Senior Quality Engineer

Location: North Somerset

The Role

We are recruiting an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to join a well-established automotive remanufacturing business. Reporting into the QHSE Compliance Manager, you will play a key role in supporting both the Quality and Production teams, helping to maintain and improve quality standards across the site.

This is a hands-on senior role where you will lead quality investigations, drive continuous improvement, and ensure any non-conformances are identified, managed, and resolved using recognised automotive quality tools. You will also help embed a strong quality culture and support new product introduction and process development activities.

What’s on Offer

* Salary up to £40,000 (dependent on experience)

* 9-day working fortnight (every other Friday off)

* Stable, full-time permanent role

* 13 weeks sick pay at full pay, followed by 13 weeks half pay

* 3% employer pension contribution

* Factory shutdown: two weeks in August and one week at Christmas

* Remaining annual leave flexible to book during the year

* Free on-site parking

* Opportunity to work within a highly respected, long-established automotive business with an exceptional reputation for quality

Key Responsibilities

* Investigating and resolving quality issues using structured problem-solving methods (e.g. 8D)

* Supporting compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards

* Working closely with Production, Engineering, and Quality teams to ensure product specifications are met daily

* Supporting NPI / APQP activities and remanufacturing process development

* Managing and improving documentation control and inspection processes

* Supporting supplier quality activities, including SQA and supplier development (minimal UK travel)

* Driving continuous improvement initiatives to shift from quality control to quality assurance

* Supporting customer quality concerns, warranty programmes, and QOS reporting

What We’re Looking For

* Degree or HND/HNC in Engineering, Manufacturing, Production or Quality

* Strong quality experience within an IATF 16949 automotive environment (or ISO
9001 / AS9100 background considered)

* Proven knowledge of Automotive Core Tools: APQP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, PPAP, Control Plans, ISIR, 8D

* Experience with advanced inspection and measurement techniques (CMM, GD&T, MSA)

* Powertrain product experience (transmissions, engines, axles, or similar)

* Audit-trained (IATF 16949 Lead Auditor desirable)

* Confident communicator with the ability to influence at all levels

* Methodical, organised, and comfortable operating independently when required

Apply Now

If you’re a driven Quality professional looking to take the next step in a senior, hands-on role within a respected automotive business, we’d like to hear from you. Apply today or contact Abatec for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.

Abatec Ltd is acting as an employment agency on behalf of our client