Quality Engineer

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We're looking for an experienced Quality Engineer to join our Home Accessibility Quality Team in Andover. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of product quality across our stairlift range, influencing product design, manufacturing excellence, customer satisfaction and regulatory compliance.
You will play a key role throughout the product lifecycle, leading investigations, driving continuous improvement initiatives, supporting new product introductions, and ensuring our products continue to meet the highest standards of safety, reliability and performance.
The Role
Reporting to the Global Head of Quality, you'll act as a quality engineer for our Home Accessibility Stairlift products, ensuring both new and existing products meet product specifications, customer expectations, regulatory obligations and Quality Management System (QMS) requirements.
Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Technical Support, Service, Supply Chain and Suppliers, you will help drive measurable improvements in product reliability, compliance and customer experience.
As the Quality Engineer, you will work 8:00am to 4:45pm Monday to Thursday and 8:00am to 1:00pm Friday. This is a permanent position.
As Quality Engineer, you will:
Take ownership of quality assurance activities across our stairlift product range, ensuring products meet customer, regulatory and business requirements.
Lead investigations into product quality issues, customer complaints and reliability concerns, driving robust corrective and preventative actions.
Support New Product Introduction (NPI) projects, ensuring quality requirements and controls are embedded throughout the product lifecycle.
Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Technical and Service teams to identify and deliver product quality improvements.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance quality, compliance and customer satisfaction whilst reducing the cost of poor quality.
Please see the full job description here: Quality Engineer Job Description
Essential
Previous experience as a Quality Engineer or similar quality-focused role within a manufacturing environment.
Strong knowledge of quality methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, SPC, APQP, PPAP and FMEA.
Experience investigating quality issues and implementing effective root cause and corrective action processes.
Ability to interpret technical drawings, analyse data and make evidence-based recommendations.
Quality or Engineering qualification, or equivalent technical experience.
Desirable
Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) projects.
Auditing experience or recognised auditing qualification.
Six Sigma Green Belt or Continuous Improvement training.
Experience within mechanical, electromechanical or safety-critical manufacturing environments.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No