Overview

Quality & Process Engineer - Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing

Manchester – Permanent – Full-time – Monday to Friday – 37 hours – Salary £45-50,000

Are you a quality-focused engineer who thrives on driving performance, improving processes, and embedding robust controls into a high-spec manufacturing environment?

We are seeking a Quality & Process Engineer to join our Manchester operations, playing a vital role in driving continuous improvement, reducing waste, and ensuring world-class customer satisfaction. Working within an AS9100/ISO9001 regulated setting, this position supports both day-to-day production and long-term business growth through new product introduction and process development.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality activities across the production value stream, ensuring adherence to internal and external standards
• Implement and maintain APQP methodologies including PFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP, FAIR, and SPC
• Lead process capability studies and statistical analysis to support data-driven decision making
• Provide root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action using 8D, DMAIC, and PPS tools
• Drive reductions in process variation, waste, and scrap through strong process control strategies
• Collaborate on New Product Introduction (NPI), working cross-functionally to embed quality from concept to launch
• Monitor performance metrics and quality KPIs, reporting progress against continuous improvement plans
• Support supplier quality investigations and manage MRB (Material Review Board) processes
• Maintain and improve written procedures in line with business management systems
• Participate in and support internal/external audits and regulatory compliance reviews
• Stay current with best practices in quality management, tools, and technologies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Quality and/or Process Engineering role within a manufacturing environment (AS9100 or ISO9001)
• Strong working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, Control Plans, FAIR, ISIR, and SPC
• Skilled in quality and process engineering tools: Yamazumi, VSM, Time Studies, Spaghetti Diagrams
• Proficient at interpreting engineering drawings, including GD&T
• Practical understanding of compliance, risk assessment, and process safety
• Excellent analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

Desirable extras

• Trained ISO 9001/AS9100 internal auditor
• Hands-on experience with CMMs and other dimensional inspection tools
• Lean manufacturing exposure (5S, SMED, Jidoka, Single Piece Flow)
• Familiar with Microsoft Project or other project management tools
• Experience in launching new processes or supporting industrialisation

Why Apply?

Join a dynamic, engineering-led business that values continuous improvement. Be part of a collaborative team working on critical manufacturing challenges. Opportunity to work across quality and process development in a regulated, advanced sector. Career progression and technical development support.

Apply now

Send your CV to (url removed) or call George Jackson on (phone number removed) / (phone number removed) to find out more.

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