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Quality Engineer

Job Posted: 3 hours ago

Salary: £ 40,000 - 50,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Deeside, Cheshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

This Quality Engineer role in Deeside is all about ensuring that manufacturing processes and products meet the highest standards. You'll play a key part in maintaining quality, solving problems, and supporting the team to keep everything running smoothly in the industrial and manufacturing sector.

Client Details

A long-established Manufacturing and Production company based in Deeside, North Wales. Established in 1964, the company has built a reputation for delivering high-quality engineered solutions, supported by decades of technical expertise, robust quality standards, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Operating from its Deeside facility, they work with customers in highly regulated and technically demanding industries, providing specialist manufacturing and engineering support while maintaining a strong focus on safety, precision, and customer collaboration.

Description

As the Quality Engineer you will be responsible -

· Support and maintain the company's Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with ISO 9001, customer requirements, approved procedures, specifications, drawings, and relevant standards.

· Monitor product quality throughout machining, welding, electropolishing, finishing, and inspection activities, promoting a right-first-time culture across all departments.

· Identify quality risks, process issues, and improvement opportunities, implementing preventative measures to reduce defects, waste, rework, and customer complaints.

· Investigate internal, external, welding, machining, surface finish, supplier, and process-related non-conformances using structured root cause analysis techniques.

· Develop, implement, verify, and monitor corrective and preventative actions (CAPA), ensuring actions are effective and closed out in a timely manner.

· Maintain accurate records relating to non-conformances, quality issues, inspection data, process records, audit findings, and corrective actions.

· Work closely with the Machine Shop Manager, Welding Manager, Production Teams, Inspection Department, suppliers, and other key stakeholders to improve manufacturing quality and resolve quality concerns.

· Support process validation, first article inspections, production approvals, capability studies, inspection planning, manufacturing improvement activities, and the implementation of effective process controls.

· Review production data, inspection reports, supplier quality data, welding documentation, certification records, and quality trends to identify performance issues and improvement opportunities.

· Support welding quality compliance, weld defect reduction initiatives, welder qualification records, and competency programmes where required.

· Support CNC machining quality by improving dimensional accuracy, inspection methods, measurement techniques, and process capability.

· Monitor electropolishing and surface finishing quality, investigating surface defects and supporting improvements in consistency, throughput, and process control.

· Support the Inspection Department in maintaining effective inspection activities, inspection plans, quality control documentation, calibration control, and dimensional inspection where required.

· Participate in internal, customer, supplier, external, and certification body audits, supporting the closure of audit findings and improvement actions.

· Assist in monitoring supplier performance, investigating supplier quality issues, and working with suppliers to implement corrective actions and improve quality performance.

· Lead and support continuous improvement projects, analysing KPIs and quality trends to improve quality, reduce costs associated with poor quality, and enhance customer satisfaction.

· Promote Lean Manufacturing, structured problem-solving, and continuous improvement methodologies throughout the business.

· Comply with all company Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures, participating in risk assessments, reporting hazards and incidents, and promoting safe working practices.

· Support the company's environmental and sustainability objectives as part of day-to-day quality and operational improvement activities.

Profile

A successful Quality Engineer should have:

HNC/HND or Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related discipline.
ISO 9001 Internal Auditor qualification or willingness to obtain.
Quality-related qualification (desirable).
Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma qualification (desirable).
IOSH Working Safely or equivalent (desirable). 

Job Offer

Salary between £40,000 and £50,000, dependent on the level of experience.
26 days holiday plus bank holidays.
5% pension contribution.
Bonus scheme.
Monday to Thursday: 08:00-16:30, Friday: 08:00-15:30.If you're interested in this role, apply now.

People are at the heart of Michael Page. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment. As an inclusive recruiter we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences. If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, we'll work with you to ensure you can perform at your best

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