Quality Engineer

EMBS Engineering; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Healthcare plan

My Wellness plan

25 Days holiday + BH

Company pension scheme

Annual pay reviews

Sick pay plus more

Job summary

EMBS Engineering is seeking a Quality Engineer in North Nottinghamshire to ensure products meet the highest quality standards. You will drive compliance, documentation, and process improvements across production and engineering teams.

Join a growing, precision engineering SME serving high-profile customers in regulated sectors. Competitive salary and benefits, with a Monday–Friday dayshift and early finish on Fridays, plus a strong emphasis on right‑first‑time quality.

Qualifications

• Strong background in quality engineering in regulated precision engineering industries (Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear, etc.).
• Proven experience in compliance, audits, and quality documentation.
• Hands-on expertise in PPAP, NCRs, CAPA and root cause analysis
• Internal auditing experience to AS and/or ISO standards

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily QA/QC activities to ensure product compliance.
• Lead process validation and PPAP documentation.
• Implement and manage real-time problem resolution on the shop floor.
• Ensure compliance through internal, customer, and third-party audits.
• Manage non-conformance reporting (NCR) with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce rework and scrap.
• Support data collection and quality performance reporting for reviews.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Audits

Problem solving

Tools

PPAP

NCR

CAPA

Job description

Quality Engineer

North Nottinghamshire

Circa £45,000 - £50,000 per annum

• Are you a meticulous quality professional with a passion for compliance, documentation, and continuous improvement?
• Do you thrive in high-integrity, precision engineering environments?

If so, we may just have the perfect opportunity for you....

EMBS Engineering has been exclusively retained to identify a Quality Engineer to join one of our longest-standing clients on a permanent basis.

Located in North Nottingham, meaning easily accessible from Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby and surrounding areas, our client is a market-leading precision engineering SME that specialises in the manufacture of safety-critical, complex components for high-profile customers within highly regulated industries.

This business has a rich heritage of supporting the UK's critical supply chain, assisting the Defence, Aerospace, Nuclear and Energy markets with critical machined and fabricated components.

On the back of a record-breaking year, our client is looking to expand their quality function and bring on board a Senior Quality Engineer to strengthen their capability of delivering a world-class service without compromising on Quality.

What's in it for you?

• Stability/longevity: Permanent position within a growing, expanding business that supports buoyant, government-backed markets.
• Competitive salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum
• Shift: Days - early finish on Fridays
• Benefits: Flexible start and finish time, Company bonus, Healthcare plan, My Wellness plan, 25 Days holiday + BH, Company pension scheme, annual pay reviews, sick pay plus more

The Role

As a Quality Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our products meet the highest technical and quality standards, with a strong emphasis on compliance, documentation, and process improvement. You will lead problem-solving initiatives, enhance quality procedures, and work closely with production, engineering, and planning teams to resolve quality issues at their root cause.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily QA/QC activities to ensure product compliance.
• Lead process validation and production part approval process (PPAP) documentation.
• Implement and manage real-time problem resolution on the shop floor.
• Ensure compliance through internal, customer, and third-party audits.
• Manage non-conformance reporting (NCR), ensuring thorough root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce rework and scrap.
• Support data collection and quality performance reporting for internal and customer reviews.

Person Requirements

Successful applicants MUST be able to demonstrate

• Strong background in quality engineering with experience of working in regulated precision engineering industries e.g. Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear etc.
• Proven experience in compliance, audits, and quality documentation
• Hands‑on expertise in PPAP, NCRs, CAPA, and root cause analysis
• Ability to engage with production teams and drive a culture of right‑first‑time quality
• A problem solver with a keen eye for process optimisation and efficiency
• Internal auditing experience to AS and/or ISO standards

Please note, due to the nature of the markets our clients supply into, all candidates must be UK residents; we cannot offer visa sponsorship for overseas candidates.