Quality Engineer
Latitude Recruitment
Hilsea · posted 20 August 2026
Salary
£35,000 – £42,000 a year
Job type
full time
Location
Hilsea, Hampshire
Category
Engineering
Our clients have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer with CMM experience to join their growing team in Portsmouth.
Duties & responsibilities:
* Manage and maintain CMM capability to support inspection, verification, and production requirements.
* Demonstrate strong working knowledge of PC-DMIS, with proven experience in CMM programming.
* Provide support for internal and external quality audits as required.
* Develop and maintain quality plans in accordance with tender, customer, and contractual requirements.
* Prepare fault investigation reports as required, including root cause corrective action and 8D activities.
* Raise non-conformance reports within the ERP system as required.
* Administer and maintain the non-conformance management system.
* Conduct inspection activities in accordance with business and customer requirements.
* Demonstrate practical experience in manual measurement techniques.
* Review, develop, and maintain quality procedures as required.
* Complete actions associated with Drawing Office Instructions in a timely and effective manner.
* Provide training to operators in inspection techniques and applicable quality requirements.
Skills and Experience
* Proven experience in CMM programming and operation, preferably using PC-DMIS software.
* Strong understanding of inspection methods, manual measurement techniques, and quality control requirements.
* Ability to produce Inspection FAIR
* Experience working within a manufacturing, engineering, or precision machining environment.
* Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and customer quality requirements.
* Knowledge of non-conformance management, root cause analysis, corrective action, and 8D problem-solving processes.
* Working knowledge of ERP systems for raising and managing non-conformance reports.
* We require someone who is able to complete a Security clearance.
Working hours: 7.30 am to 4.00 pm Mon – Thurs and 7.30 am to 12.30 pm Friday
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