Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Step into a role that puts quality at the heart of world-class manufacturing in the automotive lighting industry. As a Manufacturing Quality Engineer, you will help drive customer satisfaction, strengthen operational excellence, and turn challenges into measurable improvements. If you enjoy problem-solving, structured reporting, and making systems work better for the people on the shop floor, this Manufacturing Quality Engineer position is built for you.

What You Will Do:

• Implement relevant procedures within the Business Management System (BMS) and ensure consistent compliance.

• Support internal process and product audits, helping to keep documentation current for external certification bodies.

• Lead customer complaint responses through containment actions, detailed analysis, poka-yokes (error proofing), and short- and long-term countermeasures.

• Conduct root cause analysis and drive sustainable fixes, improving yield and reducing waste in line with business targets.

• Report quality metrics weekly and monthly, including customer PPM and incident performance, while communicating status clearly across teams.

• Manage quality deliverables through engineering change support and assist with PPAP submissions to customer and company requirements.

What You Will Bring:

• A desirable technical qualification level of HNC or equivalent, with a strong interest in manufacturing quality and continuous improvement.

• Proven capability in problem solving, planning, and follow-through, with confidence to influence decisions from shop floor to senior stakeholders.

• Strong organisational skills and competency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, for reporting and presentation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build relationships and explain quality findings clearly.

• Commercial awareness and a team-focused approach to improvement activities, audits, and corrective actions.

This Manufacturing Quality Engineer role directly supports the business aim to deliver premium, high-performance automotive lighting products by strengthening quality assurance systems, improving complaint outcomes, and supporting operational excellence through disciplined reporting and action planning.

Location:

This Manufacturing Quality Engineer role is based in Buckingham, with on-site collaboration supporting manufacturing, quality, and cross-functional teams.

Interested?:

Manufacturing Quality Engineer work is where quality, analysis, and continuous improvement meet, apply now to take the next step and help raise product quality, customer confidence, and delivery performance.

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