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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