Hands-On Quality Engineer: Drive Improvement & Ownership

Orion Electrotech; Fareham; On-site; GBP 35,100 - 42,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37.5-hour week

Autonomy and ownership

Collaborative manufacturing enviroment

Job summary

Orion Electrotech is seeking a proactive Quality Engineer for our Portchester, Hampshire site. You will support production, drive improvements, and maintain quality standards across the manufacturing process.

You will investigate quality concerns, manage NCRs and CAPA, and lead root-cause analyses to prevent recurrence. The role offers 37.5 hours per week with a salary up to £39,000 and a hands-on, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Engineering or manufacturing qualification required.
• Experience in a Quality Engineer/Manufacturing Engineer role.
• Experience managing NCRs, RCA, CAPA.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Experience with inspection equipment.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical specs.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on quality support to production teams, ensuring issues are identified and resolved quickly.
• Investigate production, supplier, and customer quality concerns.
• Raise, manage, and close NCRs.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis using 5 Whys, Fishbone diagrams, and Pareto analysis.
• Implement and verify CAPA.
• Conduct incoming, in-process, and final inspections.
• Analyse quality data and identify trends and improvements.
• Work with Engineering and Operations to improve manufacturing performance.
• Support internal, customer and certification audits.
• Maintain quality records and documentation.
• Drive initiatives to reduce waste, scrap, rework and customer complaints.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

NCR management

CAPA

Inspection & measurement

ISO 9001

Data analysis

Excel

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing qualification

Tools

Measurement equipment

Job description

Orion Electrotech is seeking a proactive Quality Engineer for our Portchester, Hampshire site. You will support production, drive improvements, and maintain quality standards across the manufacturing process.

You will investigate quality concerns, manage NCRs and CAPA, and lead root-cause analyses to prevent recurrence. The role offers 37.5 hours per week with a salary up to £39,000 and a hands-on, collaborative environment.