Quality Engineer — Lead Product Quality & Improvements

Stannah Group

Andover

On-site

GBP 42,000 - 56,000

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Benefits offered by this job

Market-aligned salary

Profit share bonus

Pension scheme

Health plan (SimplyHealth)

Life assurance

Long service award

Employee discounts

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced maternity/paternity

Job summary

Stannah Group in Andover is seeking a Quality Engineer to own quality assurance for Stairlift products, ensuring conformity with QMS and customer expectations. You will lead investigations into quality issues and support continuous improvement across engineering and service teams.

The role emphasizes problem solving, data analysis, and collaboration to deliver high-quality, compliant products and reduce customer risk.

Qualifications

Quality and/or engineering qualification or equivalent technical experience in manufacturing.
Experience with quality tools and methodologies (8D, 5Y, SPC, APQP, PPAP, FMEA).
Ability to analyse data, interpret drawings, and present findings in reports.

Responsibilities

Own quality assurance activities for Stairlift products, including verification, inspection, testing and compliance checks in line with QMS requirements.
Lead investigations into product quality issues, customer complaints and reliability concerns, identifying root causes and driving corrective actions.
Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities with robust quality controls and acceptance criteria.
Collaborate with Engineering, Technical and Service teams to translate feedback into quality improvements.
Drive continual improvement initiatives to enhance quality, compliance and reduce cost of poor quality.