Quality Engineer – Day Shift: Precision, Process & QA Impact

Workforce Staffing; Droitwich Spa; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Workforce Staffing seeks a Quality Engineer to join the Worcester manufacturing team. The role involves hands-on quality assurance for mechanical and electromechanical assemblies, with close collaboration across production, engineering, and third-party inspectors.

The successful candidate will conduct inspections, interpret drawings and specifications, and drive CAPA actions to ensure right-first-time delivery and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Practical experience in mechanical or electromechanical fabrication, manufacturing, or modular plant construction.
• Strong understanding of fabrication and assembly quality requirements.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, P&IDs, isometrics, GA drawings, electrical schematics, and datasheets.

Responsibilities

• Carry out and coordinate incoming, in-process, and final inspections.
• Oversee and review NDT activities (VT, PT/MT, RT, UT).
• Maintain traceability of materials, components, welding, inspection, and test data.
• Develop and maintain ITPs, quality plans, weld maps, inspection records, NCRs.
• Support pressure and leak testing, dimensional inspection, torque verification, electrical checks.
• Review fabrication documentation including P&IDs, isometrics, GA drawings, electrical schematics, datasheets.
• Identify quality issues, investigate root causes, implement CAPA.
• Monitor defects, NCRs, and inspection results for continuous improvement.
• Support first-pass yield, NCR closure, punch-list reduction, and test performance.
• Coordinate hold/witness points, inspections, and approvals with customers/inspectors.
• Provide guidance to production on inspection requirements and testing.

Skills

Mechanical fabrication

Electromechanical fabrication

NDT experience

ISO 9001 QMS

Problem solving

Root cause analysis

Customer interaction

Communication

Hands-on quality

Education

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree

Quality management qualifications (desirable)

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Plant 3D

Navisworks

Microsoft Office 365

Calibrated dimensional/pressure equipment

Job description

Workforce Staffing seeks a Quality Engineer to join the Worcester manufacturing team. The role involves hands-on quality assurance for mechanical and electromechanical assemblies, with close collaboration across production, engineering, and third-party inspectors.

The successful candidate will conduct inspections, interpret drawings and specifications, and drive CAPA actions to ensure right-first-time delivery and regulatory compliance.