Process Quality Engineer

Process Quality Engineer focuses on develop a small team of quality engineers and technicians while remaining hands-on in operational quality activities.

What the role involves

• Develop a small team of Quality Engineers and Technicians while remaining hands-on in operational quality activities.
• Supporting deployment of the site quality strategy, focusing on prevention, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction.
• Driving process quality improvements, including leading and delivering structured quality improvement projects (e.g. Six Sigma, Lean, CI initiatives).
• Conduct regular process audits to ensure compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Design, Sales, and R&D to ensure quality is embedded across all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) to ensure robust, on-time, and defect-free product launches.

Skills and requirements

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a Quality Engineering role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience in process quality and shop-floor problem solving (rather than purely quality systems).
• Skilled in structured problem-solving tools (8D, RCA, Six Sigma methodologies).
• ISO 9001 knowledge/audit experience desirable.

Confirmed role details

• Life Assurance x6 Basic Salary.
• Pension matched up to 10%.
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays).

Candidate fit

• technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving