Quality Engineer

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MB940: Quality Engineer

Location: Workington
Salary: £42,000 + £5,750 Car Allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance ("Depending on job grade"), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP

Overview

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Quality Engineer on a permanent basis due to growth based at either their Workington depot.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Interpret and advise on quality system requirements for the Project.
  • Support the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of the Project quality management system.
  • Utilise quality management tools and techniques to promote continuous improvements throughout the Project team.
  • Coordinate with the Client's quality management team.
  • Support Project team in development and review of inspection and test plans.
  • Prepare regular quality reports for the Project Manager.
  • Support the Project team to maintain and develop the non-conformity register and corrective action register.
  • Support the Project team with the development of systems to ensure handover documentation is managed in a timely manner.
  • Undertake internal Project audits and supplier audits.
  • Report on audit findings, agree corrective action with auditees and monitor close out of findings.
  • Promote quality awareness throughout the Project team.
  • Behave in a way that is aligned with core values.
  • Co-operate in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times.
  • Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues.
  • Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction; never knowingly put information systems at risk.
  • Support the Site Document Controller.

Skills and Qualifications

  • Thorough understanding of civil engineering construction methodology.
  • Good communication and organisational skills.
  • Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.
  • Good Microsoft Office skills and ability to work with spreadsheets and databases.
  • Commercially aware.
  • Ability to influence others.
  • Experience of management information / KPI reporting.
  • Good communication skills including report writing and the ability to interface with staff across all levels of the project.
  • Detailed knowledge of assurance and management system issues and a good understanding of process mapping techniques.

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Location: Workington
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MB940: Quality Engineer

Location: WorkingtonSalary: £42,000 + £5,750 Car AllowanceWorking Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per weekAdditional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (“Depending on job grade”), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP

Overview

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Quality Engineer on a permanent basis due to growth based at either their Workington depot.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Interpret and advise on quality system requirements for the Project.
  • Support the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of the Project quality management system.
  • Utilise quality management tools and techniques to promote continuous improvements throughout the Project team.
  • Coordinate with the Client’s quality management team.
  • Support Project team in development and review of inspection and test plans.
  • Prepare regular quality reports for the Project Manager.
  • Support the Project team to maintain and develop the non-conformity register and corrective action register.
  • Support the Project team with the development of systems to ensure handover documentation is managed in a timely manner.
  • Undertake internal Project audits and supplier audits.
  • Report on audit findings, agree corrective action with auditees and monitor close out of findings.
  • Promote quality awareness throughout the Project team.
  • Behave in a way that is aligned with core values.
  • Co-operate in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times.
  • Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues.
  • Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction; never knowingly put information systems at risk.
  • Support the Site Document Controller.

Skills and Qualifications

  • Thorough understanding of civil engineering construction methodology.
  • Good communication and organisational skills.
  • Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.
  • Good Microsoft Office skills and ability to work with spreadsheets and databases.
  • Commercially aware.
  • Ability to influence others.
  • Experience of management information / KPI reporting.
  • Good communication skills including report writing and the ability to interface with staff across all levels of the project.
  • Detailed knowledge of assurance and management system issues and a good understanding of process mapping techniques.

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Posted: May 20th, 2026