Shop-Floor Quality Improvement Engineer

Medical Engineers Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical Engineers Recruitment is seeking a Quality Improvement Engineer in Leeds to fix problems at source on the shop floor, translating data into action and turning root-cause investigations into lasting fixes.

You will bridge Quality and Production, lead cross-functional teams, support IQ/OQ/PQ validations, and strengthen the QMS as the business scales in the medical device sector. 3+ years in Quality or Manufacturing Engineering is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Quality or Manufacturing Engineering
• Structured, data-driven approach to problem-solving
• Process/quality improvement mindset
• Confidence to lead and influence cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Lead root cause investigations using 8D, DMAIC and 5 Whys
• Use SPC, Cp/Cpk and MSA to drive real gains in process capability
• Work hands-on with production teams to cut defects, scrap and rework
• Influence across Production, Engineering and Quality
• Support validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and strengthen the QMS as the business scales

Skills

Root cause analysis

Data-driven approach

Cross-functional leadership

Quality engineering

Tools

8D

DMAIC

MSA

Job description

Medical Engineers Recruitment is seeking a Quality Improvement Engineer in Leeds to fix problems at source on the shop floor, translating data into action and turning root-cause investigations into lasting fixes.

You will bridge Quality and Production, lead cross-functional teams, support IQ/OQ/PQ validations, and strengthen the QMS as the business scales in the medical device sector. 3+ years in Quality or Manufacturing Engineering is required.