QUALITY ENGINEER

QUALITY ENGINEER – PART-TIME

We are seeking a Quality Engineer on a Part-time basis in order to provide support to the Quality team.

We are a long-established manufacturing organisation, and are currently enjoying an uplift in demand for our products.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to be an integral part of our growing team 
• Collaborative, down to earth, and supportive work environment 
• Enabling you to contribute to a diverse range of projects

COMMUTABLE FROM: - Stoke on Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Cheddleton, Stone, Kidsgrove and Keele

BENEFITS

• £18,000 / £21 per hour
• 16 hours per week
• Day role
• Plenty of parking available
• Friendly, down-to-earth team
• Expected to continue to grow in 2025

DUTIES

• Maintain and support the IATF 16949 Quality Management System.
• Coordinate the annual product testing schedule in collaboration with external laboratories.
• Manage internal non-conformance and supplier reject systems, ensuring effective documentation and resolution.
• Support new engineering projects through the APQP process, with a focus on plant-level involvement.
• Drive internal PPM (Parts Per Million) improvement initiatives and lead problem-solving activities.
• Assist cross-functional teams in resolving quality issues using 8D methodology.
• Oversee calibration schedules for all internal equipment, including internal checks and coordination with external calibration providers.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to coordinate and implement product and process improvement initiatives.
• Monitor internal scrap levels and lead improvement activities with production teams.
• Manage and maintain supplier Certificates of Conformity and associated documentation.
• Maintain and update customer quality portals, providing regular reports on audit and project status to management.
• Create, review, and revise quality documentation, including PFMEAs, Control Plans, and other related documents.
• Conduct audits covering quality systems, processes, LPA (Layered Process Audits), and basic quality practices.

REQUIREMENTS

• It is essential that you have Quality Engineer experience
• Must have gained experience from within manufacturing
• A good standard of IT literacy is important – exposure to SAP would be advantageous
• Proven problem-solving skills 8D and 5 Why analysis
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques
• Strong understanding  of ISO9001 and TS16949 would be ideal though not essential

We are looking to interview now, send your CV over ASAP!

QUALITY ENGINEER

We are seeking a Quality Engineer to support our internal quality systems, drive continuous improvement, and strengthen our supply chain quality performance. The successful candidate will collaborate across departments to resolve internal and external quality issues, ensure ISO compliance, and assist in new product introduction (NPI) activities.

We are a manufacturing organization based in the heart of Birmingham, with great transport links to the rest of the UK.

We are a stable busy business, and if you are a Quality Engineer who is looking for a pleasant working environment that can offer consistency and stability, then look no further!  

Commutable from Birmingham, Walsall, Dudley, Aldridge, Handsworth, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Moseley, Lichfield, Minworth, Aston and Tyseley

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: Up to £37,000 - £40,000
• Plenty of free parking on site
• Lunchtime Friday finish
• Very friendly supportive team
• Long term career stability and prospects

RESPONSIBILITIES for QUALITY ENGINEER

• Work closely with manufacturing and engineering teams to identify and eliminate sources of variation and improve processes.
• Contribute to maintaining ISO 9001 compliance, including participation in internal and external audit activities.
• Assist with the introduction of new tooling and manufacturing processes, including SPC and capability studies, during NPI projects.
• Conduct supplier development activities, including communicating quality requirements and offering technical support.
• Perform on-site supplier and customer visits as required to resolve quality issues and build relationships.
• Lead or support the resolution of customer concerns, ensuring effective implementation of corrective actions.
• Analyse problems using structured problem-solving techniques such as 8D and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Drive reduction in customer complaints, internal process variation, and external PPM.
• Perform process and compliance audits in line with internal and ISO standards.
• Support and develop departmental KPIs aligned with business-level objectives.
• Contribute to improving poka-yoke systems and error-proofing initiatives.
• Support environmental management systems (ISO 14001 experience desirable

REQUIREMENTS for QUALITY ENGINEER

• Proven experience in a Quality Engineering role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 (ISO 14001 desirable).
• Demonstrated experience in root cause analysis, corrective action systems, and continuous improvement tools.
• Experience with 8D problem-solving methodology and Six Sigma tools.
• Understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and capability studies.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage with suppliers, customers, and cross-functional teams.
• Full UK driving license required for supplier/customer site visits

Why Join Us?

