Senior Quality Engineer

EMBS Engineering; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Healthcare plan

My Wellness plan

25 Days holiday + BH

Annual pay reviews

Sick pay

Job summary

EMBS Engineering is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join a precision engineering SME in North Nottingham. You will lead QA/QC activities, drive compliance, and support PPAP stages on a daily basis.

You will collaborate with production, engineering and planning teams to resolve root causes, implement CAPA, audits and continuous improvement, and help maintain high quality for regulated markets.

Qualifications

• Strong background in quality engineering within regulated precision engineering industries such as Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear.
• Proven experience in compliance, audits, and quality documentation.
• Hands-on expertise in PPAP, NCRs, CAPA, and root cause analysis.
• Ability to engage with production teams and drive right-first-time quality.
• Problem solving with focus on process optimisation and efficiency.
• Experience in internal auditing to AS and/or ISO standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily QA/QC activities to ensure product compliance.
• Lead process validation and PPAP documentation.
• Implement real-time problem resolution on the shop floor.
• Ensure compliance through audits (internal, customer, third-party).
• Manage NCRs with thorough root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce rework and scrap.
• Support data collection and quality performance reporting for reviews.

Skills

QA/QC leadership

PPAP

NCR handling

CAPA and root cause

Audits (internal/customer/3rd party)

Continuous improvement

Data collection & reporting

Right-first-time culture

Tools

PPAP process

NCR tracking

CAPA process

Internal audits

Job description

• Are you a meticulous quality professional with a passion for compliance, documentation, and continuous improvement?
• Do you thrive in high-integrity, precision engineering environments?

If so, we may just have the perfect opportunity for you....

EMBS Engineering has been exclusively retained to identify a Senior Quality Engineer to join one of our longest-standing clients on a permanent basis.

Located in North Nottingham, meaning easily accessible from Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby and surrounding areas, our client is a market-leading precision engineering SME that specialises in the manufacture of safety-critical, complex components for high-profile customers within highly regulated industries.

This business has a rich heritage of supporting the UK's critical supply chain, assisting the Defence, Aerospace, Nuclear and Energy markets with critical machined and fabricated components.

On the back of a record-breaking year, our client is looking to expand their quality function and bring on board a Senior Quality Engineer to strengthen their capability of delivering a world-class service without compromising on Quality.

What's in it for you?

• Stability/longevity: Permanent position within a growing, expanding business that supports buoyant, government-backed markets.
• Shift: Days - early finish on Fridays
• Benefits: Flexible start and finish time, Company bonus, Healthcare plan, My Wellness plan, 25 Days holiday + BH, Company pension scheme, annual pay reviews, sick pay plus more

The Role

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our products meet the highest technical and quality standards, with a strong emphasis on compliance, documentation, and process improvement. You will lead problem-solving initiatives, enhance quality procedures, and work closely with production, engineering, and planning teams to resolve quality issues at their root cause.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily QA/QC activities to ensure product compliance.
• Lead process validation and production part approval process (PPAP) documentation.
• Implement and manage real-time problem resolution on the shop floor.
• Ensure compliance through internal, customer, and third-party audits.
• Manage non-conformance reporting (NCR), ensuring thorough root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce rework and scrap.
• Support data collection and quality performance reporting for internal and customer reviews.

Person Requirements: Successful applicants MUST be able to demonstrate

• Strong background in quality engineering with experience of working in regulated precision engineering industries e.g. Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear etc.
• Proven experience in compliance, audits, and quality documentation
• Hands-on expertise in PPAP, NCRs, CAPA, and root cause analysis
• Ability to engage with production teams and drive a culture of right-first-time quality
• A problem solver with a keen eye for process optimisation and efficiency
• Internal auditing experience to AS and/or ISO standards

Please note that, due to the nature of the markets our clients supply into, all candidates must be UK residents; we cannot offer visa sponsorship for overseas candidates.