Quality Engineer

A1 Personnel; Basildon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A1 Personnel is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer for an automotive manufacturing site in Basildon. The role covers paint spraying, surface finishing, and injection moulding, with ownership of quality across processes and products.

You will lead cure actions, develop standards, and build a quality team from the ground up, collaborating with production and engineering to reduce defects and drive continuous improvement. Start is immediate; hours Monday–Friday.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in Quality Engineering within Automotive/manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience in paint spraying, processing or surface finishing.
• Experience painting plastic and metal components.
• Strong knowledge of plastic injection moulding.
• Experience with root cause analysis, corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Experience with automated or robotic paint systems.
• APQP, PPAP, 8D, FMEA or SPC knowledge.
• Experience establishing quality systems and building teams.

Responsibilities

• Own quality across injection moulding, paint spraying and final inspection.
• Identify and resolve product and process defects.
• Develop quality standards, inspection procedures and defect catalogues.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Work closely with Production and Engineering to reduce defects, scrap and rework.
• Drive process improvement and quality standards across the operation.
• Establish and develop the quality function and build a team from the ground up.

Skills

Quality engineering

Automotive

Paint spraying

Injection moulding

Root cause analysis

8D / FMEA

APQP / PPAP

Team building

Problem solving

Job description

QUALITY ENGINEER – AUTOMOTIVE | PAINT & INJECTION MOULDING

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm

Start: Immediate

We are looking for a hands-on Quality Engineer from an Automotive manufacturing environment to join a growing operation in Basildon.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who wants to take ownership of quality, develop processes and build a quality team from the ground up.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in paint spraying and surface finishing, with experience working with plastic and metal components, alongside a solid understanding of plastic injection moulding.

Key Responsibilities

• Own quality across injection moulding, paint spraying and final inspection.
• Identify and resolve product and process defects.
• Develop quality standards, inspection procedures and defect catalogues.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Work closely with Production and Engineering to reduce defects, scrap and rework.
• Drive process improvement and quality standards across the operation.
• Establish and develop the quality function and build a team from the ground up.
• 3+ years' experience in Quality Engineering within Automotive/manufacturing.
• Strong hands-on experience in paint spraying, paint processing or surface finishing.
• Expert knowledge of paint defects and application processes.
• Experience painting plastic and metal components.
• Strong knowledge of plastic injection moulding.
• Experience with root cause analysis, corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Practical, hands-on approach with strong problem-solving skills.
• Automated or robotic paint systems.
• APQP, PPAP, 8D, FMEA or SPC knowledge.
• Experience establishing quality systems and building teams.

The Opportunity

This is not simply a traditional Quality Engineer role. You will have genuine ownership and the opportunity to shape the quality function, improve manufacturing processes and build a team as the business grows.

We are particularly interested in candidates from a Paint Technician, Paint Process Engineer, Quality Engineer or Manufacturing Engineering background.

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