Quality Engineer

Manpower; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Quality Engineer for a 6-month contract in Rugby. The role involves coordinating quality requirements, monitoring metrics for improvements, and ensuring compliance with quality plans. Ideal candidates should have an Engineering degree or equivalent, strong communication skills, and experience in customer resolution. This position offers a competitive rate of £28/hour PAYE or £37.50 Umbrella, with full-time on-site requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or relevant manufacturing experience.
• Expertise in customer resolution and preventive quality tools.
• Strong communication and leadership skills required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project-specific quality requirements.
• Monitor quality metrics and drive improvements.
• Ensure compliance to quality plans during execution.

Skills

Customer resolution

Preventive tools

Lean and continuous improvement methods

Engineering drawing reading

Inclusive leadership

Communication skills

Self-direction

Team player

Education

Engineering bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Quality Engineer

Location: Rugby (full-time on-site)

Duration: 6 months

Rate: £28/hour PAYE or £37.50 Umbrella

Inside IR35

Reporting to the Quality Leader you are responsible for the co‑ordination and compilation of all project's specific quality requirements of shop floor manufacture within the Steam and/or Generators manufacturing facility at Rugby. Within this role you monitor metrics jointly with the SC Quality Leader to drive manufacturing improvements in the area as well as participating actively to the development and sustainment of a quality culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership for internal NCR/RCA & CAPA plan development & implementation
• Ownership for implementation of improvement actions resulting from quality plans and customer feedback through continuous improvement
• Ensure full document control and compliance to the project quality plans throughout project execution.
• Clearing material quality records against their associated quality specifications in coordination with team members
• Support in creating quality record sheets for the collection of CTQ data to meet the project specific quality plan.
• Ensure completed quality records from the shop floor are verified, collated and processed to the appropriate project folder and location.
• Ensure NCR paperwork is completed, and additional quality records are added to the appropriate project folder and location.
• Support customer meetings when required.
• Support Q‑framework, QMS and ISO audits as required.
• Support regulatory compliance and optimization of quality systems procedures.
• Support proactive risk identification/mitigation to achieving project quality objectives.
• Work with CI team to drive sustainable process changes.
• Lead or support RCA's & CAPA plans for external defects.
• To act according to defined Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety instructions, including general and company own rules.

Essential Qualifications

• Engineering bachelor's Degree or suitable practical experience within a manufacturing environment preferably for heavy mechanical components.
• Proven expertise in customer resolution & preventive tools, ISO knowledge
• Inclusive leadership & communication skills
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications
• Demonstrated ability to self‑direct within defined responsibilities
• Knowledge of Lean and/or alternative continuous improvement methods
• Must be a team player willing to sacrifice individual goals when needed

To apply, please send your CVs in the first instance