Quality Engineer

Harvey Water Softeners; Woking; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the water treatment industry is seeking a Quality Engineer to enhance product quality and compliance. This role involves problem-solving, regulatory approvals, and collaboration across teams to drive continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will possess excellent analytical and communication skills along with experience in cross-functional teamwork.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Company Sick Pay

Well-being programs

Access to ongoing learning and development

Employee rewards and discounts

Qualifications

• Experience with cross functional teams and suppliers.
• Experience with introduction of new products (PPAP).
• Ability to organize and prioritize workloads.

Responsibilities

• Identify root causes of quality issues and implement solutions.
• Maintain water regulation approvals for UK and EU.
• Assist in new product introduction and drive improvements.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Us:

With 40 years of experience, Harvey Water Softeners is the UK market leader in the manufacture and retail of domestic water softeners. At our factory in Old Woking, we have a full production and R&D facility, both of which sit alongside our head office. We invest heavily in our people and are proud to champion a coaching culture underpinned by our shared values. Our factory is currently undergoing modernisation to incorporate world-class manufacturing and the best-in-class tools and equipment to make our great product. We aren't hanging around - sales are storming, and we need great people to join our fantastic team and continue to fuel our momentum.

We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled Quality Engineer to join the team. As Quality Engineer you will support the development and production of water softeners.

The role will include assisting the quality team with water regulation approval for the UK and EU, working with the manufacturing team on continuous improvements as well as the use root cause analysis.

What this role involves:
• Problem solving: identifying the root cause of issues, implement containment, countermeasures and ensuring verification of countermeasures are successful.
• Drive internal and supplier improvements.
• Maintaining water regulation approvals for UK and EU.
• Managing records, documents and SOPs
• Collecting and analysis of data to drive continuous improvement activities
• Assist in new product introduction
• Work closely with cross functional teams including Production, R&D and Purchasing to ensure integration of quality processes throughout supply chain.

Working hours:

Monday - Thursday: 7:45am - 5pm

Friday: 8:00am - 13:00pm

What we're looking for:
• Microsoft Excel
• Excellent problem solving skills including 8D methodology
• Experience of working with cross functional teams with suppliers and internally
• Experience of introduction of new products (PPAP)
• Analytical skills
• Experience of working as part of a busy team
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads
• Excellent communication skills

What we can offer:
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension Scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Company Sick Pay (after qualifying period)
• Well-being programs - your well-being is important to us
• Access to on-going learning and development with our online learning platform
• Employee rewards and discounts through Perks at Work