Senior Quality Engineer - ISO9001 & Kaizen Leader (Contract)

Thomas Rose Consultants Ltd; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomas Rose Consultants Ltd is actively seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality initiatives within a manufacturing environment. The role focuses on ensuring robust customer processes and ISO9001 QMS compliance across the lifecycle of precision engineering equipment.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage internal and external audits, and coordinate with certification partners to maintain ISO quality standards and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• ISO9001 experience and knowledge of quality management systems.
• Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives.
• Audit experience, including internal audits; lead auditor a plus.
• Knowledge of ISO14001/ISO17025 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Gather and monitor quality metrics focused on customer success.
• Plan Kaizen events to target product and process improvements.
• Define quality metrics during the NPI process to meet customer needs.
• Develop and manage the ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO17025 audit programs.
• Coordinate with external certification partner to maintain ISO9001 certification.
• Generate product failure reports with root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Skills

Quality management

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

Auditing ISO9001

Education

Engineering degree or HND

Job description

Thomas Rose Consultants Ltd is actively seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality initiatives within a manufacturing environment. The role focuses on ensuring robust customer processes and ISO9001 QMS compliance across the lifecycle of precision engineering equipment.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage internal and external audits, and coordinate with certification partners to maintain ISO quality standards and customer satisfaction.