Quality Engineer
JOB_53574474745415Job type
ContractLocation
ChichesterWorking Pattern
Flexible Working,Full-timeSpecialism
Mechanical EngineeringIndustry
AutomotivePay
Hourly RateClosing date
2 Dec 2025
Parts Quality / Supplier Development; Parts Quality / Supplier Development / APQP principles
QMT Engineer
Assignment Type: Temporary, ongoing basis where you will be engaged via Hays
Location: Chichester
Working Environment: Hybrid
Pay type: Competitive hourly pay rate
Our client
The World’s pre-eminent super-luxury automotive brand based in Goodwood, near Chichester, West Sussex, which comprises its global headquarters and Global Centre of Luxury Manufacturing Excellence.
Bespoke QMT Engineer
Description
Product quality always begins at source. That’s why it takes people with uncompromising standards and real determination to work in a small purchasing and parts quality team within an exciting and innovative ultra-low volume (ULV) automotive project. In their pursuit of excellence, our team undertakes the purchasing and industrialisation activities for an exciting new vehicle project.
Job Overview:
The parts quality engineer develops and approves supplier’s processes and quality systems to ensure parts are produced to high standards. They confirm the supplier’s capability to manufacture and supply new and unique parts for the ULV vehicle project.
You’ll be part of a small dynamic team, working closely with engineering, manufacturing and the external development partner to develop new and unique components, ensuring that quality requirements and manufacturing processes are defined to allow the supplier’s process to be industrialised to meet the quality expectations.
Key Accountabilities:
Responsible for the industrialisation of new products, applying the principles of APQP to ensure delivery to the project timing plan,
Actively steering suppliers to deliver quality components for the ULV vehicles
Working with suppliers to define quality and performance requirements.
Responsible for representing the quality department in project meetings, together with purchasing, engineering, and logistics planning.
Responsible for evaluating suppliers during the nomination phase of the ULV project.
Responsible for supporting the development phase to ensure that technical drawings and specifications are defined and deliverable by suppliers.
Steering the supplier development activity, supporting new and existing suppliers to ensure all the quality requirements are implemented.
Actively supporting production with quality concerns on new components.
Responsible for closure of all supplier quality problems from development and production.
Qualifications & Skills
Experience in a parts quality or a supplier development role,
Knowledge and experience of the automotive industry.
Knowledge of quality systems QS9000 or DIN/ISO 9001/ISO IATF 16949.
Audit manufacturing process and accurately assess supplier conformance.
Capability to understand and review technical drawings / specifications.
Good English and basic German language skills.
The ability to communicate and present effectively at all levels.
Qualified to NVQ Level 5 or equivalent (Degree, HND or equivalent)
BenefitsCompetitive hourly rate along with an annual performance-related bonus
Access to a subsidised restaurant
Hays Go1 training platform which offers a library of over 70,000 courses.
Access to Ben – Offers support across a wide range of topics such as mental health, well-being, financial or legal matters
Local retail and restaurant discounts
35 days annual leave (Including bank holidays)
What next?
If you are interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now on 0116 261 5001.
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