Quality Engineer

Work Times: 8:30am to 4:30pm (Monday to Friday). A degree of flexibility will be needed at peak periods.

As a Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining and continuously improving our AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified Quality Management System (QMS). This role ensures our products, processes, and manufacturing operations consistently meet customer, regulatory, and safety requirements. You will support the business in driving a robust quality culture through disciplined problem solving, process optimisation, and compliance excellence.

QMS & Compliance

Maintain and improve the SHD QMS in alignment with AS9100 Rev D and ISO 9001:2015.

Plan, execute, and document internal audits, including process, product and compliance audits.

Ensure audit findings, corrective actions, and follow ups meet AS9100 requirements for root cause analysis, containment, corrective action effectiveness, and evidence control.

Support certification, surveillance, and customer audits.

Non-Conformance / Root Cause / Corrective Action

Lead NCR investigations using recognised methodologies (5 Why, 8D, FMEA).

Develop and validate robust corrective actions to eliminate recurrence.

Maintain and improve product control limits, test specifications, and material qualification criteria

Support investigation and resolution of process deviations.

Customer Quality

Support customer complaint investigations and implement actions to enhance satisfaction and product reliability.

Provide customer facing technical quality support where required.

Laboratory & Test Support

Conduct and support routine laboratory testing of manufactured materials and incoming goods.

Develop new test methods and improve existing procedures.

Ensure laboratory equipment calibration and test accuracy aligns with QMS requirements.

Identify opportunities for process optimisation, waste reduction, and enhanced first time yield.

Participate in or lead quality improvement projects within the SHD/Cambium group.

Support deployment of risk based thinking, process capability analysis, and data-driven decision-making.

General

Provide cross site quality support within the group as required.

Deliver internal training on QMS, quality tools, and AS9100 awareness.

Execute contract reviews in accordance with customer and regulatory expectations.

Support Health & Safety and compliance activities.

Person Specification

Skills and Experience

Strong working knowledge of AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015.

Experience in manufacturing environments (composites, aerospace, chemicals, or similar).

Skilled in root cause analysis, corrective action, and process auditing.

Competent in laboratory testing, materials evaluation, and data interpretation.

High computer literacy (QMS software, Excel, data reporting tools).

Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross functionally.

Strong attention to detail with a proactive problem-solving mindset.

Knowledge of composite prepreg manufacturing or similar regulated processes.

Experience with customer quality interface (aerospace OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers).

Familiarity with PFMEA, SPC, control plans, and risk based quality tools.

Our employees are very important to us, and job satisfaction is of paramount importance.

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