We are a solid, stable busy manufacturing business in the heart of Birmingham, we are a thriving organisation with a team of motivated and committed people on board.  You would be joining a friendly, well-established business where you will be guaranteed to enjoy every day at work.  

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Quality Inspector to join a leading Manufacturing organisation who are known worldwide. An opportunity to join an already established Manufacturing team and to join an organisation that pride themselves on a Friendly working environment. This is an opportunity to join a company who have been Established for over 50 years who continue to grow and offer Stability and development and training. 

The Quality Inspector roles is commutable from the following locations: Blackburn / Burnley / Preston.

The Quality Inspector will be required to work the following Shift: Permanent Nights – Monday to Thursday 10pm till 07:30am 

Benefits the Quality Inspector will receive: 

• Salary: £39.144.56    
• Pension Contribution matched at 5.5% = 11%
• 32days holiday 
• Production Bonus Scheme 
• On site Gym. 
• Secured Parking. 
• Overtime. – Plenty available 

Key experience for the Quality Inspector:  

• Previous, proven experience within a Skilled Inspector role, 
• Experience within Inspection of milling, turning and Welding. 
• Experienced within a manufacturing environment. 
• Able to use CMM Operations
• Strong background in technical understanding 
• Quality Engineering 
• We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is used to work within a heavy engineering environment. 
• Time served – mechanical engineer. 
• At least 2-3 years’ experience within Quality control 

Key Duties for the Quality Inspector: 

• First point of call for Patrol inspections 
• Dealing with all Inspection reports 
• Being responsible for the final view / Inspection of completed assemblies 
• Handle weights up to 25kg 
• Able to use computers for Data purpose 
• Support the Quality team – support internal audits 

QUALITY COORDINATOR

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a QUALITY COORDINATOR

A Kings Award winning business, need a Quality Coordinator to ensure companies compliance for all the requirements of current quality standards. Could this be you?

This is an exciting time to be part of the team, within a large, established facility

No sponsorship can be offered - you must have Right to Work in the UK

Commutable from Standish, Chorley, Wigan, Leigh, Bolton, Skelmersdale, Horwich, St Helens, Ormskirk, Middlebrook and Makerfield

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: £30,000
• Days 
• BUPA healthcare available
• Kings Award winning business
• Unique products supplying into a vast array of different industry sectors
• Varied and fascinating role
• 33 Days holiday including stats

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure company compliance
• Support investigations into non-compliance
• Internal audits
• Review customer complaints, non-conformance and process non-conformance
• Monitor quality performance
• Corrective actions
• Identify areas for improvement in quality process

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience of Quality within a chemical environment
• Familiar with ISO14001 and  45001
• Good understanding of sampling and product testing
• Experience of product testing and quality control systems
• An understanding of chemical processes
• Exposure to quality control methodologies

If you are passionate about process safety and eager to make an impact in a dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you!

SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

This is an exciting Organisation to be part of, you would be joining a prestigious, state of the Art manufacturing organisation.  We are very much at the forefront of brand -new technology.

We have been providing pioneering technologies and products to our customers worldwide for a number of years now, out teams are accomplished teams of experts, highly specialised in the development, industrialisation and production.

We are the market leader and committed to delivering high-quality products and services to our customers. We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Quality Engineer to join our team. This role will oversee Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA), Production Quality, and Metrology functions, ensuring adherence to quality standards while driving continuous improvements

Commutable from Birmingham, Coventry, Henley-in-Arden, Redditch, Studley, Stratford-upon-Avon, Solihull, Tamworth, Sutton Coldfield, Atherstone and Curdworth 

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: £50,000 - £55,000
• Free parking on site
• Employee discount (reward gateway)
• Yearly incentive bonus paid out in December 
• Long service award after 4 years of service 
• Access to BEN (charity for automotive workers)
• Flexible start & finish times
• Death in service (once passed probationary period)
• 25 Days Holiday (Bank Holidays on top), increasing to 26 days after 1 calendar year, then increasing to 28 after 5 years
• Highly prestigious brand, products and customers
• Pristine and modern working environment
• Market leader with more continued growth predicted

