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Certification Coordinator

Birchills
1 week ago
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Certification Coordinator – Engineering & Quality
Detail-focused. Process-driven. Quality-first.

Are you meticulous when it comes to certification and compliance? Do you thrive in a role where precision, process, and quality are at the heart of everything you do? Join a respected engineering business with stable long-term orders and a strong commitment to quality standards.

We’re hiring a Certification Coordinator to manage and maintain high standards in documentation and compliance. This role is essential in ensuring certification accuracy and alignment with both customer and industry quality standards. You’ll coordinate across departments and support a smooth process for internal and customer-facing certification.

Key responsibilities:

Prepare and review certification and compliance documentation

Coordinate certification submissions, ensuring process accuracy and timeliness

Support customer and internal inspections/audits with a focus on quality outcomes

Track and interpret changes in industry and customer-specific quality requirements

Collaborate across teams to streamline the certification process and drive continuous improvement

We’re looking for:

Strong attention to detail and a process-driven approach

Experience working with certification, documentation, or compliance in an engineering or manufacturing environment

Proven ability to support and enhance quality systems

Excellent organisational and communication skills

Knowledge of materials or metallurgy would be a distinct advantage

What’s on offer:

26 days holiday (rising with service) + 8 statutory days

Company pension scheme (auto enrolment)

Death in Service benefit

Employee Assistance Programme

A secure, stable role in a well-established, quality-focused engineering business

If you're looking to play a key role in ensuring certification integrity, improving processes, and supporting quality excellence, this could be your next step.

To apply or find out more, contact Ruth Forster at or call (phone number removed) in confidence.

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