Shopfloor Quality Assurance Engineer - 4-Day Week

Comton Group; Redditch; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day work week

Hands-on role

Opportunities for skill development

Job summary

Comton Group in Redditch is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to strengthen the quality function on the shop floor. The role partners with production teams to identify root causes, implement corrective actions and drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.

You will gain hands-on experience with PPAP, quality documentation and customer requirements, while maintaining rigorous quality records and contributing to broader quality engineering activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Understanding of quality assurance processes.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Hands-on approach working with shopfloor teams.
• Good communication across departments.
• Proactive attitude towards continuous improvement and preventing repeat issues.
• Attention to detail and quality documentation.

Responsibilities

• Investigate shopfloor quality issues and identify root causes.
• Collaborate with production teams to resolve problems quickly.
• Carry out root cause analysis to prevent recurring defects.
• Support continuous improvement across manufacturing processes.
• Monitor product quality and ensure specifications met.
• Maintain quality records and support reporting.
• Develop knowledge of quality tools including PPAP.
• Identify opportunities to reduce scrap and downtime.
• Work with multiple departments to improve process consistency.
• Contribute to wider quality engineering activities.

Skills

Quality assurance

Root cause analysis

PPAP

8D

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality documentation

Tools

PPAP documentation tools

Job description

Comton Group in Redditch is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to strengthen the quality function on the shop floor. The role partners with production teams to identify root causes, implement corrective actions and drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.

You will gain hands-on experience with PPAP, quality documentation and customer requirements, while maintaining rigorous quality records and contributing to broader quality engineering activities.