Product Quality Non-Conformance Engineer - 3636-1

Join one of the UK's leading defence organisations, delivering advanced technologies that support the Armed Forces and help safeguard national security. As a trusted partner to the Ministry of Defence, we are seeking a Product Quality Non-Conformance Engineer to drive quality excellence, investigate product non-conformances, and support continuous improvement across complex engineering programmes. This is an opportunity to make a real impact within a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing environment.

Key Responsibilities:
Manage and administer product non-conformances, ensuring effective containment and resolution.

• Support manufacturing teams with frontline quality assurance and non-conformance management.
• Lead shop floor non-conformance reviews, escalating quality concerns as needed.
• Carry out operational surveillance to ensure compliance with manufacturing and quality standards.
• Monitor certification across manufacturing areas to maintain process adherence.
• Perform Gemba Walks and as-built verification checks to confirm product quality and compliance.

What do you need?:

• Experienced Quality Inspector/Engineer with relevant work experience
• Working knowledge of SAP
• Good planning and organising skills to ensure multiple tasks are prioritised and monitored to deliver set objectives
• Highly self-motivated and demonstrate a determination and persistence to deliver results despite obstacles and setbacks

What happens now?
If your application meets the initial selection criteria, a member of our talent acquisition team will contact you via email to arrange a structured screening call. This conversation will explore your experience, technical background, and suitability for the role in more detail.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.

More about the role:
For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air.

This job is at our client's site in Bolton facility, one of the North West's leading manufacturing sites for at least 25 years. The facility offers showers and bike racks and is near the motorway, with a petrol station outside. Amenities like an onsite canteen.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.