Quality Engineer: Drive Right-First-Time Quality

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Leicester

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 50,000

Full time

10 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Free parking
25 days annual leave
Company Bonus scheme
Stakeholder Pension
Relocation Assistance

Job summary

Ridgway Machines is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our quality team at Meridian Business Park, Leicester. You will own day-to-day quality activities, driving right-first-time delivery, supplier performance, and processes across the full machine lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include QA planning, inspections, audits, non-conformances, and continuous improvement to meet customer and regulatory requirements. Travel to supplier sites may be required.

Qualifications

  • Experience in a Quality Engineer or Quality Assurance role within engineering or manufacturing.
  • Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and practical 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 drawings
Metrology
Root cause
Data analysis
Audits
Stakeholder mgmt
MS Office
Travel readiness

Education

HNC/HND or degree
Quality qualifications

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Ridgway Machines is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our quality team at Meridian Business Park, Leicester. You will own day-to-day quality activities, driving right-first-time delivery, supplier performance, and processes across the full machine lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include QA planning, inspections, audits, non-conformances, and continuous improvement to meet customer and regulatory requirements. Travel to supplier sites may be required.

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