RESPONSIBILITIES

As Senior Quality Engineer, you will play a critical role in managing quality processes, leading a team of professionals, and driving improvements in product quality and efficiency. This role requires a strong leader with experience in quality assurance, problem-solving methodologies, and effective communication across teams and with customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and guide employees within the SQA and Production Quality teams, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment with organizational goals.
• Quality Standards Development: Define and implement local Business Unit (BU) quality standards, including work instructions, limit sample lists, and inspection plans, in coordination with BU Production Quality.:
• Conduct weekly quality improvement meetings to review product quality metrics, scrap rates, and error analyses.
• Drive the Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) and corrective action implementation to reduce scrap and improve quality outcomes.
• Lead and coordinate the 8D problem-solving process for quality complaints.
• Generate and present 8D reports, ensuring thorough root cause analysis and effective corrective actions.
• Attend daily Production Quality meetings and monthly Team Leader meetings with senior management to report KPIs.

REQUIREMENTS

• Significant Senior Quality Engineering experience
• Proficiency in Quality standards and methodologies (8D, FMEA, Control Plans and PPAP’s) 
• Familiarity with metrology and techniques
• Strong leadership qualities
• Experience with Supplier visits
• Excellent analysis, attention to detail 
• To have the ability to coordinate 
• All manufacturing backgrounds are considered 
• Customer facing with superb communication skills

If you would like to be part of a growing success story, where there are unrivalled career prospects for you with truly exciting products, send your CV NOW!

This is a senior position with an international group of companies who specialise in products for the Automotive industry.

The Quality Manager will have proven quality management exposure within the Automotive industry, and importantly, you will have demonstrable extensive experience of being ‘hands-on’ with quality, managing Automotive Quality systems and building a quality team. 

Salary, Hours and Benefits

• £55,000 - £65,000, dependant on experience
• 40 hours per week, 8am – 5pm
• Early finish on Friday’s
• Private health care
• Employee Participation share scheme

Commutable From: Coventry, Leicester, Tamworth, Birmingham, Rugby

Role Purpose

The Quality Manager will manage all aspects of Quality, Quality Procedures & Business Operating Systems and to provide technical support to the business in the technical development of the Quality department and the operating equipment used to confirm quality assurance.

• Ensuring ongoing accreditation in accordance with the business needs.
• Develop / analyse the business through the agreed business systems.
• Identify & implement improvement projects through robust PDCA.
• The Quality Manager will assist the Managing Director in developing a cross-functional support team.
• Drive the continuous improvement programme.
• Liaise with customers / suppliers externally and internally as necessary.
• Manage the department to achieving key performance criteria.

Quality Manager Candidate Requirements

• Proven Automotive industry experience.
• The quality team is small, so you will be willing and prepared to literally be ‘hands-on’ and support the quality team when required. 
• IATF16949 experience is essential. An HNC in Engineering would be useful.
• Demonstrable experience in managing quality functions and implementing a quality management system.
• Man-management skills (inc. Disciplinary, Performance monitoring, Manpower planning and recruitment).
• Manufacturing / production experience (In-depth experience of production planning and lean manufacturing). 
• Customer liaison / Supplier focussed. Experience with excellent analytical & practical problem-solving skills. Financial awareness.
• Previous experience of developing efficient quality and business operating systems.

Key Responsibilities (but limited to)

• The Quality Manager will support / devise Quality and Environmental action plans, to meet all relevant standards including IATF16949 and ISO14001 and ensuring the complete and timely introduction of appropriate measures.
• Authoritarian with respect to decision making on customer affected quality issues.
• Ensure departmental & company procedures are aligned with the quality standards as
• determined by the customer and adhering to the company’s quality procedures thereby ensuring continued TS 16949 registration.
• Develop a cross-functional teamwork approach involving all departmental disciplines.
• Constantly monitor and analyse performance and implement continuous improvements.
• Maximize efficiency of operations via good management, a flexible manning approach to standardised work, practical problem solving, continuous improvement and plan, do, check & act methodology with built in quality.
• Devise and maintain a continuous training and development plan.
• Constantly improve and develop the process to ensure an efficient operation and delivering / improving the facility with all the necessary documentation so as to achieve full utilisation of the manufacturing resource focusing on consistent process that achieves the daily production targets.

