Quality Engineer: Shop Floor & Process Improvement

Probe UK Limited; Hay Mills; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Probe UK Limited is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to join our manufacturing team on the shop floor in Birmingham. The role focuses on owning quality controls, solving problems, and driving continuous improvement across processes and supplier interfaces.

You will work closely with Production, Quality, Process Engineering and suppliers to identify issues, determine root causes and implement lasting corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
• Experience within a quality function or quality management system.
• Confidence dealing with suppliers and quality issues.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Good IT skills, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of quality and process controls across manufacturing.
• Investigate quality issues and drive corrective and preventative actions.
• Carry out product and process audits.
• Manage supplier quality issues, including defect reporting and non-conformance.
• Work with suppliers on inspection and validation of parts.
• Support Production with day-to-day quality and process problems.
• Collect and analyse quality data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Identify and deliver quality improvement projects.
• Support NPI, new projects and product approvals.
• Review and improve process controls, work instructions and quality documentation.
• Help reduce variation, improve reliability and drive better operational performance.
• Champion Lean, 5S and good housekeeping throughout the business.
• Support continuous improvement activity focused on efficiency, productivity and cost reduction.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Quality management

Supplier relations

Problem solving

Manufacturing experience

Excel skills

Tools

Excel

Job description

Probe UK Limited is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to join our manufacturing team on the shop floor in Birmingham. The role focuses on owning quality controls, solving problems, and driving continuous improvement across processes and supplier interfaces.

You will work closely with Production, Quality, Process Engineering and suppliers to identify issues, determine root causes and implement lasting corrective actions.