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Quality Engineer

Job Posted: 8 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Plymouth, Devon

Expire in: 20 days

Job Description

Join a team where precision meets purpose. As a Quality Engineer, you won’t just test products—you’ll shape the standards that define excellence. From uncovering hidden flaws to driving continuous improvement, you’ll play a critical role in delivering reliable, high-performing solutions that customers trust. If you’re energised by solving complex problems, collaborating across teams, and turning quality into a competitive advantage, this is your opportunity to make a real impact from day one. Whether you’re a Graduate Engineer with one to two years industry experience or a seasoned Quality Professional, this will be an excellent opportunity to join a company that puts quality and innovation at the core of their ethos.

Key Responsibilities:

  * To actively support the implementation, maintenance, performance and improvement of the Quality Management System by applying appropriate quality tools and techniques. Work independently and as a team member in conducting Quality Engineering activities.

  * Work in line with Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies, Procedures and Instructions.

  * Identify performance trends and potential and actual non-conformances in products and processes through data gathering, analysis, monitoring and auditing.

  * Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.

  * Decision making: To stop production, drive containment action and take corrective or preventive action. To ensure effective and timely defect management.

  * Propose and implement robust and cost-effective solutions and improvements.

  * Carry out audits, inspections, measurements and tests in a timely and accurate manner.

  * Clear, concise, accurate and data driven reporting of results, trends actions and progress.

  * Develop effective relationships with other team members and departments, suppliers and customer personnel as appropriate to facilitate product and service quality.

  * Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools for quality engineering.

  * Provide training support and to overcome barriers to quality improvement.

  * Customer performance monitoring, trend analysis & reporting

  * Process Control.

  * Gauging methods development for process.

  * Process data, trends and issues.

  * Support process control training for shop floor.

  * APQP - Support NPI projects.

  * Customer PMP.

  * Gather shop floor SPC and Dim Check Sheet data, trend and give quick feedback

  * Document control

  * Liaise with and support other functions with document management (training)

  * Conduct internal process and systems audits

  * Assist 2nd and 3rd party external audits and associated actions

  * Feedback to production on issues from internal and customer etc

  * Scrap reduction project / BOS

  * Liaison with Production to resolve issues

Essential Experience, Qualification & Knowledge Required:

  * A minimum of a BTEC / HNC / HND or Degree in Engineering or Science related discipline.

  * A minimum of one to two years experience working within industry as a Quality Engineer / Technician within Manufacturing or Precision Engineering.

  * Knowledge and experience of using six sigma quality tools such as 8D, 5Why’s FMEA, PPAP & SPC.

  * Excellent communication skills coupled with strong attention to detail.

Please note, our client does not have a skilled worker sponsorship licence therefore to apply for this role candidates must have the immediate right to work in the UK.

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