Senior Quality Engineer
| Posting date: | 03 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 October 2025 |
| Location: | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Fox Resourcing and Recruitment Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | FOXNORTH01 |
Summary
Our client is currently looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to work for a local manufacturing company based in Northampton.
Hours are Monday to Thursday 08.00-17.00pm and Friday 08.00-13.00pm.
Everything we do at the company is governed by a strong set of core values – this principle has been the same ever since the company was founded in 1967. As our business continues to evolve and grow, these five simple, yet powerful values remain constant. They shape the culture and define the character of our business. These principles continually guide our decision-making as well as our interactions with our customers, our suppliers and each other.
We are committed to:
• Excellence in everything we do.
• Creating value and exceeding our customers’ expectations.
• Providing an environment of trust, respect, and teamwork for our employees.
• Upholding high standards of ethical behaviour and integrity.
• Honest and open communication.
Essential Functions, Roles and Responsibilities;
* For all tasks training will be provided and competency assessed.
* To provide guidance and support in relation to all aspects of quality control and assurance across all departments within the company.
* Ensuring continuing quality conformity in relation to product and processes within the organisation.
* Working alongside the other Quality Engineers, helping to co ordinate the wider quality teamwork.
• Monitoring and analysing quality performance data.
• Actively participate in internal audits as per the internal audit schedule and support with customer on site audits. Ensuring that any audit nonconformities raised are closed out within a reasonable time scale.
• Assist in Third Party (certification body) audits for ISO9001, IATF 16949 & ISO14001.
• Lead problem solving activities, utilizing industry standard methodologies: 8D’s, 5 Whys, 3C, DMAIC, Ishikawa fish bone diagrams, FMEA’s.
• Co-ordination of document control (specifications, standards, procedures)
• Create and deliver customer quality reports (FAIRS, ISIR reports, PPAP and APQP documents to ensure that they are correctly completed to meet customer requirements.
• Ensure product verification activities are completed in a timely manner.
• Handling of customer returns ensuring all returns are quickly dealt with and the causes are rectified.
• Support and assist the business with Continuous Improvement activities.
• Lead despatch and certification activities and processes with regards to quality management aspects ensuring all supporting documentation is available at the point of despatch.
• To support and cover Goods In/ Goods out checks when necessary
• To support and cover daily production checks and line audits when necessary.
• Use the companies measurement equipment including CMM to help generate measurement reports for product. This can be done on an upfront approval basis or for first off/last off approval.
Education, Training and Experience;
• Bachelor/Master´s degree with a technical focus or time served in a comparable role.
• ISO9001/IATF16949 Internal auditor training.
• ISO9001/IATF16949 Lead auditor training (Desirable).
• AIAG core tools experience (Desirable)
• ISO14001 Internal/Lead auditor Training (Desirable).
Job Knowledge, Skills and abilities.
• Strong experience working with global automotive customers quality systems and understanding customer specific requirements.
• An understanding of both ISO9001 and IATF16949.
• An understanding of Quality tools and techniques (8D, Lean, 5 whys, Pareto Analysis, Six- Sigma, DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP, APQP, MSA etc preferred).
• Ability to conduct audits in compliance to ISO19011 guidelines.
• Extensive experience within a leading senior Quality position within a manufacturing environment.
• Computer literate an ability to communicate on all levels within an organisation (verbal and written).
• Able to work logically and systematically.
• Commercially aware, in relation to all aspects of quality.
• Must be a pragmatic and practical problem solver.
• Ability to multi task effectively.
• Must have a calm but firm management style driving positive engagement of all employees with regards to all aspects of Quality Management and assurance.
• Must be a proficient communicator and listener.
• Must possess a professional and mature attitude.
• Experience of rubber & plastic injection moulding industry would be advantageous.
Fox Resourcing is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Data Protection Notice
Fox Resourcing and Recruitment will use the information given on your application for recruitment and selection, human resource management and for employment and business purposes in respect of successful candidates. The information you give us will be kept confidential and your personal information will not be disclosed to third parties without your prior consent except where necessary to confirm factual information provided by you, to provide services in respect of your employment (such as payroll services) and in compiling anonymous statistical data required to be submitted to Government agencies. Fox Resourcing & Recruitment uses procedures and technologies to maintain the security, integrity and confidentiality of all personal data from the point of collection to the point of destruction. You have a statutory right to request details of your personal data which Fox Resourcing & Recruitment holds and we will correct and update the same from time to time as notified by you.
Candidate Declaration
By submitting my application I agree to the use of my information as outlined in the above statement. I confirm that to the best of my knowledge the information I have provided is correct and true. I realise that if it is found that I have deliberately given false or misleading information I may be disqualified from further consideration or, if appointed, may be summarily dismissed.
