Quality Engineer: Root-Cause & Process Improvement

Morgan Advanced Materials; Rugby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Advanced Materials is seeking a Quality Engineer to support and improve quality across manufacturing processes, ensuring products meet customer requirements and internal standards. You will work with production, engineering and operations to investigate quality issues, perform root cause analysis and drive corrective/preventive actions.

You will monitor quality data, contribute to continuous improvement, develop quality procedures and control plans, and liaise with customers and suppliers

Qualifications

• Experience in a quality or manufacturing engineering role within manufacturing.
• Good understanding of quality management systems, audit requirements and document control.
• Knowledge of inspection methods, measurement techniques and process controls.
• Strong root cause analysis, corrective actions, and structured problem solving.
• Experience with SPC.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specs, inspection results and data.
• Excellent attention to detail and record keeping.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with stakeholders.
• Proactive, with ability to manage priorities and drive improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support investigations into customer complaints, non-conformances, process failures, and quality concerns.
• Carry out root cause analysis and coordinate corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor and analyse quality data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and improve quality procedures, inspection standards, control plans, and process documentation.
• Work closely with production, engineering, and operations to improve process capability and right-first-time performance.
• Support external audits and conduct internal audits, ensuring actions are completed and the QMS is maintained.
• Liaise with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders on quality issues and improvements.
• Promote a culture of quality, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Root cause analysis

SPC

Quality engineering

Process improvement

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Documentation

Job description

Morgan Advanced Materials is seeking a Quality Engineer to support and improve quality across manufacturing processes, ensuring products meet customer requirements and internal standards. You will work with production, engineering and operations to investigate quality issues, perform root cause analysis and drive corrective/preventive actions.

You will monitor quality data, contribute to continuous improvement, develop quality procedures and control plans, and liaise with customers and suppliers