Nightshift Lineside Quality Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Broughton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

MERITUS is recruiting for a Nightshift Lineside Quality Engineer. The role offers £40.13 per hour base, with a 30% uplift for overtime.

The position is described as 9 months, based in Broughton, Flintshire, inside IR35 and requires HNC/HND or BEng qualifications. Key duties include hands-on technical support to production teams, resolving issues, managing non-conformances and rework, and ensuring quality, safety and environmental standards are met.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and documents.
• Experience with production issues, non-conformances and rework.
• Clear communication and ability to work across teams.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced shopfloor setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical support to production teams.
• Resolve manufacturing issues to minimise disruption.
• Investigate technical problems and manage non-conformances and rework.
• Provide technical information to keep production moving.
• Create and manage rework orders and documentation.
• Provide drawings, specs, tooling and other technical info to production.
• Support lean, continuous improvement and waste-reduction initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to quality, process, H&S and environmental standards.
• Support repairs, modification and introduction of tools and fixtures.

Skills

Manufacturing environment

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Interpreting drawings

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Fast-paced shopfloor

Education

HNC/HND or BEng

Job description

MERITUS are recruiting for a Nightshift Lineside Quality Engineer. The role pays a basic rate of £40.13 per hour, but when conducting overtime, you will be paid a 30% upliift on top of the hourly rate.

NIGHTSHIFT LINESIDE ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £52.16 PER HOUR (INCLUSIVE OF 30% NIGHTSHIT UPLIFT) - 9 MONTHS - BROUGHTON, FLINTSHIRE - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW - MUST HAVE HNC/HND OR BENG

Provide hands-on technical support to production teams, resolving manufacturing issues, minimising disruption and improving quality, efficiency and production flow.

Working closely with operators, FLMs and engineering/support functions, you will investigate technical problems, manage non-conformances and rework, and provide the technical information needed to keep production moving.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve shopfloor production and technical issues.
• Identify, document and support resolution of Non-Conformances (NCs), assembly anomalies and defects.
• Support root-cause analysis, containment and corrective actions.
• Create and manage rework work orders and supporting technical documentation.
• Provide drawings, specifications, tooling and other technical information to production.
• Identify and escalation blocked or delayed work and support production prioritisation.
• Work with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Logistics and other support teams to resolve issues.
• Support Lean, continuous improvement and waste-reduction initiatives.
• Support the repair, modification and introduction of tools, jigs and fixtures.
• Ensure quality, process, health & safety and environmental standards are followed.
• Support outstanding-work management and ensure actions are progressed to completion.

Essential Experience

• Experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, engineering or similar technical environment.
• Strong technical problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Experience with production issues, non-conformances and rework.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and quality requirements.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across multiple teams.
• Proactive, organised and able to work effectively in a fast-paced shopfloor environment.