Quality Engineer

QUALITY ENGINEER

Location: Oxfordshire

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Working Pattern: Monday to Thursday

Hours: 7:15am–5:30pm

Shift: Days

Start Date: ASAP

5S Recruitment is working in partnership with an established global Tier 1 automotive manufacturer to recruit a Quality Engineer for its operation.

The company manufactures high-quality decorative interior and exterior components and assemblies for some of the world’s leading automotive brands. Its facility incorporates a range of specialist manufacturing processes, including printing, surface treatment, electronic assembly, adhesive application, component assembly, mechanical stamping and variable-data production.

This is a newly created position providing additional resource within the Quality department.

The role offers an excellent four-day working week, Monday to Thursday, with no routine requirement to work nights, weekends or bank holidays.

THE ROLE

This is a hands-on Quality Engineer position rather than a desk-based compliance role.

Working closely with Manufacturing, NPI, Commercial and Engineering teams, you will help ensure that products, processes and systems meet customer expectations and automotive industry standards.

You will also act as an important quality contact for customers and suppliers, using structured quality tools to resolve concerns, protect product conformity, reduce the cost of quality and deliver permanent improvements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Customer Quality and Problem Solving

Take ownership of customer complaints and quality concerns, using a structured 8D approach to identify root causes and implement permanent corrective actions.

Complete corrective actions arising from customer returns and ensure concerns are followed through to verified closure.

Become a key point of contact for customer-specific requirements, OEM systems and customer portals.

Maintain accurate quality documentation and produce clear, professional reports.

Visit customer and supplier sites when required to investigate and resolve quality issues.

New Product Introduction and APQP

Support feasibility studies and Bills of Materials where required.

Work with Commercial and Engineering teams to select appropriate materials.

Prepare and submit APQP and project-status reports to the NPI team.

Support sample builds and the introduction of major new projects.

Prepare complete PPAP documentation, includ...