Quality Engineer: Drive Right-First-Time Manufacturing

Ridgway Machines Ltd; Broadland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Company Bonus scheme

Stakeholder Pension

Training and Personal Development

Relocation Assistance

25 days paid annual leave

Job summary

Ridgway Machines Ltd is seeking a Quality Engineer to strengthen the Quality team. You will own day-to-day quality activities, drive right-first-time delivery and improve supplier performance across the full machine lifecycle.

The role reports to the Quality Manager and collaborates with Engineering, Purchasing, Production and Project teams to embed proactive quality culture and robust processes across design to delivery. UK travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Quality Engineer or QA role within an engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality management systems.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications and tolerances.
• Understanding of inspection techniques, metrology, calibration and verification methods.
• Experience managing non-conformances, corrective actions and root cause investigations.
• Ability to analyse quality data and identify practical improvement opportunities.
• Experience conducting or supporting internal audits.
• Strong communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and quality-related systems.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to supplier sites when required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve quality processes, procedures and systems.
• Support quality planning and inspection activities across design, fabrication, machining, assembly, testing and installation.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications and customer requirements from a quality perspective.
• Develop and maintain inspection and test plans.
• Carry out first-off, in-process and final inspections.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing and final machine release activities.
• Manage quality records, documentation and traceability requirements.
• Identify and mitigate quality risks throughout project execution.
• Support ISO 9001 compliance, quality plans, document control and calibration activities.
• Conduct internal, supplier, product and process audits.
• Manage internal non-conformances and corrective actions through to completion.
• Lead or support root cause investigations using structured quality methodologies.
• Analyse quality performance data and produce meaningful KPI reporting.
• Work with suppliers to resolve quality concerns and improve performance.
• Carry out supplier visits to verify quality standards and monitor high-risk or high-value fabrications and components.
• Support the investigation and resolution of customer quality issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that reduce defects, rework, scrap and customer complaints.

Skills

Quality engineering

ISO 9001

Reading engineering drawings

Inspection techniques

Non-conformances & CAPA

Quality data analysis

Audits (Internal/Supplier/Process)

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Full UK driving licence & travel

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing degree or equivalent

Tools

8D

5 Why

FMEA

Job description

Ridgway Machines Ltd is seeking a Quality Engineer to strengthen the Quality team. You will own day-to-day quality activities, drive right-first-time delivery and improve supplier performance across the full machine lifecycle.

The role reports to the Quality Manager and collaborates with Engineering, Purchasing, Production and Project teams to embed proactive quality culture and robust processes across design to delivery. UK travel may be required.