Senior Quality Engineer — Start-Up Site (ISO 9001 Readiness)

Progressive Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressive Recruitment is seeking a Senior Project Quality Engineer to establish and lead the quality framework for a new manufacturing site in the UK. You will build the QMS, implement QA/QC controls, and drive ISO 9001 accreditation from the ground up, working with the Head of Quality.

Ideal candidates have automotive or high-volume manufacturing experience, with track records in site start-ups, NPI programmes, and production launches, plus strong APQP/PPAP and CAPA expertise.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing or equivalent.
• Nuclear Experience
• Proven experience implementing or improving QMS frameworks
• Strong APQP, PPAP, PFMEA and control plan knowledge
• Experience writing quality procedures and manufacturing documentation
• Lead/Internal Auditor qualification preferred
• Experience managing NCRs, CAPAs and root cause investigations
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the site's QMS and QA/QC framework
• Create quality procedures, work instructions, control plans and inspection strategies
• Lead ISO 9001 certification and audit readiness activities
• Support NPI, APQP and PPAP activities across the product lifecycle
• Develop PFMEAs, process flows, control plans and quality documentation
• Establish non-conformance, CAPA and traceability systems
• Support manufacturing readiness and production launch activities
• Train and mentor teams on quality standards and processes
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma and structured problem-solving tools
• Promote a right-first-time quality culture across operations

Skills

NPI

APQP

PPAP

QMS implementation

Root cause analysis

CAPA

Lean Six Sigma

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quality/Engineering/Manufacturing

Tools

PFMEA

Control plans

Process mapping

Audit tools

Job description

Progressive Recruitment is seeking a Senior Project Quality Engineer to establish and lead the quality framework for a new manufacturing site in the UK. You will build the QMS, implement QA/QC controls, and drive ISO 9001 accreditation from the ground up, working with the Head of Quality.

Ideal candidates have automotive or high-volume manufacturing experience, with track records in site start-ups, NPI programmes, and production launches, plus strong APQP/PPAP and CAPA expertise.