Quality Engineer

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd is recruiting an experienced Quality Engineer to join a fast-paced, high-precision metals facility in the Manchester area. You will own QA processes, drive APQP, PFMEAs, and EARLY NPI stages, and lead formal concessions with engineering and customer delegates.

The role requires a time-served inspector or qualified engineer with strong skills in GD&T, FAIRs, MRB, NCRs, and a pragmatic defect-reduction approach. UK SC clearance eligibility may be required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience as Quality Engineer or Senior Inspector in metallic manufacturing.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, GD&T, and material specs.

Responsibilities

• Drive QA across new product introductions and serial manufacturing using APQP, PFMEAs.
• Compile, audit, and approve FAIRs to AS9102 and customer standards.
• Lead root-cause analysis for internal and supplier non-conformances; chair MRB meetings.
• Author and manage engineering concession requests with internal/external stakeholders.
• Identify bottlenecks, reduce waste, and embed Lean to boost first-time pass rates.
• Maintain 5S standards and a safety-first culture on the plant floor.

Skills

GD&T reading

APQP

PFMEA

FAIRs (AS9102)

MRB/NCRs

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

5S

Communication

Education

Time-served Inspector

Job description

Industry: Precision Engineering, Aerospace, Defence & High-Spec Manufacturing

Certain Advantage is partnering with a well-established engineering business to recruit an experienced Quality Engineer to join an established precision engineering business.

We are seeking a Time-served Inspector or qualified Quality Engineer to join a fast-paced, high-precision engineering business in the Manchester area.

In this role, you will be working across metallic component manufacturing (machining and sheet metal fabrication), you will be the key driver of quality assurance—taking ownership of APQP frameworks, First Article Inspection Reports (AS9102 FAIRs), PFMEAs, non-conformance management (MRB/NCRs), and formal concessions.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive quality assurance across new product introductions and serial manufacturing using APQP, PFMEAs, and process mapping.


• Compile, audit, and approve First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs & Delta FAIRs) to AS9102 and customer-specific standards.


• Lead root-cause analysis for internal and supplier non-conformances, chairing Material Review Board (MRB) meetings to drive corrective action.


• Author, process, and manage formal engineering concession requests with internal engineering teams and external customer quality delegates.


• Identify process bottlenecks, eliminate waste, and embed Lean practices to boost first-time pass rates.


• Uphold rigorous 5S standards and maintain a proactive safety-first culture across the plant floor.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience: Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Quality Engineer or Senior Inspector within a metallic manufacturing environment (machining, turning, or sheet metal fabrication).


• Time-served Inspector or qualified Quality Engineer with exceptional ability to read engineering drawings, GD&T, and material specifications.


• Hands-on experience compiling PFMEAs, APQP documentation, AS9102 FAIRs, NCRs/MRB, and concessions.


• A pragmatic, forward-thinking approach to defect reduction and root-cause resolution.


• Highly professional written and verbal communication skills for interfacing with internal engineering, production teams, and external auditors/customers.

Due to the nature of the work, you must have the ability to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance (SC) - must meet standard UK nationality/residency eligibility requirements for site access.