Quality Engineer

Stannah Group; Andover; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-aligned salary

Profit share bonus

Pension scheme

Health plan (SimplyHealth)

Life assurance

Long service award

Employee discounts

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced maternity/paternity

Job summary

Stannah Group in Andover is seeking a Quality Engineer to own quality assurance for Stairlift products, ensuring conformity with QMS and customer expectations. You will lead investigations into quality issues and support continuous improvement across engineering and service teams.

The role emphasizes problem solving, data analysis, and collaboration to deliver high-quality, compliant products and reduce customer risk.

Qualifications

• Quality and/or engineering qualification or equivalent technical experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with quality tools and methodologies (8D, 5Y, SPC, APQP, PPAP, FMEA).
• Ability to analyse data, interpret drawings, and present findings in reports.

Responsibilities

• Own quality assurance activities for Stairlift products, including verification, inspection, testing and compliance checks in line with QMS requirements.
• Lead investigations into product quality issues, customer complaints and reliability concerns, identifying root causes and driving corrective actions.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities with robust quality controls and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Technical and Service teams to translate feedback into quality improvements.
• Drive continual improvement initiatives to enhance quality, compliance and reduce cost of poor quality.

Skills

Quality engineering

Six Sigma

Quality tools

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Education

Quality/engineering degree

Tools

8D

5Y

SPC

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

Job description

Quality Engineer Jobs in Andover at Stannah - Join Our Team!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer to join Stannah based in Andover.

This role will involve owning and assuring the quality of Home Accessibility products, ensuring that new and existing products meet agreed product specifications, customer expectations, regulatory obligations and Quality Management System (QMS) requirements. You will play a key role in driving product quality improvements, supporting compliance activities, and reducing customer risk through effective quality management practices.

As the Quality Engineer, you will work 8:00am to 4:45pm Monday to Thursday and 8:00am to 1:00pm Friday. This is a permanent position.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced quality professional who enjoys problem-solving, continuous improvement, and working collaboratively across engineering, manufacturing, technical and service teams to deliver high-quality products.

To be successful as the Quality Engineer, it is essential that you have previous experience in a quality, auditing or engineering role within a manufacturing environment. Experience in Six Sigma methodologies, or continuous improvement initiatives would be desirable.

Quality Engineer Responsibilities:

• Own quality assurance activities for Stairlift products, including verification, inspection, testing and compliance checks in line with QMS requirements.
• Lead investigations into product quality issues, customer complaints and reliability concerns, identifying root causes and driving effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities, ensuring robust quality controls, clear acceptance criteria and appropriate quality sign-off processes.
• Work closely with Engineering, Technical and Service Support teams to translate customer and field feedback into product quality improvements.
• Drive continual improvement initiatives that enhance product quality, strengthen compliance and reduce the cost of poor quality.

Please see the full job description here: Quality Engineer Job Description

Quality Engineer Requirements:

• Quality and/or engineering qualification, or equivalent technical experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of quality tools and methodologies such as 8D, 5Y, SPC, APQP, PPAP and FMEA.
• Experience analysing data, interpreting technical drawings and presenting findings through reports and presentations.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes, implement corrective actions and make evidence-based recommendations.

Additional information

If you have previous experience working as a Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Quality Specialist, or in a similar quality-focused engineering role and are looking for a Quality Engineer job in Andover.

Benefits Include:

• Market Aligned Salary, paid on a monthly basis
• Profit Share Bonus Scheme, paid to all employees every quarter. Based on Group Company profits
• Holiday scheme to buy extra days' annual leave
• Pension Scheme. Matched contribution/salary sacrifice
• SimplyHealth Cash Plan. Allows you to claim towards health costs. For example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody treatments and more
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefit
• Company Benefits Discount Rewards Scheme. Includes shop discounts, hotel discounts, days out, and more
• Employee Assistance Programme. A workplace initiative to support and enhance well-being
• Enhanced maternity and paternity provision