Quality Engineer

Vibe Recruit; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Additional employee benefits

Job summary

Vibe Recruit is seeking a Quality Engineer for an industry-leading manufacturing firm in Port Talbot. The role focuses on ensuring products and processes meet customer, regulatory, and company quality requirements.

You'll join a small but skilled team, develop and maintain quality plans, conduct root-cause analysis, participate in design reviews, and drive lean Sigma improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing quality controls in a manufacturing setting.
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis using structured methods.
• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma practices.

Responsibilities

• Use manufacturing quality experience to ensure compliance with quality standards, customer specs, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality plans, inspection plans, and control plans for new and existing products.
• Lead investigations into internal non-conformances, customer complaints, and supplier quality issues.

Skills

Manufacturing quality

Root cause analysis

Lean Six Sigma

Quality planning

Job description

Quality Engineer

£40,000 to £45,000

• company pension & additional employee benefits

Port Talbot

Are you an experienced Quality Engineer with a strong background in manufacturing? Does the thought of working for a well-established Engineering firm with a reputation for excellence appeal to you? Do you want variety in your work and the chance to showcase your skills in a forward thinking, supportive manufacturing environment?

If so, we'd like to hear from you.

We are currently recruiting for a Quality Engineer to join an industry leading manufacturer in Port Talbot. This is a great opportunity to be an important part of a number of new, exciting engineering projects for an employer of choice in the area, ensuring that the manufactured products for a number of key clients and the processes behind it meet the customer, regulatory and company quality requirements.

Working in a small but knowledgeable team as Quality Engineer you will:

• Use your manufacturing quality experience to ensure compliance with the required quality standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality plans, inspection plans, and control plans for new and existing products.
• Draw on your analytical and investigative skills when conducting root cause analysis using structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone, DMAIC)
• Showcase your confidence and knowledge when leading meetings into internal non-conformances, customer complaints, and supplier quality issues.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing processes to ensure quality requirements are clearly defined and achievable.
• Participate in design reviews, process validation, and production readiness activities.
• Use your organisational skills and eye for detail when reviewing key quality metrics and analysing data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Perform process capability studies and statistical analysis
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.

This is an exciting, permanent position for an industry leading engineering firm.

As well as a competitive salary, you will benefit from:

• convenient hours
• excellent ongoing training and support
• a modern working environment
• great variety in your work

You will be joining the firm in question as they continue to go through an impressive period of growth due to a number of high-profile contract wins.