Lead Quality Engineer Chippenham, Wiltshire £40,000 - £45,000 Per Annum + Benefits! We at JKR are supporting a specialist electronics company with the recruitment of a Lead Quality Engineer to take ownership of the quality function at their Chippenham site. This is a hands-on, operational quality role combining PCB and component inspection with ownership of the Quality Management System, supplier and customer quality, non-conformance management and audit readiness. The successful Lead Quality Engineer will have the authority to make accept, reject and release decisions, including holding shipments where required, while working closely with goods-in, stores, dispatch, purchasing and overseas manufacturing partners. The Lead Quality Engineer Role: Inspect incoming printed circuit boards and components against IPC acceptability criteria, customer requirements, drawings and specifications Make and record accept, reject and concession decisions, escalating where decisions fall outside delegated authority Manage the identification, segregation and quarantine of non-conforming material through to resolution Verify supplier quality documentation including test reports, microsection reports, Certificates of Conformity and material declarations Maintain the ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ensuring procedures, work instructions and document control remain audit ready Plan and carry out the internal audit programme and host external certification, customer and third-party audits ..... full job details .....