Back to the JobsQuality Engineer - Contractor
Location: Manchester
Department: Quality
Hours: 37 per week, Monday–Friday
Contract: Outside IR35
Reports To: Head of Quality
Overview
My client, an innovative and forward-thinking manufacturing organisation, is looking for a skilled Quality Engineer to join their team in Manchester. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in enhancing production quality, developing robust process controls, and supporting the introduction of new products and processes within a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
You will play a key role in deploying the Business Management System, supporting new product and process introductions, and ensuring standardised methodologies are followed throughout the production facility.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Engineering & Process Control
- Manage day-to-day Quality Engineering activities within the assigned value stream.
- Apply standard Quality and Process Engineering tools to ensure accurate and consistent quality activity across the organisation.
- Lead APQP implementation within the value stream.
- Complete PFMEA and Control Plans for production processes.
- Develop, implement, and maintain robust process controls to support high product and process quality.
- Monitor and analyse manufacturing data, identifying trends and recommending quality improvement actions.
- Drive improvements in production quality performance.
- Provide troubleshooting support to resolve process issues and improve OEE, including right-first-time performance.
New Product Introduction & Customer Quality
- Support Quality Engineering tasks related to new product and process introductions.
- Lead responses to customer quality concerns, using root cause analysis tools such as 8D, DMAIC, PPS, etc.
- Lead MRB activities for production scrap and drive corrective and preventive actions.
- Manage supplier quality issues within the value stream.
- Conduct process capability studies, statistical analysis, and data-driven investigations.
- Implement and maintain SPC methods to reduce variation and ensure consistent quality.
Compliance, Auditing & Continuous Improvement
- Support and maintain the Business Management System within the Quality function.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of quality procedures and organisational policies.
- Report routinely on Quality KPIs.
- Support and contribute to annual improvement plans and Lean initiatives.
- Manage and deliver internal and external audits as required.
- Conduct laboratory testing for quality control of manufactured materials.
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
- Stay current with Quality Management best practices, new technologies, and industry standards.
Other Responsibilities
- Build strong working relationships within the production value stream.
- Carry out any additional duties reasonably required in support of the Quality function.
Key Skills & Experience
Essential
- Extensive Quality experience within an AS9100 Rev D or ISO9001-regulated manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of APQP, PPAP, PSW, FAIR, ISIR, SPC, Control Plans, and related methodologies.
- Experience with materials testing and laboratory quality control.
- Excellent analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a high-pace manufacturing environment.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T.
Attributes
- Strong, logical problem-solver.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Clear and confident communicator.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Methodical, organised, and reliable.
- Completer–finisher mindset.
- Flexible and open to change.
- Strong mentoring ability.
Desirable
- Trained AS9100 / ISO9001 Internal Auditor.
- Deep knowledge of APQP methodologies including PFMEA, Control Plans and Standard Ops.
- Experience with CMM measurement technologies.
- Experience designing or implementing new processes.
- Knowledge of project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Gantt charts, and Project Charters.
Other
- Full UK driving licence with flexibility to travel to customer or supplier sites at short notice.
For more information on this role, please contact Harvey Clough on 01453 829799 or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]
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