Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer
Bournemouth
Quality Engineer salary: £39,500 – £45,250
Please note: only applicants with the full-time, permanent right to work in the UK will be considered.
 
Quality Engineer Overview:

• Support the Quality Manager to keep the QMS strong and audit-ready in a regulated environment
• Drive NCR control end-to-end, using root cause and corrective action to prevent repeat issues
• Prioritise inspection workload with production to protect on-time delivery
• Build and submit customer quality packs, including FAIRs where required
• Support supplier quality activity, audits, and improvement projects across the business

This Quality Engineer role reports to the Quality Manager and is designed to strengthen day-to-day quality control, audit readiness and continuous improvement across a precision manufacturing environment. The Quality Engineer will help maintain and improve the Quality Management System, support investigations into non-conformance, assist internal and external audits, and provide practical quality support across production, engineering and operations. This Quality Engineer position suits someone detail-focused, methodical, and comfortable working across departments to keep product and process conformity on track.
 
Day-to-day responsibilities of a Quality Engineer

• Support the Quality Manager with ongoing maintenance and improvement of the quality system and certification requirements
• Work with the inspection lead and production management to prioritise workload in line with delivery needs
• Support internal, supplier and customer audits, including preparation, actions and follow-up to closure
• Own and support NCR activity: containment, investigation, root cause, corrective/preventive actions, and documentation close-out
• Support customer documentation packs and right-first-time submissions, including FAIR activity where required
• Support supplier quality assurance, including performance monitoring, reporting and supplier audit support
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects focused on quality, consistency and prevention
• Help train and coach inspection and production staff on quality standards, procedures and good practice
• Provide day-to-day quality support to production, engineering and operations teams

 
What they’re looking for – Quality Engineer

• Quality Engineer or Quality Technician experience within a precision engineering or manufacturing setting
• Comfortable working in a regulated, certification-driven environment and supporting audit activity
• Confident reading engineering drawings/specifications and applying requirements correctly
• Hands-on experience with structured problem-solving and root cause methods
• Strong admin and reporting discipline, able to work cleanly with quality systems and data
• Good communication skills, able to work across production, inspection and management
• Methodical approach with strong attention to detail and follow-through

Desirable – Quality Engineer

• Exposure to Nadcap-style audit expectations and special process oversight
• Understanding of fabrication/welding and CNC machining environments
• Awareness of welding qualifications and quality controls around welded work

 
What’s on offer – Quality Engineer
Quality Engineer salary: £39,500 – £45,250
A Quality Engineer role with broad exposure across audits, NCR control, customer packs and day-to-day shopfloor quality support.
39-hour week with an early finish on Fridays, plus overtime paid at time and a half after basic hours.
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, free on-site parking, cycle to work, and death in service pension.
Core hours are 07:30–16:30 Monday to Thursday and 07:30–12:30 on Fridays.
 
How to apply for the Quality Engineer position
If you’re interested in this Quality Engineer role, send over your CV and we’ll talk through the details.
Call or message Hayden at Holt Engineering on 07955 081 482.