Quality Engineer

QUALITY Engineer | FAREHAM, HAMPSHIRE

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Salary: [£32000 – £40000 per annum, DOE]
Permanent | Full-time | Monday to Friday, with an early finish on Fridays
Quality is your craft. Make it count.
The Organisation is a family-owned, privately managed manufacturer with a culture of long service and a genuine commitment to its people. They are looking for a Quality Engineer to join their close-knit QA team at their Fareham site.
This is a hands-on role where your eye for detail really matters. You'll support the Quality Manager and work with customers, external inspectors and colleagues across the site, so you need to be flexible, confident and a good team player.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Handling supplier and customer QA issues
Carrying out internal random audits on completed products and reporting your findings, non-conformances and recommendations to the Quality Manager
Goods inwards inspection, checking everything against specification and drawing
In-process and final inspection, making sure products are built to procedure
Carrying out internal calibration and arranging external calibration of inspection and factory equipment
Raising and closing reject reports and MDRs
Raising queries with Purchasing and Sales when discrepancies appear
Analysing and reporting on monthly departmental KPIs, rejects and calibration
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Confident reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications and assembly layouts
Proficient with precision measuring instruments for dimensional, visual and functional inspection
Knowledge of ISO standards, inspection procedures and quality control processes
Able to carry out or witness testing, spot defects and support root cause analysis and corrective actions
Competent at writing inspection reports and NCRs, and keeping traceability records
Good working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and databases)
A sound understanding of sheet metal fabrication, welding, assembly
Previous experience in QA/QC, document control or an administrative role (preferred), ideally in a manufacturing or engineering environment
Relevant QA, administrative or business qualifications are desirable but not essential. A questioning mindset matters more: you'll be expected to challenge processes when something doesn't add up.
HOURS
Monday to Thursday 7:45am to 4:15pm (30-minute unpaid break)
Friday 7:45am to 1:15pm
WHY JOIN THE ORGANISATION?
Family-owned and privately managed, with real autonomy and individual responsibility
A people-first culture built on trust, integrity and long serviceA varied, busy industrial environment where you'll never be standing still
Based in Fareham, Hampshire
READY TO APPLY?
Send your CV today, or call Cluett Reeve on for a confidential chat about the role. xwzovoh
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