Quality Engineer

Rubicon Recruitment; Blandford Forum; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Rubicon Recruitment is seeking a Quality Engineer in Blandford Forum to be the technical voice on quality where investigations lead to root cause improvements. You'll collaborate across teams and influence site-wide quality culture.

You'll handle customer accounts, lead 8D and 5 Why investigations, support PPAP and APQP for new products, and monitor PPM, scrap and rework to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience within a manufacturing quality environment.
• Experience leading customer complaint investigations and corrective actions
• Practical use of 8D, 5 Why and root cause analysis methodologies
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T
• Knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 advantageous
• Auditor qualification, lead auditor training, or experience with SPC and MSA desirable

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary quality contact for assigned customer accounts
• Lead customer complaint investigations using 8D and 5 Why methodologies
• Coordinate customer visits, audits and quality reviews
• Support PPAP preparation and APQP activities for new product introduction
• Monitor and analyse customer PPM, scrap and rework performance
• Drive continuous improvement projects to reduce non-conformances

Job description

Quality Engineer| Blandford | Competitive

You'll be the technical voice customers turn to when quality really matters.

Every investigation you lead gets to root cause, not just the symptom.

This is a role where your standards expertise is genuinely relied on, not just appreciated.

As Quality Engineer, you will benefit from:

• Professional development including auditor training and advanced quality tools
• Leadership development opportunities
• The chance to shape site-wide quality culture and systems
• Direct exposure to globally recognised OEM brands across construction, agricultural and industrial sectors

As Quality Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Act as the primary quality contact for assigned customer accounts
• Lead customer complaint investigations using 8D and 5 Why methodologies
• Coordinate customer visits, audits and quality reviews
• Support PPAP preparation and APQP activities for new product introduction
• Monitor and analyse customer PPM, scrap and rework performance
• Drive continuous improvement projects to reduce non-conformances

As Quality Engineer, your experience will include:

• Minimum 3 years' experience within a manufacturing quality environment
• Experience leading customer complaint investigations and corrective actions
• Practical use of 8D, 5 Why and root cause analysis methodologies
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T
• Knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 advantageous
• Auditor qualification, lead auditor training, or experience with SPC and MSA desirable

If you're looking for a role where your technical expertise shapes real customer outcomes, thisQuality Engineer position offers exactly that.

While Rubicon uses AI to help speed up processes across the business, every application is reviewed by a human to ensure the right decision is made