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Job Title: Quality Assurance Engineer
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Location: Luton, UK

As a Quality Assurance Engineer for my client based in Luton, you will play a key role in ensuring that our final products adhere to the company's high-quality standards. As a detail-oriented professional, you will be responsible for developing and implementing inspection activities, identifying and resolving problems, and ensuring that quality outcomes are met consistently.

What you will do:

* Review enquiry documents and prepare summary QA/QC documentation for quotation submissions.

* Check and amend purchase texts to align with requirements.

* Prepare and maintain product specifications and process procedures, including monitoring approval records (Agility System).

* Control contract quality plans and monitor live QP’s for daily status updates.

* Manage CAPAs (Corrective and Preventative Actions) and ECRs (Engineering Change Requests).

* Perform certificate checks and sign-off against relevant standards and HT PO text.

* Control subcontract deliveries, monitoring progress, compliance, and due dates.

* Maintain and control weld and welder qualifications as appropriate.

* Ensure changes in specifications are reflected in accordance with the Engineering Manager’s requirements.

* Monitor and incorporate updates to QA compliance in accordance with relevant design codes (ASME, API, etc.).

* Provide quality support across departments such as Sales, Operations, Production Engineering, Manufacturing, and Test.

* Participate in or lead quality improvement projects.

* Participate in supplier and internal/external QA audit activities.

* Verify material certification against material standards.

* Approve suppliers' ITPs (Inspection and Test Plans) and procedures.

* Review, amend, and create HT procedures as required.

What you will need:

* Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Quality Assurance Engineer role.

* Strong experience within Heavy Engineering and Pressure Vessel knowledge.

* Proficiency in interpreting technical drawings.

* Solid experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.

* UK Passport holder (dual nationality permitted, but the first nationality must be British).

* Knowledge of PCN/SNT (non-destructive testing standards).

* Ability to produce ITPs, quality plans, and procedures.

* Full, clean UK driving licence