Quality Engineer – Welding & Fabrication
Manchester
Salary: circa £45,000 - £48,000 + benefits
This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading engineering business based in Manchester as a Quality Engineer.
THE ROLE
As Quality Engineer you will be reporting into the Quality Manager and will have a strong problem-solving focus to the role. You will be working closely with the manufacturing team to identify non-conformance issues, identify root cause and put in place corrective actions.
You will also be a key member of the company’s continuous improvement program and will tasked with reducing waste and reducing the scrap rate.
THE PERSON
The successful candidate will be an experienced Quality Engineer with a strong automotive / lead manufacturing background. With the business embarking on a major continuous improvement programme, candidates with six-sigma green belt or black belt will have a distinct advantage. You will also be fully conversant with fishbone/ishikawa, 8D and 5Y methodology. Finally, as this is a role supporting the manufacturing operation, you will ideally have goods hands on engineering experience.
THE COMPANY
After three years of steady growth this business is now expanding its operation in Manchester and is embarking on a major change and continuous improvement program. They produce bespoke and complex products for a wide range of customers in the automotive, aerospace and nuclear industries and have a great reputation for innovation