Quality Engineer

Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Monday to Friday

Contek Recruitment are representing their client, a well-established and technically advanced precision engineering and manufacturing business based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, who are looking to appoint an experienced Quality Engineer.

This is a hands-on manufacturing quality position within a high-precision engineering environment, supporting the production of complex components and assemblies for demanding and highly regulated industries.

The successful Quality Engineer will work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Customers and Suppliers to ensure quality requirements are understood, controlled and consistently achieved from production through to final inspection.

The business operates a modern manufacturing environment incorporating advanced CNC machining, multi-axis manufacturing and sophisticated metrology and inspection equipment, including CMM technology. Quality, traceability and continuous improvement are central to the operation.

The Role

Reporting to the Operations Director, you will provide professional quality engineering support across the manufacturing operation, with particular responsibility for manufacturing quality control, inspection, non-conformance and continuous improvement.

You will be comfortable working on the shop floor as well as dealing directly with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Key responsibilities will include:

* Managing manufacturing quality requirements across production

* Interpreting complex mechanical engineering drawings and determining appropriate inspection and measurement techniques

* Carrying out and supporting inspection activities and producing accurate inspection reports

* Liaising with customers and suppliers regarding quality-related issues

* Working closely with Manufacturing to identify and report quality shortfalls

* Training operators in inspection techniques and the correct use of inspection equipment

* Preparing inspection equipment work instructions and manufacturing quality documentation

* Managing measurement and test equipment and supporting the calibration system

* Setting adjustable measurement and test equipment for use by manufacturing operators

* Translating customer quality requirements into clear manufacturing instructions

* Ma...