Details:
- Salary: £38,000 - 40,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Tamworth Staffordshire
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Quality Engineer – Automotive
Tamworth | £38,000–£40,000 Company Car, plus lunch allowance
Our client, an established automotive business, is recruiting a Quality Engineer to support vehicle quality and warranty investigations across the UK market.
The role is based in Tamworth, with occasional travel to UK ports and vehicle pre-delivery inspection centres. It combines hands-on testing of warranty-returned parts with analysis of claim data to identify issues and support improvements in vehicle quality.
Key responsibilities
* Inspect, test and carry out initial analysis of warranty-returned automotive parts.
* Monitor warranty claims and dealer order data using internal systems.
* Identify emerging faults and trends, particularly within the first three and twelve months of vehicle use.
* Prepare accurate technical reports and communicate findings to UK and European quality teams.
* Respond to technical enquiries and support warranty investigations.
* Occasionally visit UK ports and pre-delivery inspection centres to inspect vehicles, support preventative repairs and report findings.
* Support benchmarking and wider quality improvement activities.
* Build effective relationships with technical teams, customers and dealer networks.
Skills and experience
* Relevant practical automotive experience, such as vehicle diagnostics, technical support, warranty investigation or quality inspection.
* Good general vehicle knowledge and strong technical ability.
* A hands-on approach to testing, inspection and fault investigation.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Confident communication and relationship-building skills.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
* Self-motivated and able to manage workloads with minimal supervision.
* Flexibility to undertake occasional UK travel.
* High-voltage electric vehicle experience would be an advantage.
Package
* £38,000–£40,000 salary.
* Lunch allowance.
* Tamworth-based position with occasional travel.
* Company Car