Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer | Sheffield | £40,000 – £45,000

Lodestone Recruitment is working with a well-established Sheffield manufacturer to find a Quality Engineer. You’ll support the Quality Manager in running and improving the site’s ISO 9001 quality management system, and you’ll work hands-on with the production and lab teams.

The role

• Complete internal audits in line with the company audit programme
• Analyse performance data to spot waste, bottlenecks, cost drivers and recurring problems
• Investigate non-conformities from audits, quality testing and customer complaints, and fix the root cause
• Work with the Quality Manager to produce charge sheets, checklists and final product test templates for new and updated customer specifications
• Lead and prioritise improvement projects that cut cost and improve quality, customer service and safety
• Organise calibration of monitoring and measuring equipment across quality, production and R&D
• Write reports and present your findings
• Carry out packed product inspections alongside production colleagues
• Cover lab testing when the lab team is short-staffed

What we’re looking for

• Experience in a quality role within manufacturing with focus in steel processing, heat treatment, furnace or forgings
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and internal auditing
• Confident with data, analysis and report writing
• A practical problem solver who is comfortable on the shop floor as well as at a desk
• Someone who wants to keep developing, with training provided

What’s on offer

• Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 DOE
• Location: Sheffield
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Flexible start times between 7am and 10am
• Early finish on Fridays

Apply: Send your CV to Nicholas Brennan at Lodestone Recruitment, or call for a confidential chat.

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