Quality Engineer

White Label Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm based in Manchester is seeking a Quality Engineer to enhance their operations. You will work closely with the manufacturing team to tackle non-conformance and drive continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in the automotive sector and familiarity with methodologies like Six Sigma and 8D. This full-time position offers exposure to diverse industries including automotive, aerospace, and nuclear.

Qualifications

• Experienced Quality Engineer with automotive or lead manufacturing background.
• Strong hands-on engineering experience preferred.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies.
• Hands-on engineering experience in manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Identify non-conformance issues and implement corrective actions.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement programme.
• Reduce waste and scrap rates in manufacturing.

Skills

Problem-solving

Non-conformance identification

Six Sigma (Green/Black belt)

Fishbone/Ishikawa methodology

8D methodology

5Y methodology

Tools

8D problem solving

Ishikawa diagram

5 Whys

Job description

Overview

Quality Engineer – Welding & Fabrication

Manchester

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading engineering business based in Manchester as a Quality Engineer.

Base pay range

This range is provided by White Label Recruitment. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Responsibilities

As Quality Engineer you will be reporting into the Quality Manager and will have a strong problem-solving focus to the role. You will be working closely with the manufacturing team to identify non-conformance issues, identify root cause and put in place corrective actions.

You will also be a key member of the company’s continuous improvement programme and will tasked with reducing waste and reducing the scrap rate.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will be an experienced Quality Engineer with a strong automotive / lead manufacturing background. With the business embarking on a major continuous improvement programme, candidates with six-sigma green belt or black belt will have a distinct advantage. You will also be fully conversant with fishbone/ishikawa, 8D and 5Y methodology. Finally, as this is a role supporting the manufacturing operation, you will ideally have goods hands on engineering experience.

Company

After three years of steady growth this business is now expanding its operation in Manchester and is embarking on a major change and continuous improvement program. They produce bespoke and complex products for a wide range of customers in the automotive, aerospace and nuclear industries and have a great reputation for innovation.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Manufacturing

Industries

• Manufacturing