SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER - AUTOMOTIVE
| Company: | Workforce Recruitment and Training |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,000 to £38,000 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | NN11 0FW |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 17 Sept 2026 |
Summary
SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER – AUTOMOTIVE
Location: Daventry
Salary:
Up to £38,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Job Type: Full-time
Sector: Automotive / Advanced Manufacturing
Workforce Group are working with a leading specialist automotive manufacturer who are looking to recruit an experienced
Senior Quality Engineer to join their growing team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a quality professional who wants to take ownership of customer and supplier quality, work closely with major automotive programmes, and play a key role from
APQP and PPAP through to production launch and ongoing quality performance.
You’ll be working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, acting as a key technical quality interface between the business,
OEM customers and suppliers.
THE ROLE
As Senior Quality Engineer, you will take ownership of quality delivery across assigned programmes, working closely with customers, suppliers, production and engineering teams.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Acting as the main quality contact for assigned OEM customers
• Managing customer quality concerns, non-conformances and concessions
• Leading structured
8D, 5 Whys and Fishbone root cause investigations
• Managing
PSW submissions and supporting customer approvals
• Managing supplier quality performance and corrective actions
• Supporting and conducting supplier audits
• Reviewing and approving supplier
PPAP submissions
• Identifying and escalating supplier quality, delivery and capability risks
• Supporting new supplier assessment and onboarding
• Leading supplier readiness activities ahead of production launch
• Supporting trial runs, first-off inspections and process validation
• Ensuring quality processes comply with
IATF 16949
• Monitoring and reporting quality KPIs
• Working closely with production, engineering and quality teams
• Maintaining a hands-on presence on the production floor and at supplier sites
• Using
FARO CMM equipment when required
• Developing measurement programmes and working with
GD&T and datum strategies
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for someone with a strong background in
quality engineering within a manufacturing environment, ideally within automotive.
You should have experience with:
•
IATF 16949
• Automotive Core Tools
•
APQP
•
PPAP
• PFMEA
• Control Plans
• 8D / 5 Whys / Fishbone
• Engineering drawings and
GD&T
• Manufacturing and production environments
• Supplier quality and development
• Customer quality management
•
FARO CMM / measurement systems
You’ll also need to be confident communicating with customers, suppliers and internal teams, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
A
full UK driving licence is required as occasional travel to customer and supplier sites may be necessary.
WHY THIS ROLE?
This isn't just a paperwork-based quality position.
You'll have genuine ownership of
customer and supplier quality, work directly across live automotive programmes and have the opportunity to make a real impact on quality, production and new product launches.
If you're an experienced Quality Engineer looking for your next challenge within a specialist automotive manufacturing environment,
we want to hear from you.
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