits

• 10% matched pension
• Flexible working
• 25 days plus bank holidays annual leave
• Health care schemDue to security clearances and restrictions, candidates must hold a British passport