An established manufacturing organisation is seeking a Customer Quality Engineer to act as the primary quality interface for a portfolio of customers in a structured, high-volume environment.
This role owns customer quality issues end-to-end - from initial notification through containment, root cause analysis, corrective action, and formal closure.
You’ll lead customer communication, drive cross-functional actions internally, and ensure robust, evidence-based resolution of issues.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary quality contact for assigned customers.
- Own the full customer complaint lifecycle, ensuring clear communication and timely closure.
- Lead containment, investigation, and corrective actions using structured problem-solving tools (5 Whys, Fishbone, Pareto, 8D).
- Prepare and present professional 8D reports and verify corrective action effectiveness.
- Maintain customer quality KPIs and quality cost tracking to support prioritisation.
- Work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and suppliers to resolve issues.
- Support supplier-related quality topics, audits, risk reviews, and process or product changes.
- Coach and support junior quality engineers where required.
Experience & Skills
- Engineering degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2–5+ years in Customer Quality, Quality Engineering, or Manufacturing Quality within a structured manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience managing customer complaints end-to-end.
- Strong problem-solving capability and confident customer communication.
- Highly organised, data-driven, and comfortable influencing without direct authority.
- Proficient in MS Office; Power BI experience is advantageous.
