Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Days Role

Permanent

Shillito Group are working with a well established, highly regulated manufacturing business looking to strengthen their quality function with an experienced Quality Engineer.

This is a hands on role, working closely with production and engineering to improve quality performance, reduce defects, and ensure processes are controlled and compliant.

The Role

• Maintain a strong shopfloor presence, ensuring quality is controlled at source
• Lead root cause investigations (8D, 5 Whys, DMAIC) and implement corrective actions
• Drive continuous improvement across scrap, rework and process capability
• Analyse data to identify trends and areas for improvement
• Apply statistical methods (SPC, Cp/Cpk, MSA) to strengthen process control
• Support validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ) where required
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements
• Support audits (internal, customer and regulatory)
• Work cross-functionally to implement sustainable improvements
• Develop and improve SOPs and quality documentation
• Support customer issue resolution and improve overall performance

What They’re Looking For

• Background in manufacturing / engineering quality
• Strong problem-solving capability with a structured approach
• Experience using data and statistical tools to drive improvement
• Understanding of working within regulated environments
• Able to influence across teams and drive change on the shopfloor
• Comfortable being hands on and visible in production

Additional Experience (Desirable)

• Precision engineering or machining environments
• Knowledge of validation processes
• Experience with CMM or measurement systems
• Exposure to highly regulated industries

Why It’s Worth a Look

• Stable, growing manufacturing environment
• Strong investment in equipment and capability
• Opportunity to make a visible impact on quality performance
• Salary up to £36k

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