Quality Engineer - Manufacturing & Compliance

Essity; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Vision and dental insurance

Wellness program

FSA

401(k) with employer match

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

PTO & paid holidays

Scholarship program

Job summary

Essity is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our Manchester facility, driving excellence in quality across production lines and laboratories. The role emphasizes strong data analysis, CAPA implementation, and robust documentation control to ensure adherence to ISO standards and customer requirements.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, lead quality improvement initiatives, and support supplier qualification while maintaining essential documentation and reporting on KPIs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quality management, business, engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience (Manufacturing/Assembly Engineering, Ops, Engr, Quality).
• Manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience performing internal and external audits, including supplier and vendor audits.
• Experience working in a regulated industry such as ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485 preferred.
• Experience in document control and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Demonstrated ability to analyze quality data, identify trends, and implement corrective actions.
• Experience in root cause analysis for recurring quality issues.
• Certified Quality Manager (CQM), Six Sigma Black Belt, or ASQ certifications a plus.
• Proficiency in statistics, data analytics, DOE, and multivariate statistics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to listen, articulate and advocate.
• Travel requirement: 10%

Responsibilities

• Implements and maintains quality standards across Laboratory and production lines.
• Ensures availability and correct implementation of standard documentation.
• Keeps material and product specifications updated.
• Develops tools to follow up processes and trains teams on quality topics (e.g., product specs, quality checks, SPC, validation).
• Supports continuous improvement following DDS zero loss flowchart or SGA/FI in line with business needs.
• Reports consumer complaints and Quality KPIs to Site and Production Lines.
• Performs supplier qualification and monitoring and maintains the Approved Supplier List (ASL).
• Supports Process Engineers and Technical Team on quality issue improvements.
• Ensures effective communication in Daily & Weekly Operational Meetings (DOMs & WOMs).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality data analysis

Root cause analysis

DOE

Statistics

Multivariate statistics

Education

Bachelor's degree in quality management or related field

Engineering degree

Job description

Essity is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our Manchester facility, driving excellence in quality across production lines and laboratories. The role emphasizes strong data analysis, CAPA implementation, and robust documentation control to ensure adherence to ISO standards and customer requirements.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, lead quality improvement initiatives, and support supplier qualification while maintaining essential documentation and reporting on KPIs.