ADEY, the market leader in the provision of residential water treatment products for closed loop heating and cooling systems in the UK, is looking for a Quality Engineer to join the team.
Part of the Genuit Groups’ Climate Management Solutions (CMS) business unit, ADEY has ambitious growth plans to continue protecting the world's heating and cooling systems, to have a positive impact on the environment and people's lives.
The Role
The Quality Engineer plays a pivotal role in ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality products across both internal assembly operations and the external supply chain. With primary responsibility for day-to-day quality performance within the assembly facility, this role provides hands‑on support to production, driving rapid issue resolution, robust process control, and right‑first‑time outcomes.
Reporting to the QHSE Manager, with a dotted‑line to the Product Quality Manager, the role also leads and develops a small team of Quality professionals to ensure effective execution of quality priorities and continuous improvement activities.
Working cross‑functionally with Operations, Engineering, R&D, and Supply Chain, the Quality Engineer ensures that new and existing products meet defined quality standards, supports successful new product introduction, and maintains compliance with the organisation’s Integrated Management System and ISO 9001 requirements.
This is a highly visible role requiring strong leadership, technical expertise, and the ability to influence at all levels to embed a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the business. Travel within the
UK is required as part of the role.
Responsibilities
Provide hands‑on daily quality support to the assembly facility, ensuring issues are identified, contained, escalated, and resolved efficiently to maintain production flow and product quality.
Act as the primary quality contact for production, driving rapid problem‑solving and root cause analysis using structured methodologies such as 8D, RCA, and DMAIC, ensuring effective and sustained corrective actions.
Lead and develop two Quality professionals, ensuring effective prioritisation, clear accountability, and alignment to business and production objectives, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Develop, implement, and maintain robust process controls, including PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and MSA, ensuring capable and consistent manufacturing processes.
Perform product inspection and measurement activities to verify conformance to drawings and specifications, supporting both production and supplier validation.
Lead and support the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for new products and engineering changes, including developing and maintaining the PPAP system and ensuring supplier compliance.
Support new product introductions (NPI) to ensure quality standards are achieved at launch and sustained through production, maintaining robustness of product builds.
Qualify, approve, and develop suppliers through audits, capability assessments, and risk evaluations, including manufacturing, technological, and HSE considerations.
Conduct regular supplier audits and performance reviews, using KPIs to ensure alignment with ADEY expectations for quality and delivery.
Manage supplier non‑conformances (NCRs), ensuring effective containment, root cause investigation, and implementation of permanent corrective actions.
Work closely with suppliers to reduce variation, scrap, and rework, driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Support on performance improvement programmes, monitoring key metrics such as PPM and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
Collaborate cross‑functionally with Operations, Engineering, R&D, and Supply Chain to ensure effective resolution of quality issues and continuous improvement of processes and products.
Support customer‑specific requirements, providing technical guidance to suppliers and internal teams as needed.
Support and contribute to the Internal Audit programme, ensuring compliance with the Integrated Management System (IMS) and maintaining ISO 9001 certification.
Assist in external audits and ongoing compliance activities, ensuring business readiness and adherence to quality standards.
Provide clear reporting and communication of quality performance, risks, and improvement activities to the QHSE Manager, Product Quality Manager, and wider business.
The Person
Extensive experience in a small to medium lean manufacturing environment with a strong background in supplier quality activity.
HNC in Engineering · Knowledge of ISO 9001 /TS 16949 Management Systems Strong technical background including geometric tolerancing, understanding technical drawings etc.
Experience with PPAPs
Problem solving tools, 8D, 5Ys
Experience of component measurement techniques
Experience using a Coordinate Measuring machine (CMM)
Qualified Lead Auditor with experience of supplier and product & process audits
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.)
Able to work autonomously with minimal supervision
The Benefits
25 days holiday
Pension contribution matched up to 8%
Life Assurance 3x base salary
Genuit sharesave scheme
Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group’s success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.
Polypipe is a leading UK manufacturer specializing in plastic piping systems and drainage solutions for construction, infrastructure, and environmental applications.
Plastics Manufacturing Plastics and Rubber Product Manufacturing Manufacturing
Edlington, Doncaster, UK, DN12 1ES, GB Charnwood Business Park, North Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire Polypipe Civils , GB New Hythe Business Park, College Road, Aylesford, Kent ME20 7PJ, GB Sandall Stones Road, Kirk Sandall Industrial Estate, Kirk Sandall, South Yorkshire, Doncaster DN3 1QR, GB
Company Polypipe
Location Stonehouse, England, United Kingdom
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Quality Engineer in Stonehouse employer: Polypipe
At Genuit Group, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Leeds or Doncaster where innovation and sustainability are at the forefront of our mission. Our commitment to employee growth is reflected in our comprehensive benefits package, including 25 days of holiday, a matched pension scheme, and opportunities for continuous learning, ensuring that our Systems Operations Engineers thrive both personally and professionally. Join us to be part of a collaborative culture that values your contributions and supports your career development while making a positive impact on the built environment.
