Quality Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Ammanford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Fridays

Life insurance

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is partnering with a leading manufacturing business to recruit a Quality Engineer. You will help ensure product quality and drive process improvements across production, addressing quality issues and supplier performance.

The role focuses on problem solving, audits, APQP/PPAP alignment, and continuous improvement initiatives to support long-term stability and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of quality improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Champion and enforce company quality standards across production stages.
• Conduct detailed root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Lead internal and external quality audits.
• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure adherence to APQP, PPAP, and quality control standards.
• Address customer concerns and warranty issues by working closely with suppliers.
• Analyse production data to drive improvements in process performance.
• Participate in the development and implementation of FMEA, control plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure effective communication with suppliers, focusing on quality issues, nonconformities, and performance improvements.
• Support cross-functional teams in meeting production and quality goals.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Supplier quality management

Quality standards enforcement

Data analysis

Tools

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

Job description

Yolk Recruitment is partnering with a leading manufacturing business in search of a Quality Engineer. This role offers the opportunity to play a crucial part in ensuring product quality and process optimisation across the production lifecycle. You will be actively involved in problem-solving, supplier quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The business continues to invest in its operations and has built a strong position within its market, offering long-term stability and opportunities for development.

This is what you'll be doing:

• Champion and enforce company quality standards across production stages.
• Conduct detailed root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Lead internal and external quality audits.
• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure adherence to APQP, PPAP, and quality control standards.
• Address customer concerns and warranty issues by working closely with suppliers.
• Analyse production data to drive improvements in process performance.
• Participate in the development and implementation of FMEA, control plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure effective communication with suppliers, focusing on quality issues, nonconformities, and performance improvements.
• Support cross-functional teams in meeting production and quality goals.

And this is what you'll need:

• Experience working in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of quality improvement methodologies.

And this is what you'll get

• Early finish on Friday's.
• Life insurance.

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