NPI Quality Engineer in Craigavon

Your New Company An established and highly respected manufacturing organisation is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to join its growing Quality team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the introduction of new products, ensuring quality is embedded throughout the entire product development and manufacturing closely with Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain teams, you will be responsible for driving quality excellence, reducing defects, managing risk and ensuring successful product launches. Your New Role As Quality Assurance Engineer, you will: Act as the lead Quality representative on New Product Introduction (NPI) projects. Develop and implement Product Quality Standards for new programmes. Ensure products are manufactured and assembled in line with required quality standards and customer expectations. Support and maintain the Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with relevant industry standards. Review engineering drawings, technical data and specifications to ensure quality requirements are achieved. Create and manage Quality Alerts, Inspection Plans, First Article Inspection Reports and other quality documentation. Support product validation and testing activities. Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions using structured problem-solving techniques. Collaborate with production teams to improve operational performance and product quality. Support internal, external and customer audits. Monitor quality performance metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives. What You'll Need to Succeed To be successful in this role, you will have: Experience working within a manufacturing, engineering or quality environment. Knowledge of Quality Management Systems such as AS9100 and/or ISO9001. Strong understanding of quality tools, methodologies and continuous improvement processes. Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple departments. Good IT skills including Microsoft Office. HNC/HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in an Engineering or Technical discipline, or relevant industry experience. What You'll Get in Return Private Healthcare 33 Days Annual Leave Contributory Pension Scheme Life Assurance Gym Membership Employee Referral Bonus (up to £5,000 in some adverts) Employee Recognition Scheme Wellbeing Initiatives Retail & Lifestyle Discount Scheme (Perks Discount) Career Development & Progression Opportunities Training and Professional Development Support What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be Skills: quality engineer NPI Engineer Quality Benefits: 45000 ADZN1_NI41bf1e1f-b16b-4260-a40a-17c77a06fd15