Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum
Location: Cheltenham
Reports To: Quality Director
About the Role
We are seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to provide effective day-to-day quality engineering and quality assurance support across our operations. In this role, you will ensure that products, processes, and quality systems meet all customer, regulatory, and company requirements. Working closely with production and engineering teams, you will focus on resolving quality issues, maintaining accurate records, and driving the ongoing development of our Quality Management System (QMS).
Key Responsibilities
Production & Quality Support: Monitor production activities to ensure quality control checks are completed, identify issues, establish root causes, and work to reduce scrap, rework, and customer complaints.
QMS & Nadcap Compliance: Maintain and improve the QMS in alignment with AS9100 and customer-specific standards. Support Nadcap preparation, compliance, and audit follow-up actions.
Problem Solving & Non-Conformance: Investigate internal and customer non-conformances using structured techniques such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, and PFMEA to implement permanent corrective actions.
Auditing: Plan, conduct, and report on internal audits while supporting external, customer, and certification body audits.
Supplier & Customer Liaison: Communicate with customers and suppliers regarding routine quality matters, escalations, and performance monitoring.
Qualifications and Experience
Education: A degree or equivalent qualification in quality, engineering, manufacturing, or a related discipline is required. Formal quality/engineering or internal auditor qualifications are highly advantageous.
Aerospace Experience: Proven experience working within an AS9100 aerospace manufacturing environment is essential. Experience with Nadcap requirements is highly desirable.
Technical Skills: Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings/specifications alongside excellent data analysis capabilities.
Specialist Knowledge (Desirable): Familiarity with special aerospace processes such as heat treatment (Aluminium Alloys), chemical processing, NDT testing, pyrometry, or paint/assembly is a distinct advantage.
Personal Attributes
A practical, hands-on, and proactive approach to quality management.
Strong communication skills with the confidence to collaborate across all levels of production and engineering.
A structured, decisive problem solver who thrives under pressure and manages competing priorities effectively.
Closing date is 12.11.2026. Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.
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Salary description
£40000.00 - £45000.00 per year