Quality Engineer - Drive Continuous Improvement

Proactive Global; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Proactive Global seeks a Quality Engineer to drive continuous improvement across manufacturing processes, products and standards at its St. Neots site. You will maintain QA systems, ensure ISO compliance and provide technical support through the lifecycle—from design to production and delivery.

The role demands strong communication, problem solving and data analysis skills, with a minimum of 5 years in electronics manufacturing. Experience with PFMEA, PPAP and 8D is essential.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or equivalent in Engineering, Quality, Electronics, Manufacturing or related.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience within an electronics manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality processes and development methodologies.
• Experience with PFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP and related quality planning tools.
• Experience with 8D, root-cause analysis and CAPA methodologies.
• Experience completing internal/external audits and FAIRs.
• ISO-certified manufacturing environment experience advantageous.
• Experience in Aerospace/Medical/Automotive manufacturing desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary contact for the production team on product quality issues.
• Investigate quality issues and implement containment and corrective actions.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and develop action plans to prevent recurrence.
• Prepare regular quality reports for the Quality Manager and stakeholders.
• Analyse production and quality data to identify trends and improvements.
• Support design reviews with quality input and participate in audits.

Skills

Quality assurance

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Auditing

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Tools

PFMEA

Control Plans

PPAP

8D

FAIRs

Job description

Proactive Global seeks a Quality Engineer to drive continuous improvement across manufacturing processes, products and standards at its St. Neots site. You will maintain QA systems, ensure ISO compliance and provide technical support through the lifecycle—from design to production and delivery.

The role demands strong communication, problem solving and data analysis skills, with a minimum of 5 years in electronics manufacturing. Experience with PFMEA, PPAP and 8D is essential.