Quality Engineer – Manufacturing & Process Improvement

Planet Recruitment; Oxford; Presencial; GBP 33.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Planet Recruitment is working with an established engineering business in Abingdon to recruit a Quality Engineer. The role focuses on manufacturing quality control, inspection and continuous improvement, with duties spanning customer and supplier liaison, non-conformance handling and quality reporting.

You will contribute to calibration and measurement system management, plus audits and improvements across processes, equipment and documentation to drive quality excellence.

Formación

• Minimum 5 years' recent experience as a Quality Engineer or in a similar quality-related role.
• Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship preferred.
• Strong knowledge of inspection techniques.
• Ability to interpret complex mechanical drawings.
• Ability to determine appropriate measuring techniques.
• Experience producing inspection and quality reports.
• Good project management skills.
• Confident liaising with customers and suppliers.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to train employees in quality-related subjects.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality control.
• Desirable: PC-DMIS programming experience.
• Desirable: ISO 9000 Auditor qualification.

Responsabilidades

• Liaising with customers and suppliers regarding quality-related issues.
• Supporting manufacturing and reporting quality shortfalls.
• Training operators in inspection techniques and the use of measurement equipment.
• Supporting the management and calibration of measurement and test equipment.
• Setting measurement equipment for use by manufacturing operators.
• Improving inspection and quality techniques and equipment.
• Translating customer quality requirements into detailed manufacturing instructions.
• Producing inspection reports and final inspection trend analysis.
• Managing non-conformances and customer complaints using 8D and 5 Why methodologies.
• Compiling and submitting customer documentation packs.
• Conducting system, process and supplier audits.
• Creating Quality Control Plans and LTQRS for customer projects.
• Working closely with customers, suppliers and internal manufacturing teams.

Conocimientos

Quality Engineering

Inspection techniques

Drawing interpretation

Project management

Customer liaison

Training

MS Office

Educación

Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship

Herramientas

PC-DMIS

Hexagon CMMs

Descripción del empleo

Planet Recruitment is working with an established engineering business in Abingdon to recruit a Quality Engineer. The role focuses on manufacturing quality control, inspection and continuous improvement, with duties spanning customer and supplier liaison, non-conformance handling and quality reporting.

You will contribute to calibration and measurement system management, plus audits and improvements across processes, equipment and documentation to drive quality excellence.