Quality Engineer – Precision Machinery, Right-First-Time

Internetwork Expert; East Midlands; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 94,000; Full time

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 the growing Quality team. You will own day-to-day quality activities, drive right‑first‑time delivery and support supplier performance improvements across the full machine lifecycle.

Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will collaborate with Engineering, Project Management and Production to uphold ISO 9001, manage non-conformances and lead continuous improvement initiatives that reduce defects and rework.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Quality Engineer role within engineering/manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality management systems.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications and tolerances.
• Experience managing non-conformances, corrective actions and root cause investigations.
• Ability to analyse quality data and identify practical improvement opportunities.
• Willingness to travel to supplier sites and hold driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve quality processes, procedures and systems.
• Review 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.
• Lead or support root cause investigations using structured quality methodologies.
• Analyse quality performance data and produce KPI reporting.
• Work with suppliers to resolve quality concerns and improve performance.
• Support ISO 9001 compliance, quality plans and calibration activities.
• Conduct internal, supplier, product and process audits.

Skills

ISO 9001

Root cause analysis

Audits

Quality data analysis

Supplier quality

Education

Engineering degree

HNC/HND in Engineering

Tools

QMS software

MS Office

Job description

Ridgway Machines is seeking a Quality Engineer to join the growing Quality team. You will own day-to-day quality activities, drive right‑first‑time delivery and support supplier performance improvements across the full machine lifecycle.

Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will collaborate with Engineering, Project Management and Production to uphold ISO 9001, manage non-conformances and lead continuous improvement initiatives that reduce defects and rework.