Quality Engineer

White Label Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An aerospace manufacturing group in Greater Manchester is seeking a Quality Engineer to support manufacturing units with quality standards and improvements. In this role, you will handle NCRs, assist with FAIRs, PPAPs, and APQP processes, ensuring compliance across sites. Candidates should possess strong technical skills, knowledge of relevant processes, and ideally come from the aerospace or automotive sectors. The position offers competitive salary and benefits along with excellent career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Retail discount

Performance-related bonus

25 days holiday + 8 statutory holidays

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong technical background with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge and experience of FAIRs, PPAP, and APQP processes.
• Collaborative and engaging personality.

Responsibilities

• Respond to NCRs and conduct root cause analysis.
• Support business units with FAIRs, PPAPs, and APQP.
• Assist with data-driven process improvements.
• Collaborate with teams across multiple sites.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

8D methodology experience

Knowledge of FAIRs

Knowledge of PPAP

Knowledge of APQP

Job description

Quality Engineer

Location: Greater Manchester

Salary: Up to £35k + Benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Engineer to join a high-performing aerospace manufacturing group. This role will focus on reactive problem-solving, supporting manufacturing units with NCRs (Non-Conformance Reports), and assisting with FAIRs (First Article Inspection Reports), PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to NCRs, conducting root cause analysis and recommending corrective and preventative actions.
• Support business units with FAIRs, PPAPs, and APQP to ensure quality standards are met.
• Assist with process improvements, using data-driven insights to improve quality across the manufacturing units.
• Collaborate with teams across multiple sites to resolve issues and ensure consistent application of the quality system.

About You

• You have a strong technical background with excellent problem-solving skills (experience using 8D methodology is essential).
• Knowledge and experience of FAIRs, PPAP, and APQP processes.
• A collaborative and engaging personality, able to work effectively across all levels of the business.
• Ideally, you come from an aerospace background, though experience from automotive or other industries is also welcomed.

Benefits

• Competitive salary of up to £35k per annum.
• Pension scheme.
• Retail discount and flexible benefits scheme
• Performance-related bonus.
• 25 days holiday + 8 statutory holidays.
• Excellent career progression within a growing company.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Quality Engineer eager to contribute to the aerospace sector and develop within a supportive, high-calibre team. If you're ready to help drive quality improvement and build on your career, apply now.

This role offers an exciting challenge within a well-established, AS9100-accredited aerospace group. This position is key to maintaining and improving the company's QMS across various manufacturing sites. Candidates will be given the opportunity to build on their expertise while making a direct impact on the business's quality processes