Hours are Monday to Thursday 08.00-17.00pm and Friday 08.00-13.00pm.
Everything we do at the company is governed by a strong set of core values – this principle has been the same ever since the company was founded in 1967. As our business continues to evolve and grow, these five simple, yet powerful values remain constant. They shape the culture and define the character of our business. These principles continually guide our decision-making as well as our interactions with our customers, our suppliers and each other.
We are committed to:
• Excellence in everything we do.
• Creating value and exceeding our customers’ expectations.
• Providing an environment of trust, respect, and teamwork for our employees.
• Upholding high standards of ethical behaviour and integrity.
• Honest and open communication.
Essential Functions, Roles and Responsibilities;
* For all tasks training will be provided and competency assessed.
* To provide guidance and support in relation to all aspects of quality control and assurance across all departments within the company.
* Ensuring continuing quality conformity in relation to product and processes within the organisation.
* Working alongside the other Quality Engineers, helping to co ordinate the wider quality teamwork.
• Monitoring and analysing quality performance data.
• Actively participate in internal audits as per the internal audit schedule and support with customer on site audits. Ensuring that any audit nonconformities raised are closed out within a reasonable time scale.
• Assist in Third Party (certification body) audits for ISO9001, IATF 16949 & ISO14001.
• Lead problem solving activities, utilizing industry standard methodologies: 8D’s, 5 Whys, 3C, DMAIC, Ishikawa fish bone diagrams, FMEA’s.
• Co-ordination of document control (specifications, standards, procedures)
• Create and deliver customer quality reports (FAIRS, ISIR reports, PPAP and APQP documents to ensure that they are correctly completed to meet customer requirements.
• Ensure product verification activities are completed in a timely manner.
• Handling of customer returns ensuring all returns are quickly dealt with and the causes are rectified.
• Support and assist the business with Continuous Improvement activities.
• Lead despatch and certification activities and processes with regards to quality management aspects ensuring all supporting documentation is available at the point of despatch.
• To support and cover Goods In/ Goods out checks when necessary
• To support and cover daily production checks and line audits when necessary.
• Use the companies measurement equipment including CMM to help generate measurement reports for product. This can be done on an upfront approval basis or for first off/last off approval.
Education, Training and Experience;
• Bachelor/Master´s degree with a technical focus or time served in a comparable role.
• ISO9001/IATF16949 Internal auditor training.
• ISO9001/IATF16949 Lead auditor training (Desirable).
• AIAG core tools experience (Desirable)
• ISO14001 Internal/Lead auditor Training (Desirable).
Job Knowledge, Skills and abilities.
• Strong experience working with global automotive customers quality systems and understanding customer specific requirements.
• An understanding of both ISO9001 and IATF16949.
• An understanding of Quality tools and techniques (8D, Lean, 5 whys, Pareto Analysis, Six- Sigma, DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP, APQP, MSA etc preferred).
• Ability to conduct audits in compliance to ISO19011 guidelines.
• Extensive experience within a leading senior Quality position within a manufacturing environment.
• Computer literate an ability to communicate on all levels within an organisation (verbal and written).
• Able to work logically and systematically.
• Commercially aware, in relation to all aspects of quality.
• Must be a pragmatic and practical problem solver.
• Ability to multi task effectively.
• Must have a calm but firm management style driving positive engagement of all employees with regards to all aspects of Quality Management and assurance.
• Must be a proficient communicator and listener.
• Must possess a professional and mature attitude.
• Experience of rubber & plastic injection moulding industry would be advantageous.
Fox Resourcing is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Data Protection Notice
Fox Resourcing and Recruitment will use the information given on your application for recruitment and selection, human resource management and for employment and business purposes in respect of successful candidates. The information you give us will be kept confidential and your personal information will not be disclosed to third parties without your prior consent except where necessary to confirm factual information provided by you, to provide services in respect of your employment (such as payroll services) and in compiling anonymous statistical data required to be submitted to Government agencies. Fox Resourcing & Recruitment uses procedures and technologies to maintain the security, integrity and confidentiality of all personal data from the point of collection to the point of destruction. You have a statutory right to request details of your personal data which Fox Resourcing & Recruitment holds and we will correct and update the same from time to time as notified by you.
Candidate Declaration
By submitting my application I agree to the use of my information as outlined in the above statement. I confirm that to the best of my knowledge the information I have provided is correct and true. I realise that if it is found that I have deliberately given false or misleading information I may be disqualified from further consideration or, if appointed, may be summarily dismissed.