Quality Engineer

Next Generation; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Free uniform

Free drinks

Pension Scheme

Death in service x2 annual salary

Staff referral programme

Development opportunities

Job summary

Next Generation have been appointed to recruit a Senior Quality Engineer to work for a well-established manufacturing business. Based in Tewkesbury, the role ensures product quality standards are maintained across the manufacturing operation and provides strong leadership on the shop floor.

You will have authority to stop production where quality is at risk and act as a senior technical and customer-facing representative for all quality matters.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience in a Senior Quality Engineer role (essential).
• Knowledge of multi‑layer PCB, HDI, controlled impedance and surface finishing processes (essential).
• Experience with diverse supply chains (Aerospace, Automotive, Medical, Defence) (essential).
• Ability to use quality tools such as RCA, 8D, NCR and CAPA (essential).
• Internal and external auditing experience (essential).
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).

Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership for the Quality Inspection Team and manufacturing operation.
• Own inspection performance, quality control and product release decisions; stop processes if quality is at risk.
• Embed a right‑first‑time, zero‑defect culture across departments.
• Lead customer‑facing quality communications and corrective actions.
• Present investigation findings, root causes and improvement plans to customers and leadership.
• Lead customer quality visits, audits and performance reviews with strong preparation.

Skills

Experience 3-5y

Quality leadership

PCB knowledge

Quality tools RCA/8D/NCR/CAPA

Auditing

Communication

Continuous improvement

Job description

Senior Quality Engineer

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: Up to £55,000 p.a.

Working hours: Monday – Friday 8.00am – 17.00pm

Other Benefits

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Free uniform
• Free drinks
• Pension Scheme
• Death in service x2 annual salary
• Staff referral programme
• Development opportunities

Next Generation have been appointed to recruit for a Senior Quality Engineer to work for a well-established manufacturing business who supply into multiple industries. Based in Tewkesbury the Senior Quality Engineer will be responsible for ensuring that product quality standards are consistently achieved and maintained across the manufacturing operation. This role provides strong visible leadership on the shop floor, has the authority and confidence to stop product where quality is at risk, and acts as a senior technical and customer-facing representative for all quality matters. The role plays a critical part in customer satisfaction, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.

Duties of the Senior Quality Engineer

• Provide strong, visible leadership for the Quality Inspection Team and the wider manufacturing operation, setting clear standards, priorities, and expectations.
• Take full accountability for inspection performance, quality control, and product release decisions, stopping processes where quality is at risk.
• Lead by example in embedding a right-first-time, zero-defect quality culture across all departments
• Actively challenge production and operations teams to ensure quality is never compromised by schedule pressure, cost targets, or output demands.
• Serve as the senior quality point of contact for customers, building credibility, trust, and long-term confidence in product performance.
• Lead all customer-facing communication relating to quality issues, concessions, non-conformances, and corrective actions.
• Clearly present investigation findings, root causes, and structured improvement plans to customers, auditors, and senior leadership.
• Lead and support customer quality visits, audits, and performance review meetings, ensuring strong preparation and professional delivery.
• Take full ownership of complex quality investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5 Whys, and Fishbone analysis.
• Drive robust containment, corrective, and preventive actions to ensure immediate customer protection and long-term defect elimination.
• Track repeat defects and systemic issues, ensuring permanent corrective actions are implemented, verified, and sustained.
• Use quality data, SPC, yield, scrap, and defect trends to identify risks, prioritise improvement activity, and drive measurable performance gains.
• Lead targeted continuous improvement projects to reduce defects, rework, scrap, and quality escapes across the factory
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and development for Quality Engineers, Inspectors, and operational teams to strengthen technical capability and accountability.
• Ensure full compliance with accreditation standards, customer-specific quality requirements, audit actions, and internal quality system documentation at all times.

The successful candidate for the Senior Quality Engineers position will have the following experience

• 3 – 5 years’ experience working as a Senior Quality Engineer (Essential)
• Knowledge of multi layer PCB, HDI, controlled impedance and surface finishing processes (Essential)
• Experience working with diverse supply chains (Aerospace, Automotive, Medical and Defence) (Essential)
• Ability to the use Quality tools such as RCA, 8D, NCR and CAPA (Essential)
• Internal and external auditing experience (Essential)
• You will be self-motivated, possess excellent communication skills both verbal and written to be able to communicate and build good relationships.