Senior Quality Engineer: Driving Manufacturing Excellence

ProTech Recruitment Ltd; Tring; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

ProTech Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join a busy UK manufacturing site in Tring. You will maintain and improve product quality across customer, internal and supplier quality activities, investigating non-conformities and driving containment, corrective actions and preventive measures.

The role emphasizes root cause analysis, data-driven improvements and cross-functional collaboration to ensure products meet engineering specifications and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in engineering required.
• 3+ years in manufacturing quality engineering preferred.
• Experience with quality methods, measurement techniques and RCA.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact for quality issues for customers, internal teams or suppliers.
• Investigate non-conforming products and coordinate containment, corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement effective solutions to prevent repeats.
• Analyze quality data to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Manage customer returns, product failure investigations and quality complaints.
• Support supplier quality management, audits and supplier development.
• Develop and maintain inspection plans for incoming goods and manufactured products.
• Ensure conformance to drawings, specifications and quality standards.
• Support new product introduction, engineering changes and manufacturing process changes.
• Conduct internal quality audits and support maintenance of the Quality Management System.
• Apply quality tools including 8D, SPC, APQP, and Poka‑Yoke.
• Manage measurement methods and inspection equipment for accurate checks.
• Provide quality updates at production meetings and reviews.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the business.
• Work with engineering, manufacturing, service, sales, and suppliers to resolve issues.

Skills

Engineering degree

Manufacturing experience

Quality engineering methods

Root cause analysis

SPC

APQP

Read drawings

8D problem solving

ISO 9001 knowledge

Education

Degree, HNC, HND or equivalent in engineering

Job description

ProTech Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join a busy UK manufacturing site in Tring. You will maintain and improve product quality across customer, internal and supplier quality activities, investigating non-conformities and driving containment, corrective actions and preventive measures.

The role emphasizes root cause analysis, data-driven improvements and cross-functional collaboration to ensure products meet engineering specifications and customer requirements.