Senior Quality Engineer - Hands-on Manufacturing Improvement

Futures; England; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

Futures in Cornwall is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to be hands-on in a dynamic manufacturing setting. You will lead root cause analysis, work with production, engineering and quality teams, and implement sustainable improvements across quality, reliability and waste.

The role requires strong problem-solving, structured RCA skills and a proactive approach to continuous improvement, with close collaboration to production and QMS updates.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem-solving and structured RCA skills.
• Experience with quality systems and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead structured root cause analysis and problem-solving across production.
• Utilise 5 Why's, Ishikawa/Fishbone, RCA, FMEA and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Investigate recurring manufacturing and process issues and implement corrective actions.
• Drive improvements across quality, reliability, waste and overall manufacturing performance.
• Work directly with production teams to resolve technical and process-related problems.
• Follow improvements through with quality documentation and QMS updates.
• Support a culture of Continuous Improvement and operational excellence.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Continuous Improvement

Quality engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Ishikawa/Fishbone

RCA

FMEA

Job description

Futures in Cornwall is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to be hands-on in a dynamic manufacturing setting. You will lead root cause analysis, work with production, engineering and quality teams, and implement sustainable improvements across quality, reliability and waste.

The role requires strong problem-solving, structured RCA skills and a proactive approach to continuous improvement, with close collaboration to production and QMS updates.