Quality Engineer

Mane Contract Services; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Mane Contract Services is seeking a Quality Engineer to join the Quality team at our Horsham site, with travel to Plymouth as required. You will oversee day-to-day QA activities, support ISO 9001 compliance, and drive continuous improvement across manufacturing and assembly processes.

The role involves liaising with customers, performing audits, and contributing to corrective actions and QMS enhancements. Hybrid/flexible arrangements are available and a strong focus on quality excellence is

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a relevant engineering/manufacturing role.
• HND or higher qualification in manufacturing/engineering.
• Desirable: experience as a Quality Engineer on defence or aerospace projects.

Responsibilities

• Attend project/design gateway reviews and represent QA scope.
• Liaise with customers on day-to-day quality issues and testing requirements.
• Support the maintenance and continual improvement of the QMS to ISO 9001 standards.
• Conduct internal audits with process owners to monitor QMS effectiveness.
• Drive corrective actions from non-conformances and verify closure.
• Lead containment, corrective, and preventive actions to avoid recurrence.

Skills

Quality Assurance

QA methods

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

HND or higher in manufacturing/engineering

Job description

Joining the Quality team and reporting to the Quality Manager, the Quality Engineer will be responsible for day-to-day Quality Assurance activity at both our Horsham and Plymouth sites, travelling as necessary. Typical activity includes ensuring we fulfil project milestones and customer design requirements as well as site-specific activity such as ISO 9001 requirements, and ESD and FOD precautions, new starter inductions and training.

Key Responsibilities

• Attending project/design gateway reviews and being the voice of QA within
• Customer-facing liaison on day-to-day quality issues and requirements, including customer witnessed testing both onsite and customer sites (if needed)
• Supporting the maintenance and continual improvement of the QMS in conjunction with process/function owners to ensure that the requirements of ISO 9001 are satisfied
• Conducting internal audits with process/function owners to monitor operation and effectiveness of the QMS and to facilitate continual improvement
• Ensuring that appropriate corrective actions, resulting from recorded non-conformances, are implemented and effective
• Conduct root?cause analysis on defects, scrap, and rework.
• Analyse production and quality data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Produce regular quality performance reports for key stakeholders
• Use statistical tools (SPC, capability studies, Pareto analysis) to support decision?making.
• Lead structured problem?solving activities (5 Whys, Fishbone, DMAIC).
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, waste, and variation.
• Support Lean and Six Sigma projects across the plant.
• Partner with production, engineering, supply chain, and maintenance teams to resolve quality issues.
• Working closely with the Supply Chain team for regional on‑site supplier assessment & approval. Liaison with suppliers to facilitate the on-time supply of conforming materials and services. Resolution of issues with non‑compliant product
• Manage non?conformance investigations and documentation (NCRs, CAPAs).
• Lead containment, corrective, and preventive actions to avoid recurrence.
• Ensure timely closure and verification of corrective actions.
• Reviewing customer bids and contracts for quality requirements, and preparation and maintenance of project Quality Plans
• Fault analysis and reports on customer returns
• Sign-off of C of Cs in accordance with the relevant company procedures.

Skills & Experience

Essential

3 years' experience in a relevant engineering/manufacturing role

HND or higher qualification in manufacturing/engineering discipline

Desirable

Recent experience in a Quality Engineer role

Experience with project-related Quality Assurance in Defence or Aerospace

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrates our company values of Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence and Courage
• Highly organised and methodical approach, with an eye for detail
• The ability to work independently when required
• A flexible, conscientious, and diligent attitude
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and written skills
• A resilient and adaptable approach
• Self-starting

Work life balance

• 37.5 hour working week
• Lunchtime finishes on a Friday
• Hybrid / flexible working arrangements
• 28 days annual leave