Quality Engineer

Roundhouse Recruitment LtdMansfield, Nottinghamreedpublished 11/06/2026

Quality Engineer (Aerospace / Manufacturing)

£40,000-£48,000 + Management Progression + Salary increases + Flexible Working Hours (choose your start and finish times) + Half day on Friday + Overtime + Private Healthcare

Nottingham

Are you a Quality Engineer or similar from an Aerospace / Manufacturing background looking for a senior role in a rapidly growing Manufacturer offering a progression plan into Senior Management?

Would you like flexible working hours, Friday afternoons off and the opportunity to develop towards a Quality Manager position?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly expanding aerospace manufacturer that has experienced significant growth and secured exciting new contracts with major names in the industry.

You'll be joining a well-established engineering business offering excellent long-term stability, outstanding flexibility and the opportunity to learn directly from an experienced Quality Manager who has progressed through the business himself.

The Benefits

£40,000 - £50,000 salary, depending on experience

Excellent career progression towards Quality Manager

Flexible start times between 5:30am and 8:30am

Friday half-days - finish as early as 10:30am

Optional overtime at time and a half

Private healthcare

Death-in-service benefits

39-hour working week

Ongoing training, mentoring and development

Join a growing aerospace manufacturer with exciting new contracts

The Role

You'll be working closely with manufacturing and production teams, ensuring that specialist engineering processes meet the required quality standards.

This is a varied position combining hands-on manufacturing knowledge, quality assurance, problem-solving and technical documentation.

Your responsibilities will include:

Providing day-to-day quality support to production and manufacturing teams

Investigating quality issues, non-conformances and implementing corrective actions

Supporting inspection activities and manufacturing process improvements

Writing, reviewing and maintaining quality procedures and work instructions

Reviewing customer specifications and technical requirements

Supporting AS9100 and Nadcap quality requirements

Preparing and maintaining specialist process reports and documentation

Assisting with First Article Inspections

Supporting internal audits and ensuring manufacturing processes remain compliant

The Person

We're particularly interested in speaking with Quality Engineers who have a practical manufacturing background, ideally having started their careers on the shop floor before progressing into quality.

You'll ideally have:

Experience in quality engineering within a manufacturing environment

A strong practical understanding of manufacturing and production processes

Knowledge of AS9100 aerospace quality standards

Experience investigating quality issues and implementing corrective actions

Experience with quality procedures, technical documentation and inspections

Good communication skills and the ability to work closely with production teams

A genuine interest in developing your career towards quality management

Previous experience within aerospace manufacturing, Nadcap processes, special processes or precision engineering would be particularly advantageous.

Genuine Career Progression

One of the biggest attractions of this opportunity is the long-term development potential.

You'll be working directly alongside an experienced Quality Manager who has been with the business for approximately 15 years, having originally started his own career on the shop floor.

He's now looking to mentor and develop someone with the ambition to progress into a future Quality Manager position, with increased responsibility and salary progression along the way.

If you're looking for more than just another Quality Engineer position, this is an excellent opportunity to build a long-term career within a growing engineering business.

Keywords: Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Process Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Aerospace Quality Engineer, AS9100, Manufacturing, Precision Engineering, Quality Inspector, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.

This vacancy is being advertised by Roundhouse Recruitment Limited. Roundhouse Recruitment Limited is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this permanent vacancy.