Manufacturing & Production

QUALITY ENGINEER

We are offering a role for an experienced Quality Engineer within our World Class manufacturing Business, in order to maintain and improve product quality and enhance the existing systems

Are you passionate about quality systems and continuous improvement? 

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-driven professional to join our team as a Quality Engineer  In this critical role, you will drive the effectiveness of our IATF 16949 quality system and champion engineering excellence across our operations.

Commutable from Stone, Cheddleton, Leek, Biddulph, Stoke on Trent, Uttoxeter, Congleton, Sandbach, Nantwich and Market Drayton

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: Up to £42,000 - £43,0000 Dependant on experience
• Plenty of free parking on site
• Lunchtime Friday finish
• 25 Days Holiday
• Super friendly, well supportive team

RESPONSIBILITIES for QUALITY ENGINEER

• Maintain the IATF 16949 Quality System, ensuring compliance across all relevant departments.
• Plan and conduct internal audits (IATF, quality, and process) and ensure timely implementation of corrective actions for any non-conformities.
• Lead quality involvement in the engineering change process, including participation in weekly meetings and ensuring APQP requirements are met.
• Coordinate annual product testing with accredited external laboratories, ensuring regulatory and internal standards are upheld.
• Manage internal and supplier non-conformances, including material segregation and documentation.
• Represent the Quality function in APQP activities for new projects
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective action (8D) for internal and external issues
• Control calibration processes for all measurement and inspection equipment 
• Monitor internal scrap trends 
• Manage supplier Certificates of Conformity (CoC) and maintain accurate records of all quality documentation.
• Collect and analyse quality data
• Maintain and update customer portals with relevant quality documentation, audit results, and project updates.

REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALITY ENGINEER

• Relevant Quality Engineer experience, you will have gained your experience from within a manufacturing / engineering background
• Proactive and detail-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and a commitment to seeing tasks through to completion.
• Technically proficient, with strong IT skills including Microsoft Office 365 and working knowledge of web-based systems; experience with SAP quality modules is advantageous.
• Skilled in problem-solving tools such as 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone (Ishikawa) analysis, etc.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing methodologies, including 5S, Standardised Work, Poka-Yoke, and Just-In-Time (JIT).
• Thorough understanding of ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards and their practical application in a manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma training (Green Belt or higher) is desirable but not essential.
• Send your CV now!  OR call for more details

PRESS SETTER

We are offering a super opportunity for a PRESS SETTER

Are you the kind of person who hears a press machine whir to life and feels a sense of satisfaction? Can you read technical drawings like others read the morning paper? If you're nodding along, we’d love to meet you.

We're on the hunt for a skilled Press Setter to join our hardworking (and occasionally coffee-fueled) team. If you're mechanically minded, love precision, and don't mind a bit of oil on your hands, you're our kind of person.

NO SPONSERSHIP CAN BE OFFERED – MUST HAVE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

Commutable from Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, West Bromwich, Coleshill, Solihull, Shirley, Tamworth, Lichfield, Aston, Castle Bromwich, Aldridge and Hall Green

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: £28,000 - £30,000
• Days’ role 
• Very early Friday finish
• Overtime Paid
• Super friendly team
• Busy, solid stable manufacturing organisation
• Supportive, friendly team
• Unique manufacturing environment

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Setting up and operating mechanical and/or hydraulic presses like a pro
• Swapping out tools with the grace and speed of a pit crew
• Reading technical drawings – no, it’s not a secret language, but it helps if it feels like one
• Tweaking, adjusting, and fine-tuning until everything’s just right
• Performing checks and routine maintenance (bonus points if you can do it without losing a single bolt)
• Working alongside QA to make sure the final product is more "Wow!" than "Whoops!"
• Keeping safety in mind – because bandages are out of budget!

REQUIREMENTS

• Previous experience setting presses 
• Confidence working with various press types
• Strong attention to detail – eagle-eyed folks, please apply
• Basic mechanical wizardry and problem-solving prowess
• Ability to work shifts and not turn into a zombie
• A team player who can also laugh at a bad pun (or at least pretend to)

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

CNC PROGRAMMER / SETTER /OPERATOR – HyperMill Expert

We are offering a super opportunity for a CNC Programmer / Setter / Operator, who is a HyperMill  expert

We are enjoying an uplift in orders coming through, which means we have a role as a CNC Programmer / Setter / Operator role is now available.

As a unique manufacturing organisation, we have the advantage of being long established, plenty of work, and are well placed to continue to our success story.

NO SPONSERSHIP CAN BE OFFERED – MUST HAVE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

Commutable from Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, West Bromwich, Rowley Regis, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Dudley, Telford, Walsall, Blackheath, Willenhall, Wednesbury and Wolverhampton

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: £35,000 - £39,000 (this can be negotiable)
• Days (No nights, no nonsense)
• Unlimited Career progression
• A supportive, skilled team who love precision and a good laugh
• Clean, modern workshop with a relaxed but focused atmosphere
• Busy, solid stable manufacturing organisation
• Supportive, friendly team
• Unique manufacturing environment
• Little competition

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operating, setting and programming CNC machines (3, 4 & 5 axis)
• Using Hypermill CAM software to bring complex parts to life
• Working with a range of materials to tight tolerances
• Problem-solving, fine-tuning, and maybe even showing the robots who's boss
• Collaborating with engineers, designers, and occasionally people who call all machines "that spinny thing"

REQUIREMENTS

• Solid experience in a CNC setting/operating/programming role
• Proficient in Hypermill CAM software – you're the go-to, not the Googler
• A keen eye for detail (you notice when a drawing is 0.01mm off)
• Ability to work independently on a dayshift with a strong sense of ownership
• Bonus points if you can make the tea and program a 5-axis mill at the same time
• Day shift only – your evenings are your own!

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

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 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!

PROCESS ENGINEER

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a PROCESS ENGINEER

This is an exciting time to be part of the team, within a large, established facility. Your long-term prospects would be very healthy!

The Engineering Department is a vital division within the business's overall operations, responsible for ensuring that all machinery and processes remain fully functional. This role supports the Operations team by maintaining the seamless execution of key processes, implementing lean methodologies, and driving continuous efficiency improvements across the business.

As our Process Engineer, you will be key to understanding all the processes and driving OEE improvements.

Commutable from Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, West Bromwich, Stourbridge, Burntwood, Solihull,  Halesowen, Wombourne, Oldbury, Wolverhampton, Kingswinford and Aldridge

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: £40,000 - £45,000
• Hours 7.30am-4.30pm Mon to Thurs and 7.30am to12.30pm Fri
• Busy, manufacturing facility
• Superb long-term prospects
• Friendly, supportive team

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Labour efficiency reduction initiatives.
• Optimising production cell layouts and introducing SOPs and lean methodologies.
• Enhancing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Supporting the Quality team in rolling out the 5S program.
• Optimising cycle times
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of all processes
• Create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) 
• Optimise the layout of all designated production cells and processes. 
• Drive Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvements 
• Develop and execute a labour efficiency reduction plan, 
• Collaborate with Operations to refine or adjust timings where necessary and validate cycle times for agreed equipment and processes. 
• Foster and implement a Lean Manufacturing culture within the business. 
• Support the General Manager in process improvements and material flow optimization

REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant Process Engineering experience
• You will have gained your experience from within manufacturing, ideally high volume
• Engineering Qualifications to support experience
• Excellent knowledge of labour efficiency improvements and reductions
• Previous experience of driving OEE and process improvement

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven individual to make a real impact in a dynamic manufacturing setting. What are you waiting for?