Quality Engineer: Lead Supplier Quality & CI (Hybrid)

Premier Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

8 bank holidays

Job summary

Premier Group is seeking a proactive Quality Engineer for a hybrid role near Reading. You will support continuous improvement across internal quality processes and supplier performance, investigating issues, implementing corrective actions and driving Lean initiatives.

You will collaborate with Production, Engineering and Purchasing to ensure products meet customer expectations, while performing supplier audits and maintaining quality documentation. Travel to supplier sites is required.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Quality Engineer in manufacturing.
• Experience with suppliers and supplier quality issues.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis methods (8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone).

Responsibilities

• Investigate quality issues and implement corrective actions.
• Work with suppliers to improve quality performance.
• Conduct supplier visits and audits to ensure standards.
• Support continuous improvement projects using Lean.
• Analyse quality data and report on KPIs.
• Participate in internal audits and assist with external audits.
• Review processes to reduce waste and improve product quality.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production and Purchasing to meet quality requirements.
• Maintain quality documentation and ensure standards compliance.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Supplier quality

Audits

QMS

Continuous improvement

Communication

Problem-solving

Driving licence

Job description

Premier Group is seeking a proactive Quality Engineer for a hybrid role near Reading. You will support continuous improvement across internal quality processes and supplier performance, investigating issues, implementing corrective actions and driving Lean initiatives.

You will collaborate with Production, Engineering and Purchasing to ensure products meet customer expectations, while performing supplier audits and maintaining quality documentation. Travel to supplier sites is required.