Quality Engineer in Westhampnett

Company: Energy Jobline CVL
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Location: Chichester
Job Description:

Staffline are recruiting for a Quality Engineer to work for our client at their pristine automotive manufacturing plant, based in Westhampnett, West Sussex.

The rate of pay is £21.88 to £25.72 per hour (subject to training completion/performance).

Up to 40 hours per week (currently 38 hours per week, dependant on production requirements):

  • 07:00 to 15:30
  • 8-hour shifts
  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend working may be required

You will be required to complete an interview prior to starting this role.

Responsibilities

  • Supporting your department and Production with meeting attendance and status reports, ensuring the multi-project landscape is supported and represented by the Quality department.
  • Provide quality-related documents to Production to support defect capturing and corrective actions, such as rework methods and deviations.
  • Supporting the department by preparing necessary Advanced Product Quality Planning documentation e.g. FMEA, Inspection Instruction, Control Plans across the multi-project landscape.
  • Influence the product and process development with cross-functional teams across the business.
  • Identifying/containing issues; leading problem-solving activities, defining, validating solutions and communicating with internal stakeholders about potential causes or corrective actions.
  • Input & feedback to aid the improvement of development & manufacturing processes.
  • Feedback to engineering teams to ensure upcoming products have lessons learned applied.
  • Communicate test plans or inspection methods to ensure accurate data collection.
  • Communicating with stakeholders to influence product design and applying lessons learned.
  • Using technical knowledge and understanding of defects and Customer relevance, including defect capturing methods.

Requirements

  • The successful candidate will be qualified to HNC/D in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Quality Engineering or equivalent work experience, and be experienced in manufacturing operations.
  • Specialist in using measurement tools (DTI, inspection gauges), quality management, and problem-solving tools (e.g. DMAIC, 5-why, Fishbone analysis); data collection/analysis/visualisation.
  • An understanding of lean manufacturing principles and working knowledge of 7 basic tools of quality.
  • Comprehensive IT skills, including but not limited to Office, SharePoint, preparing presentation slides aiding reports.
  • Good organisation and planning skills as well as ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines; flexibility to work extended hours when the business need arises.
  • A strong team player who is self-motivated, reliable, trustworthy and conscientious. Willing and able to develop new initiatives and ideas and make the right decisions without supervision.
  • Confident with engaging and negotiating with internal stakeholders.
  • Project Quality Management, including reporting, would be beneficial.
  • Fluent English is essential; German would be advantageous.

Benefits

  • 27 days holiday and 8 bank holidays (based on 40hrs per week)
  • High standard of working environment
  • Competitive pay rates
  • Yearly personal bonus potential
  • Car share scheme (subject to availability)
  • Pension – 5% employee contribution & 3% employer contribution
  • Employee Assistance Program

Job ref: 1RRMC

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Posted: July 18th, 2026