Quality Engineer

Frey Consulting Group; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company pension

Healthcare & wellbeing

Life assurance

Cycle to Work

Training & development

On-site parking

Job summary

Frey Consulting Group is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our manufacturing and production team in Hoyland, Barnsley. You will help maintain quality standards, lead root-cause analysis, and support ISO 9001 compliance to meet customer expectations.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, data-driven decisions, and collaborative problem-solving across production, engineering and supply chain teams in a modern manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or engineering settings with a quality focus.
• ISO 9001 auditing experience or qualification.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems and QA principles.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical docs.
• Experience with structured problem-solving methods (8D/5 Why/Fishbone).
• Strong data analysis using Microsoft Excel and related tools.
• Excellent communication to interact with all business levels.
• Self-motivated with a proactive, solution-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing operations by maintaining and improving quality processes, procedures, and standards.
• Lead and facilitate structured problem-solving to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Conduct internal audits and support ISO 9001 compliance.
• Analyse quality performance data and provide insights for continuous improvement.
• Investigate non-conformances, customer concerns and production quality issues.
• Collaborate with production, engineering and supply chain to improve quality and process capability.
• Promote a proactive quality culture focused on prevention and accountability.
• Support risk reduction through process reviews and quality planning.

Skills

Manufacturing environment experience

ISO 9001 auditing

Quality management systems

Reading engineering drawings

Structured problem-solving (8D/5 Why/F

Data analysis with Excel

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Tools

Excel

Job description

Are you a quality-focused engineering professional looking to play a key role within a modern manufacturing environment? We are recruiting for a Quality Engineer to join a growing engineering and production team in Hoyland, Barnsley. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, support operational excellence, and help ensure products consistently meet the highest standards of quality and customer expectations.

Quality Engineer - Hoyland, Barnsley - £42,000

Quality Engineer Key Responsibilities:

• Support manufacturing operations by maintaining and improving quality processes, procedures, and standards.
• Lead and facilitate structured problem-solving activities to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Conduct internal audits and support compliance with ISO 9001 quality management requirements.
• Analyse quality performance data and provide insight-driven recommendations to drive continuous improvement.
• Investigate non-conformances, customer concerns, and production quality issues, ensuring effective containment and long-term resolutions.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, and supply chain teams to improve product quality and process capability.
• Promote a proactive quality culture focused on prevention, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Support risk reduction activities through process reviews and quality planning techniques.

Skills & Experience Required as a Quality Engineer:

• Previous experience working within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• ISO 9001 auditing experience or qualification.
• Strong understanding of quality management systems and quality assurance principles.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Experience using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone (Ishikawa), or similar.
• Strong data analysis skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the business.
• Self-motivated with a positive and solution-focused approach.

Benefits Package:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.
• Annual performance-related bonus.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Company pension scheme.
• Healthcare and wellbeing benefits package.
• Life assurance cover.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
• Modern manufacturing environment with free on-site parking.

If this Quality Engineer opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you and discuss how your skills and experience could contribute to the team