Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer - Health & Safety Bedford | Circa £50,000 | Monday-Friday days | Early finish every Friday

Are you an experienced Quality Engineer with a strong engineering background and a working knowledge of health & safety?

An established engineering company based in Bedford is looking for a Quality Engineer to take ownership of supplier quality, investigate non-conformances and drive improvements across its quality systems and engineering supply chain.

You will work closely with suppliers, Engineering and Purchasing to ensure components and processes meet technical requirements. Alongside your core quality responsibilities, you will support the company's health & safety and environmental requirements.

Offering a salary of circa £50,000, working Monday-Friday days with an early finish every Friday!

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As a Quality Engineer your role will involve:

Working with suppliers across the UK and Europe to improve quality, resolve technical issues and support delivery performance.

Investigating non-conformances, identifying root causes and ensuring effective corrective actions are implemented.

Visiting suppliers to assess their capabilities, investigate quality concerns and review improvements.

Producing and maintaining quality plans and work instructions to communicate technical and quality requirements.

Working closely with Engineering and Purchasing to ensure supplier orders are correctly specified.

Applying your knowledge of engineering and manufacturing processes to assess supplier quality and resolve problems.

Maintaining and improving the Quality Management System in line with ISO 9001.

Conducting internal and supplier audits and coordinating external certification audits.

Supporting the Environmental Management System in line with ISO 14001.

Maintaining relevant health & safety policies, supporting compliance and coordinating quarterly Health & Safety meetings.

Supporting site facilities and maintenance coordination where required.

Suitable Candidate:

An experienced Quality Engineer, Supplier Quality Engineer or Quality Manager with a practical engineering background.

Experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment, with strong supplier quality and problem-solving skills.

A good understanding of manufacturing processes such as casting, forging, machining, non-destructive testing, shot-peening and heat treatment.

Experience investigating non-conformances and driving corrective actions through to completion.

Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, with experience maintaining quality systems and conducting audits.

A qualified Internal Auditor; Lead Auditor qualification would be advantageous, although training can be provided.

Working knowledge of health & safety requirements and ISO 14001.

NEBOSH General Certificate.

Confident communicating technical requirements and challenging suppliers constructively.

Self-motivated, organised and comfortable working independently and alongside Engineering and Purchasing.

Familiarity with MRP systems for procurement and stock control would be advantageous.

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