Quality Engineer

Walker Group; Basildon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life insurance

Private medical healthcare

Employee retail discounts

33 days holiday per year

Job summary

A manufacturing firm is seeking a Quality Engineer to join its Basildon team on a fixed-term basis. The role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety policies, resolving customer complaints, conducting audits, and managing supplier quality. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering or a relevant discipline and experience in defence or aerospace manufacturing. This position offers access to various company benefits, including pension and healthcare.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in an engineering/quality discipline or relevant experience.
• Experience within defence/aerospace manufacturing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, and Environment policies.
• Manage customer complaint resolution, including root cause analysis.
• Conduct audits to the required standards and support external audits.
• Lead MRB activity and maintain documentation.
• Support supplier audits and manage supplier communication.
• Oversee quality aspects of New Product Introductions.
• Conduct data analysis and support process improvements.
• Manage and update the Quality Management System.
• Provide training to colleagues and customers.
• Support company systems implementation.

Skills

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Self-management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree in engineering/quality discipline

Job description

Quality Engineer

Walker Group provides advanced high-precision manufacturing services from centres of excellence located in the UK and Poland. We have an exciting opportunity to join our Basildon team as a Quality Engineer. This is a fixed term role ending on 04 August 2026.

Key Responsibilities

• Health, Safety and Environment: Ensure all behaviours and activities are in accordance with Company Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures
• Customer Complaint Resolution: Responsible for all aspects of complaint resolution including customer/internal communication, root cause analysis (8D) & corrective action implementation
• Audit: conduct internal audit to the required standards (e.g. AS9100, NADCAP), support/host external audit and customer visits, complete/support non-conformance reports and implementation of corrective actions
• Workshop Support: Lead MRB activity, Drawing/Standard interpretation and disposition, maintenance/update of route cards and supporting documentation
• Supplier Quality: Support supplier audit and surveillance, raising of complaints, supplier communication, update of Approved Supplier List, supplier selection process
• NPI: Responsible for all quality aspects of New Product Introduction including use of appropriate tools where required (e.g. PPAP, FMEA, APQP), production of First Article Inspection Reports, customer communication, resolution of issues, creation of route cards and supporting documentation
• Process Improvement: conduct data analysis, support selection of improvement activities, lead and support application of appropriate improvement toolset (e.g. Lean Six Sigma, RCA etc)
• QMS: Support the management and update of the company Quality Management System. Ensure all business activities are conducted in accordance with the QMS
• Training: Provide training to colleagues and customers when required
• Business Systems: Support the implementation, development and use of company systems as required (e.g., CC database, Aventa/Factory Master)

Skills & Attributes

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills – able to communicate at all levels both internally and externally
• Ability to self-manage and prioritise workload
• Continuous Improvement mindset with effective analytical and problem-solving skills

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree level qualification in an engineering/quality discipline or relevant experience
• Experience within defence/aerospace manufacturing is preferred

Benefits

• 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• You’ll gain access to the following company benefits: pension, life insurance, private medical healthcare, employee retail discounts
• You will receive 33 days holiday per year (pro rata for FTC)

Interested? Then please click on the Apply button today! We look forward to hearing from you!

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Temporary

Job Function

Quality Assurance and Engineering

Industries

Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

Location: Basildon, England, United Kingdom