Quality Engineer – Precision Manufacturing & Audits

Planet Recruitment; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

You will join an established engineering business in Abingdon as a Quality Engineer, focusing on quality control, inspection, and continuous improvement. The role involves coordinating with customers and suppliers to resolve quality issues, supporting manufacturing, and leading calibration and measurement activities.

The ideal candidate has extensive inspection experience, strong drawing interpretation skills, and the ability to train staff in quality methods.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' recent experience as a Quality Engineer or similar
• Experience creating inspection and quality reports
• Strong knowledge of inspection techniques
• Ability to interpret complex mechanical drawings
• Experience with non-conformances using 8D and 5 Why

Responsibilities

• Liaise with customers and suppliers on quality issues
• Support manufacturing and report quality shortfalls
• Train operators in inspection techniques and use of measurement equipment
• Support calibration and management of measurement/test equipment
• Set measurement equipment for manufacturing use
• Improve inspection techniques and equipment
• Translate customer quality requirements into manufacturing instructions
• Produce inspection reports and trend analysis
• Manage non-conformances and customer complaints
• Prepare customer documentation packs
• Conduct system, process and supplier audits
• Create Quality Control Plans and LTQRS
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers and internal teams

Skills

Inspection techniques

Reading drawings

Liaising with customers

Report writing

Project management

Training operators

Quality control

Education

Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship

Tools

PC-DMIS

Hexagon S Chrome CMMs

Measurement equipment calibration

Job description

You will join an established engineering business in Abingdon as a Quality Engineer, focusing on quality control, inspection, and continuous improvement. The role involves coordinating with customers and suppliers to resolve quality issues, supporting manufacturing, and leading calibration and measurement activities.

The ideal candidate has extensive inspection experience, strong drawing interpretation skills, and the ability to train staff in quality methods.