I’m working with a fast-growing manufacturing company based near Telford, and we're looking for a proactive and experienced Maintenance Supervisor to join their dynamic team. As they continue to expand, they need someone who can lead and develop their maintenance department while ensuring the smooth operation of our production equipment and facilities. This role is a mixture of hands on and hands off and will suit someone who has experience with continuous improvement activities. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing and overseeing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) strategies, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and reducing downtime across the site. You'll work closely with production and engineering teams to ensure maintenance best practices are followed, while also helping to shape a culture of reliability and performance. 

Maintenance Supervisor Benefits: 

• £50,000 - £55,000 
• Company pension 
• 23 days holiday 
• Life Assurance. 
• Flexitime. 
• On site parking. 
• Training opportunities. 
• Company events and activities. 

Maintenance Supervisor Duties include:

• Continental days 7:00 – 19:00 (Flexi time). 
• Lead and implement maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement. 
• Implement and effectively establish key engineering processes. 
• Deliver most effective maintenance program to meet site performance. 
• Plan and improve site reliability. 
• Implement PPMs. 
• Update and control CMMS (Spidex and Mainsaver). 
• Developing individuals to have correct competencies. 

Maintenance Supervisor Requirements include: 

• Apprentice trained or degree equivalent in engineering discipline. 
• Strong working knowledge of continuous improvement.
• In depth knowledge of TPM. 
• Experience planning engineering activities. 
• CMMS experience. (Preferably Mainsaver / Spidex). 
• FMCG experience would be beneficial. 

Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Maintenance Supervisor position is commutable from: Telford, Shrewsbury, Market Drayton,  Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Newport, and surrounding areas. 

A global leader in industrial testing equipment, is seeking a Calibration Engineer to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a company that values innovation, precision, and customer satisfaction.

An exciting opportunity for a willing Calibration Engineer to learn new skills and further their career. 

Calibration Engineer Benefits: 

• £30,000 
• Full company training will be provided.
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Supportive team culture with a focus on innovation
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme.

Calibration Engineer Duties include:

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on aviation and battery charge equipment.
• Calibrate equipment to industry standards.
• Diagnose faults and liaise with customers to ensure satisfaction.
• Maintain accurate records using the company CRM and databases.
• Produce detailed reports and manage paperwork efficiently.
• Monitor stock levels and conduct monthly stock takes.
• Arrange shipments.

Calibration Engineer Requirements include: 

• A recognised engineering qualification would be beneficial. 
• Mechanical or electrical skills. 
• Willingness to learn. 
• Enthusiastic. 
• Full driving licence.
• Technical background. 

Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Calibration Engineer position is commutable from: Telford, Shrewsbury, Market Drayton,  Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Newport and surrounding areas. 

I have a great opportunity for a Controls Engineer to join a well-known and successful manufacturing company near Telford.  

An exciting new role for an experienced controls engineer who is ready to lead automation initiatives, deliver impactful site projects, and drive engineering innovation.

Controls Engineer Benefits: 

• £60,000 (DOE) 
• Company pension 
• 25 Days + BH and Birthday. 
• Life Assurance.  
• On site parking. 
• Training opportunities. 
• Company events and activities. 
• Flexitime. 

Controls Engineer Duties include:

• Day’s role (Flexitime).  
• Provide technical leadership in programming PLC’s. 
• Projects from initial concept to final product. 
• PLC programming (Siemens).  
• Drive improvements. 
• Liaise with OEM automation specialists. 
• Maintain and monitor the use of automation. 
• Working to deadlines. 

Controls Engineer Requirements include: 

• HNC or Degree – Electrical Engineering. 
• Siemens PLC experience. (Programming as a min). 
• Food / FMCG experience. 
• Ability to work in a team and individually. 
• Experience within a maintenance environment. 
• Experience liaising with contractors, suppliers and technical staff. 

Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Controls Engineer position is commutable from: Telford, Shrewsbury, Market Drayton,  Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Newport,  and surrounding areas.