Quality Engineer - NPI & Continuous Improvement (Stairlifts)

Stannah; East Oakley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share Bonus

25 days holiday

Pension Scheme

Healthcare plan

Life Assurance

Job summary

Stannah is seeking a skilled Quality Engineer to join the Home Accessibility Quality Team in Andover. You will own quality across our stairlift range, influence product design, drive manufacturing excellence and ensure regulatory compliance throughout the lifecycle.

You will lead investigations, support NPI projects, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, service and supply chain to deliver measurable improvements in reliability and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Must have experience as a Quality Engineer in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of quality methodologies (8D, 5 Whys, SPC, APQP, PPAP, FMEA).
• Experience investigating quality issues and implementing corrective actions.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, analyse data and make evidence-based recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of QA activities across stairlift products ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory and internal requirements.
• Lead investigations into quality issues, customer complaints and reliability concerns.
• Support New Product Introduction projects by embedding quality requirements in design and process controls.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, technical support and service to deliver quality improvements.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance quality, compliance and customer satisfaction while reducing cost of poor quality.

Skills

NPI collaboration

8D & FMEA

Root cause analysis

Data interpretation

Quality improvements

Education

Quality or Engineering qualification

Six Sigma Green Belt

Auditing qualification

Job description

Stannah is seeking a skilled Quality Engineer to join the Home Accessibility Quality Team in Andover. You will own quality across our stairlift range, influence product design, drive manufacturing excellence and ensure regulatory compliance throughout the lifecycle.

You will lead investigations, support NPI projects, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, service and supply chain to deliver measurable improvements in reliability and customer satisfaction.