Quality Engineer

Personnel Selection; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the United Kingdom seeks a detail-oriented individual to support quality assurance and engineering documentation. The successful candidate will liaise between technical and production teams while ensuring compliance and continuous improvement. Strong understanding of ISO 9001 and relevant documentation standards is crucial. Travel for audits may be required. Apply with your CV for immediate review.

Qualifications

• Experience with technical documentation and component traceability.
• Proven ability to prepare for audits effectively.
• Open to travel for audits and customer visits.

Responsibilities

• Support quality assurance and engineering documentation.
• Liaise between technical, procurement, and production departments.
• Ensure compliance, traceability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Strong written communication skills

Strong verbal communication skills

Education

Solid understanding of engineering principles

Tools

ISO 9001

VCA standards

MOD documentation standards

Job description

Who are they?

My client is a privately owned engineering SME based in Wiltshire, with clients all over the globe – some of whom are still customer after over 3 decades! They are a profitable, innovative business and have secured exciting long‑term contracts with some extremely well‑known companies. The business is recognised within the industry for their fantastic product quality and pioneering engineering techniques.

What does the role involve?

You will be responsible for supporting quality assurance and engineering documentation across MOD and customer projects. You will liaise between technical, procurement, and production departments to ensure compliance, traceability, and continuous improvement. The role requires a proactive approach to audits, documentation control, and customer support.

Are you the right person for this role?

It will suit a detail‑oriented individual with a strong engineering background and an interest in quality systems and customer assurance.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a solid understanding of engineering principles and be confident working with technical documentation, component traceability, and audit preparation. Experience with ISO 9001, VCA, and MOD documentation standards is highly desirable. All candidates must have strong written and verbal communication skills. Travel may be required for audits and customer visits. A full clean driving licence is advantageous. Additional specialist training will be provided as required.

Application

Please do send your CV for immediate review.