Quality Engineer & Production Team Leader

MTrec Ltd Technical; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Immediate start

Permanent job from day one

Competitive holiday allowance

Job summary

MTrec Ltd is recruiting a Production Team Leader to oversee day-to-day operations on the day shift within a specialist manufacturing environment. You will lead skilled operatives, drive quality systems, and ensure PPAP and PFMEA processes meet customer and IATF 16949 requirements.

You will coordinate with Quality Engineers, liaise with customers and suppliers, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and improve efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Quality Engineer or similar in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 standards.
• Proven leadership with strong communication.
• Experience developing PPAP documentation including PFMEA and Control Plans.
• Experience applying quality tools such as 8D analysis and Poka-Yoke.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams to achieve quality objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain product assurance systems to meet IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements.
• Lead a culture of defect prevention, continuous improvement, and waste reduction.
• Apply core quality tools including SPC, Pareto, histograms, scatter diagrams, and stratification.
• Support manufacturing teams in timely resolution of internal and customer quality issues.
• Support NPI activities including APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, gauge planning, and capability studies.
• Incorporate lessons learned to identify and prevent potential failure modes.
• Conduct internal audits and promote compliance with company systems, procedures, and quality requirements.
• Analyse and communicate quality/process data to senior management and drive improvement actions.
• Programme and perform routine CMM measurements and support NPI measurement capability studies.
• Support the Quality Manager in coordinating Quality Engineers and Laboratory Supervisors.
• Liaise directly with customers and suppliers to investigate and resolve quality concerns.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Quality tools

PFMEA

PPAP

Control Plans

APQP

8D analysis

Poka-Yoke

SPC

Tools

CMM

Job description

MTrec Ltd is recruiting a Production Team Leader to oversee day-to-day operations on the day shift within a specialist manufacturing environment. You will lead skilled operatives, drive quality systems, and ensure PPAP and PFMEA processes meet customer and IATF 16949 requirements.

You will coordinate with Quality Engineers, liaise with customers and suppliers, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and improve efficiency.