Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £40,000 (depending on experience)
Quality Engineer – Help Deliver a Major Quality Transformation
A A well-established manufacturer is looking to recruit a Quality Engineer to support the implementation of a new Quality Management System as the business works towards a significant qualification for the oil and gas sector.
This is more than a traditional quality role. Rather than maintaining an established system, you'll play a key part in introducing new processes, embedding best practice across manufacturing, and helping prepare the business for external accreditation. If you're a Quality Engineer looking for greater responsibility and a clear route towards management, this opportunity offers genuine career development.
What This Role Offers
* Play a leading role in implementing a brand-new Quality Management System.
* Gain valuable experience supporting a major API qualification project.
* Work closely with experienced senior quality professionals within a supportive engineering business.
* Genuine autonomy to improve processes and influence quality standards across the shop floor.
* Clear opportunity to develop towards Quality Manager level.
About Our Client
Our client is an established engineering manufacturer supplying highly regulated industries. As part of a larger group, they combine the stability of an established business with the flexibility of a smaller manufacturing operation, where individuals can make a visible impact. They are investing heavily in their quality systems to support future growth within the oil and gas sector.
The Role
Reporting to the Quality Manager and working alongside the Group Quality Lead, you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining robust quality systems throughout the manufacturing operation. This is a process-focused role where success comes from ensuring procedures are followed, compliance is maintained and continuous improvement becomes part of everyday operations.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the rollout of a new Quality Management System aligned with API requirements.
* Implement quality procedures across the manufacturing operation and ensure compliance.
* Carry out process audits and identify opportunities for improvement.
* Monitor adherence to documented manufacturing procedures.
* Work closely with production teams to maintain process compliance.
* Prepare the business for customer, third-party and accreditation audits.
* Maintain quality documentation, training records and material traceability records (MTRs).
* Liaise with customers regarding quality documentation and compliance requirements.
* Support continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing.
* Provide guidance and support to production teams on quality standards and best practice.
What We're Looking For
We're keen to speak with Quality Engineers from regulated manufacturing environments where process control and quality systems are critical.
You'll ideally have:
* Experience as a Quality Engineer within manufacturing.
* A strong understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS).
* Experience implementing and maintaining documented quality procedures.
* Process auditing experience.
* Strong communication skills and the confidence to work closely with production teams.
* A practical, hands-on approach with excellent organisational skills.
* The ability to work independently and take ownership of projects.
Experience within sectors such as oil & gas, aerospace, automotive, valves, precision engineering, heavy engineering or other highly regulated manufacturing environments would be advantageous.
Knowledge of API standards, material traceability, customer quality documentation or external accreditation projects would also be beneficial but is not essential.
Salary & Benefits
* £40,000 depending on experience.
* Maybe some Salary flexibility available for exceptional candidates.
* Supportive engineering business within a larger group.
* Genuine autonomy and responsibility.
* Excellent long-term career progression opportunities.
* Opportunity to make a significant contribution to a major quality transformation project.
Ready for the Next Step?
If you're a Quality Engineer looking to take ownership of an important quality project, develop your career and gain experience that will strengthen your long-term prospects, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today for immediate consideration. Interviews will consist of an initial Teams meeting followed by a site interview, with feedback provided promptly throughout the process
Salary description
£40000.00 - £40000.00 per year