Quality Engineer: Drive Improvement in Precision Machining

TCS Consulting; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development

Supportive team

Quality improvement opportunity

Long-term opportunity

Job summary

Industrial Connected Talent is supporting an established precision engineering business in Weymouth, United Kingdom, to recruit a Quality Engineer focused on compliance, customer requirements, continuous improvement and reducing the Cost of Poor Quality. You will work closely with the Compliance Manager and operations teams across a busy manufacturing environment.

This role involves investigating non-conformances, audits, and implementing structured problem-solving techniques to drive corrective

Qualifications

• Experience in precision engineering, machining, or manufacturing environments.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Strong communication, organization and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage priorities and work effectively under pressure.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to work across multiple departments.
• Experience with ISO 9001 or quality management systems would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Investigate non-conformances and shop-floor quality issues.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions using 8D, DMAIC, 5 Whys and Ishikawa.
• Support continuous improvement projects to reduce Cost of Poor Quality.
• Create and maintain customer documentation packs and quality records.
• Support maintenance and improvement of the Integrated Management System.
• Conduct internal audits and support customer, supplier and regulatory audits.
• Manage corrective actions, change notes and customer complaint investigations.
• Work cross-functionally to improve quality performance across the business.

Skills

Machining processes

Engineering drawings

Communication

Prioritization

Cross-functional teamwork

ISO 9001 knowledge

Job description

Industrial Connected Talent is supporting an established precision engineering business in Weymouth, United Kingdom, to recruit a Quality Engineer focused on compliance, customer requirements, continuous improvement and reducing the Cost of Poor Quality. You will work closely with the Compliance Manager and operations teams across a busy manufacturing environment.

This role involves investigating non-conformances, audits, and implementing structured problem-solving techniques to drive corrective