Quality Engineer

Quanta Consultancy Services Ltd; Chester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Quanta Consultancy Services Ltd in the United Kingdom seeks a Quality Engineer for an initial 6-18 month contract in Life Sciences. You will drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and quality engineering tools to enhance product quality and operational efficiency.

The role involves analyzing quality metrics and trends to identify improvement opportunities, and leading cross-functional problem solving including Root Cause Analysis, with emphasis on regulatory compliance and CAPA/NC

Qualifications

• Experience in a medical device quality environment.
• Knowledge of medical device regulatory requirements.
• Basic CAPA and NC understanding.
• Basic familiarity with eQMS systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma to enhance product quality and process performance.
• Analyse quality metrics and trends to identify opportunities and implement improvements.
• Lead cross-functional problem solving including Root Cause Analysis to reduce defects.
• Support risk reduction and process optimisation while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Quality tools

Data analysis

Root Cause Analysis

Tools

CAPA

NC (Non-conformity)

eQMS

Job description

Quality Engineer - UK, Chester - Initial 6-18 Month Contract - Life Sciences

Our client is a global medical products and technologies company focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading market positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care and infusion care. Their products provide a range of clinical and economic benefits including infection prevention, protection of at-risk skin, improved patient outcomes and reduced total cost of care.

What you’ll deliver:

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and quality engineering tools to enhance product quality, process performance, and operational efficiency.
• Analyse quality metrics and trend data to identify improvement opportunities and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Facilitate cross-functional problem-solving activities, including Root Cause Analysis (RCA), to reduce defects and improve process capability.
• Support the development and implementation of risk reduction, cost reduction, and process optimisation projects while ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality requirements.

What you’ll need:

• Extensive experience in a similar role, preferably within the medical device industry but not essential.
• Understand medical device regulatory requirements.
• Basic knowledge and experience of CAPA and NC.
• Basic Understanding of eQMS systems or similar.