Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer Location: Suffolk
Salary: Up to £50,000 DOE
Hours: 37-hour week
Hybrid / WFH option available
25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Our client is a successful and growing manufacturing business with an excellent reputation for quality, innovation, and customer delivery. Due to continued growth and investment, they are now looking to appoint an experienced Quality Engineer to join their team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and detail-oriented engineering professional looking to join a forward-thinking business that values continuous improvement, employee development, and flexible working.

The Role As Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring products, processes, and systems meet both customer and internal quality standards. Working closely with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams, you will drive quality improvements, support investigations, and help maintain a culture of operational excellence across the site.

This is a varied position offering exposure across the full manufacturing lifecycle, with opportunities to contribute to improvement projects and long-term business initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
Maintain and support the Quality Management System (QMS)
Investigate non-conformances and customer complaints, implementing effective corrective actions
Carry out root cause analysis using tools such as 8D, 5 Why, and Ishikawa
Support internal, supplier, and customer audits
Monitor quality KPIs and identify trends and improvement opportunities
Work collaboratively with production and engineering teams to improve manufacturing processes
Assist with supplier quality activities and incoming inspection issues
Ensure compliance with relevant industry and customer standards
Participate in continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives
Produce quality documentation, reports, and technical records as requiredAbout You
Previous experience in a Quality Engineer position within a manufacturing environment
Strong understanding of quality tools and continuous improvement methodologies
Experience working with ISO quality standards
Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally
Confident using quality reporting tools and Microsoft Office packages
Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles would be advantageousWhat’s on Offer
Salary up to £50,000 depending on experience
37-hour working week
Hybrid / work-from-home flexibility
25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
Pension scheme
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed