Quality Control Engineer — Lead QA & CI in Manufacturing

New Appointments Group; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Christmas bonus

Training and development opportunities

Company pension

Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Benefits platform health, wellbeing, &

Job summary

New Appointments Group is seeking a Quality Control Engineer in Sittingbourne to ensure products, materials and processes meet stringent standards. You’ll report to the Quality Control Manager and support QC technicians and inspectors, overseeing testing, logging results and maintaining compliance.

Responsibilities include technical validation, interpretation of drawings, data analysis, and contributing to continuous improvement while maintaining a clean, compliant QC lab environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a quality role in manufacturing or a laboratory environment.
• Strong understanding of inspection, testing and quality control methodologies.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• High attention to detail with strong communication and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out technical validation of products, raw materials and components.
• Read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Deputise for the Quality Control Manager when required.
• Analyse data to identify trends, issues and improvements.
• Create and maintain inspection procedures and testing documentation.
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure all testing equipment is maintained and calibrated.
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping within the quality lab (5S).
• Manage workload, performance and task allocation within the QC team.
• Ensure incidents and non‑conformances are reported correctly.

Skills

Quality control

Technical drawings

Data analysis

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Teamwork

Tools

CMM measurement

Six Sigma

5S methodologies

ISO 9001 knowledge

Job description

New Appointments Group is seeking a Quality Control Engineer in Sittingbourne to ensure products, materials and processes meet stringent standards. You’ll report to the Quality Control Manager and support QC technicians and inspectors, overseeing testing, logging results and maintaining compliance.

Responsibilities include technical validation, interpretation of drawings, data analysis, and contributing to continuous improvement while maintaining a clean, compliant QC lab environment.