Quality Technician

Oscar & Harvey Limited; Great Dunmow; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Oscar & Harvey Limited is seeking a hands-on Quality Technician to join its Great Dunmow site. You will work on the shop floor, collaborating with Production, Technical and Operations to safeguard quality across the manufacturing process.

The role focuses on Goods In, AQL, patrol and first-off inspections, with detailed measurement of products and meticulous quality records. You will investigate issues, support customer complaints and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience of quality in a manufacturing environment with practical, detail-focused approach.
• Good understanding of quality processes and records.

Responsibilities

• 70% of duties: operational quality including Goods In, AQL, patrol and first-off inspections; measuring products and maintaining quality records.
• Investigate quality issues, support customer complaints and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Work with production teams to identify issues at source, support root cause investigations and reduce scrap, rework and customer complaints.

Skills

Operational quality

Quality inspections

Root cause analysis

Problem-solving

Continuous improvement

Measuring equipment

First-off inspection

AQL

8D

5 Why

Customer complaints

Tools

Measuring equipment

Injection moulding

Job description

Quality Technician

Location: Great Dunmow, Essex

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Quality Technician to join an established manufacturing business in Great Dunmow.

This is a hands-on, shop-floor-based role, working closely with Production, Technical and Operations to maintain and improve quality across the manufacturing process.

Around 70% of the role will focus on operational quality, including Goods In, AQL, patrol and first-off inspections, measuring products and maintaining accurate quality records. The remaining element will involve investigating quality issues, supporting customer complaints and contributing to continuous improvement.

You will work closely with production teams to identify issues at source, support root cause investigations and help reduce scrap, rework and customer complaints.

We are looking for someone with previous quality experience within a manufacturing environment who is practical, detail-focused and confident working with production teams.

Experience of AQL, first-off inspection, measuring equipment, 8D, 5 Why or root cause analysis would be advantageous. Injection moulding experience would also be beneficial.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop their quality career, with increasing responsibility across customer quality, problem-solving and continuous improvement