Quality Engineer Manufacturing

LF Legal Translation Services; Fareham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal translation service provider in Fareham is seeking a Quality Engineer to enhance and ensure product quality. This role entails monitoring production standards, conducting quality inspections, and collaborating with suppliers. Ideal candidates will have at least 3 years of experience in manufacturing quality assurance, with skills in root cause analysis and supplier management. The position offers a full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week along with benefits like 25 days of holiday and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Health Cash plan

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Quality Engineer in a manufacturing organisation.
• Experience inspecting electrical, electronic, and mechanical parts against specifications.
• Familiarity with customer and supplier interactions.
• Ability to perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve production workmanship standards.
• Conduct customer complaint investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Participate in product design reviews and validation activities.
• Work with suppliers to resolve non-conformance issues.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Root cause analysis

Inspection of parts

Supplier liaison

Job description

Quality Engineer

Our clients have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer to join their growing team in Fareham.

Production Quality Assurance

Monitor and improve production workmanship standards, working with the operations team to ensure suitable technician training and monitoring.

Inspection, including first article inspection reports.

Analyse and categorise production rework, identify root causes and implement corrective actions.

Customer Quality Assurance

Customer complaint and non‑conformance investigation, communication and corrective action implementation.

Hosting customer inspection and audit visits.

Product recall and field upgrade management.

Customer satisfaction measurement and reporting.

Engineering and Project Quality Assurance

Involvement with the product design process, including active participation in design reviews.

Ensuring robust validation and verification activities at appropriate stages in the design process.

Working with the New Product Introduction team to ensure new products are suitably designed for efficient manufacture.

Supplier Quality Assurance

Work with the purchasing team to select, assess and approve suitable suppliers.

Liaise with suppliers to identify root causes of non‑conforming materials and implement corrective actions.

Monitor, measure and report supplier performance.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3 years + experience as a Quality Engineer in a manufacturing organisation
• Inspection of electrical, electronic and mechanical parts, assemblies and products against engineering drawings and specifications
• Experience leasing with customer and suppliers
• Root cause analysis and corrective actions

Working hours

37.5 hours per week.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Cash plan