Quality Engineer

Location: Rochdale
Salary: £43,000 - £47,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Permanent

Our client, a successful multi-site manufacturing business, is looking to recruit an experienced Quality Engineer to join their Quality Assurance team in Rochdale.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive quality professional with experience in automotive or high-volume manufacturing to support customer quality, drive continuous improvement and play a key role in New Product Introduction (NPI).

Quality Engineer Key Responsibilities

• Support and improve product and process quality across manufacturing operations.
• Lead customer quality investigations, implementing effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring quality requirements are achieved throughout product launch.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Customers and Suppliers to drive quality improvements.
• Analyse quality data and customer scorecards, identifying trends and reporting KPIs.
• Conduct internal and external quality audits in line with ISO standards.
• Support supplier quality activities and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements and company quality standards.

About You – The Quality Engineer

You will have previous experience in a Quality Engineer role within automotive or high-volume manufacturing and be confident working with customers, suppliers and cross-functional teams.

Quality Engineer Essential:

• Engineering qualification (or equivalent industry experience).
• Internal Auditor qualification for ISO 9001 (ISO 14001 desirable).
• Experience with IATF 16949 Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC and MSA).
• Background within a Tier 1 automotive or blue-chip manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem-solving, root cause analysis and data analysis skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, ERP systems and customer quality portals.

Quality Engineer Desirable:

• Experience within plastics, injection moulding, paint finishing or assembly manufacturing.
• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement knowledge.

Additional Quality Engineer Requirements

• Full UK driving licence.
• Valid passport and willingness to travel.
• Right to work in the UK.

If you''re looking to join a growing manufacturing business where you can make a real impact on quality performance and continuous improvement, we''d love to hear from you.

Apply online today for this Quality Engineer role and a member of the team at Bamford Contract Services will be in touch.

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