Quality Engineer

Are you a quality-focused engineering professional looking to play a key role within a modern manufacturing environment? We are recruiting for a Quality Engineer to join a growing engineering and production team in Hoyland, Barnsley. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, support operational excellence, and help ensure products consistently meet the highest standards of quality and customer expectations.

Quality Engineer - Hoyland, Barnsley - £42,000

Quality Engineer Key Responsibilities:

• Support manufacturing operations by maintaining and improving quality processes, procedures, and standards.
• Lead and facilitate structured problem-solving activities to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Conduct internal audits and support compliance with ISO 9001 quality management requirements.
• Analyse quality performance data and provide insight-driven recommendations to drive continuous improvement.
• Investigate non-conformances, customer concerns, and production quality issues, ensuring effective containment and long-term resolutions.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, and supply chain teams to improve product quality and process capability.
• Promote a proactive quality culture focused on prevention, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Support risk reduction activities through process reviews and quality planning techniques.

Skills & Experience Required as a Quality Engineer:

• Previous experience working within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• ISO 9001 auditing experience or qualification.
• Strong understanding of quality management systems and quality assurance principles.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Experience using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone (Ishikawa), or similar.
• Strong data analysis skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the business.
• Self-motivated with a positive and solution-focused approach.

Benefits Package:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.
• Annual performance-related bonus.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Company pension scheme.
• Healthcare and wellbeing benefits package.
• Life assurance cover.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
• Modern manufacturing environment with free on-site parking.

If this Quality Engineer opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you and discuss how your skills and experience could contribute to the team

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