Quality Engineer
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Cambridge
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£45,000 / year
CATEGORY
Manufacturing
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion
SKILLS
PPAP
FMEA
CAPA
ISO 9001
Supplier Audits
Quality Documentation
FULL DESCRIPTION
Quality Engineer - Cambridge. Salary: £37k-£45k (dep on exp) + excellent benefits.
Reference: 671350. Consultant: Adam Mayne
Responsibilities of Quality Engineer:
- Supplier quality assurance, monitoring supplier performance, conducting supplier evaluations and facilitating supplier part approvals.
- Coordinating investigations and improvements in conjunction with the Production and Manufacturing Engineering teams.
- Control and monitor quality, tracking any issues and driving continual improvement in our activities.
- Maintain document management system (QMS) including the creation and updating of process and procedure documentation.
- Contribute to ongoing efforts to improve and develop the QMS.
The Quality Engineer will need the following skills and experience:
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline
- 2+ years of recent experience in a quality engineering role within a manufacturing environment
- Proven experience working with quality tools e.g. PPAP, FMEA, CAPA, continual improvement, problem solving, 5S, Risk Assessment, etc.
- Experience operating within an ISO 9001 (or similar) certified QMS
- Experience conducting supplier audits and evaluations (both on site and remote)
- Excellent technical writing skills and well versed in drafting formal quality documentation (e.g. SOPs)
- A meticulous approach to work with a strong eye for detail
- The ability to promote a Quality culture throughout the business
- Experience with a document management system or eQMS a bonus
- Experience using ERP systems a bonus
- Knowledge of injection moulding and PCB assembly processes a bonus
Sound like you or someone you know? If so, please do not hesitate to get in contact with Adam Mayne at Vector Recruitment Ltd on [contact hidden] or [contact hidden]
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