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Quality Engineer Fixed Term Contract 8 months
Location: Basildon Essex
Salary: 50000 (pro rata)
Hours: Standard hours Monday to Friday
Start Date: ASAP
Syntech Recruitment is supporting the appointment of an experienced Quality Engineer on an 8-month fixed term contract. This role provides quality leadership and assurance across the business ensuring full compliance with applicable standards while supporting both current and new production activities.
The Quality Engineer will work closely with internal stakeholders and customers to drive improvements in Quality Cost and Delivery while maintaining a robust and compliant Quality Management System.
Quality Engineer Duties:
Health Safety & Environment
- Ensure all activities and behaviours align with company Health Safety and Environmental policies and procedures.
Customer Complaint Resolution
- Own the end-to-end customer and internal complaint resolution process.
- Lead root cause analysis using structured methodologies (e.g. 8D).
- Implement and verify corrective and preventive actions.
- Maintain clear professional communication with internal teams and customers.
Audit & Compliance
- Conduct internal audits in line with recognised standards (e.g. AS9100 NADCAP).
- Support and host external audits and customer visits.
- Raise manage and close non-conformance reports and corrective actions.
Workshop & Production Support
- Lead MRB (Material Review Board) activities.
- Interpret engineering drawings and applicable standards.
- Maintain and update route cards and supporting manufacturing documentation.
Supplier Quality
- Support supplier audits and ongoing surveillance activities.
- Raise and manage supplier complaints and corrective actions.
- Maintain the Approved Supplier List.
- Support supplier selection and approval processes.
New Product Introduction (NPI)
- Own all quality aspects of NPI activity.
- Apply appropriate quality tools such as PPAP FMEA and APQP where required.
- Produce First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs).
- Support customer communication and resolution of NPI-related issues.
- Create and maintain route cards and supporting documentation.
Quality Engineer Experience:
- Strong experience in a Quality Engineering role within a manufacturing environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Confident communicator able to engage effectively at all levels internally and externally.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to self-manage and prioritise workload.
- Analytical mindset with structured problem-solving capability.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively as part of a wider team.
- Degree-level qualification in an engineering or quality discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
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Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- APQP
- Quality Assurance
- Six Sigma
- ISO 9001
- PPAP
- Minitab
- Root cause Analysis
- ISO 13485
- Quality Systems
- Quality Management
- As9100
- Manufacturing
About Company
Syntech is a technology company that sources and distributes industry-leading products & brands from around the world. We work with key resellers to deliver solutions that add value to the market and enable them to win.
