Quality Engineer

Staffline; Westhampnett; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Pension 5% employee + 3% employer

Employee Assistance Program

Car share scheme

Job summary

Staffline is recruiting a Quality Engineer for an automotive manufacturing plant in Westhampnett, West Sussex. The role offers £21.88–£25.72 per hour, up to 40 hours weekly (38 currently), and Monday–Friday shifts 07:00–15:30.

You’ll support Production with meetings, provide quality documentation, and drive multi-project improvements. The ideal candidate will hold an HNC/D in Mechanical/Manufacturing or Quality Engineering or equivalent, with experience in measurement tools and quality methods

Qualifications

• Qualified to HNC/D in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Quality Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Specialist in measurement tools (DTI, gauges) and quality methods (DMAIC, 5-Why, Fishbone).
• Understanding of lean manufacturing and 7 basic tools of quality.
• Proficient IT skills including Office and SharePoint; able to prepare reports.

Responsibilities

• Support Production with attendance and status reports across multi-project landscape.
• Provide quality documentation for defect capture and corrective actions (rework methods, deviations).
• Prepare APQP documents such as FMEA, Inspection Instructions, and Control Plans across projects.
• Influence product/process development with cross-functional teams.
• Lead problem-solving activities, define and validate solutions, and communicate actions.

Skills

Measurement tools

Quality management

DMAIC

5 Whys

Fishbone analysis

Data analysis

Data visualization

Lean manufacturing

7 basic tools of quality

Office

SharePoint

Education

HNC/D in Mechanical/Manufacturing or Quality Engineering

Tools

Office

SharePoint

Job description

Quality Engineer to work for our client at their pristine automotive manufacturing plant, based in

Westhampnett, West Sussex.

The rate of pay is

£21.88 to £25.72 per hour (subject to training completion/performance).

Up to 40 hours per week (currently 38 hours per week, dependant on production requirements):

• - 07:00 to 15:30
• - 8-hour shifts
• - Monday to Friday

You will be required to complete an interview prior to starting this role.

Your Time at Work

As a Quality Engineer you will be responsible for:

• - Supporting your department and Production with meeting attendance and status reports, ensuring the multi-project landscape is supported and represented by the Quality department.
• - Provide quality-related documents to Production to support defect capturing and corrective actions, such as rework methods and deviations.
• - Supporting the department by preparing necessary Advanced Product Quality Planning documentation e.g. FMEA, Inspection Instruction, Control Plans across the multi-project landscape.
• - Influence the product and process development with cross-functional teams across the business.
• - Identifying/containing issues; leading problem-solving activities, defining, validating solutions and communicating with internal stakeholders about potential causes or corrective actions.
• - Input & feedback to aid the improvement of development & manufacturing processes.
• - Feedback to engineering teams to ensure upcoming products have lessons learned applied.
• - Communicate test plans or inspection methods to ensure accurate data collection.
• - Communicating with stakeholders to influence product design and applying lessons learned.
• - Using technical knowledge and understanding of defects and Customer relevance, including defect capturing methods.

Our Perfect Worker

Requirements:

• - The successful candidate will be qualified to HNC/D in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Quality Engineering or equivalent work experience, and be experienced in manufacturing operations.
• - Specialist in using measurement tools (DTI, inspection gauges), quality management, and problem-solving tools (e.g. DMAIC, 5-why, Fishbone analysis); data collection/analysis/visualisation.
• - An understanding of lean manufacturing principles and working knowledge of 7 basic tools of quality
• - Comprehensive IT skills, including but not limited to Office, SharePoint, preparing presentation slides aiding reports.
• - Good organisation and planning skills as well as ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines; flexibility to work extended hours when the business need arises.
• - A strong team player who is self-motivated, reliable, trustworthy and conscientious. Willing and able to develop new initiatives and ideas and make the right decisions without supervision.
• - Confident with engaging and negotiating with internal stakeholders.
• - Project Quality Management, including reporting, would be beneficial.
• - Fluent English is essential; German would be advantageous.

Key Information and Benefits

• - 27 days holiday and 8 bank holidays (based on 40hrs per week)
• - High standard of working environment
• - Competitive pay rates
• - Yearly personal bonus potential
• - Car share scheme (subject to availability)
• - Pension - 5% employee contribution & 3% employer contribution
• - Employee Assistance Program

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