Quality Engineer
hace 28 días
Chesterfield
Quality Engineer | Chesterfield | £45,000–£60,000 | Full-time | Start date: As soon as possible A respected and growing manufacturer within the UK rail supply chain is seeking a Quality Engineer to take ownership of quality across the business. With increasing demand and rising quotation volumes, this is a key opportunity to step into a role where you can genuinely influence performance, culture, and long-term improvement. This organisation is looking for someone who can manage quality, not simply carry out quality tasks. You’ll be proactive, customer-focused, and confident in identifying issues, understanding root causes, and driving preventative measures that strengthen the business. The Opportunity Reporting directly to the Managing Director (depending on experience), you’ll play a central role in shaping how quality is embedded across the organisation. The business is transitioning from a reactive approach to a preventative, performance-driven culture — and you’ll be at the heart of that change. Key objectives for the First 12 Months • Navigating contract changes, • Driving performance improvements, • Delivering results through influence rather than instruction, • Strengthen and improve quality systems, • Maintain quarterly performance targets, • Ensure baseline processes remain effective and consistent You’ll bring both technical expertise and ambition, thriving in a regulated engineering environment and eager to grow with the business. Essential experience: • Specialist Quality Engineer or Quality Manager, • Background in regulated industries such as rail, military, aviation, oil & gas, or heavy vehicles About Ford & Stanley groupFord & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom. • Ford & Stanley TalentWise - Business specialising in blue collar trade & technical services – permanent and temporary., • Ford & Stanley Recruitment - Business specialising in white collar spanning all company functions with specialist verticals within Digital, Rail Engineering, Civils & Infrastructure, General Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics both permanent and contract., • Ford & Stanley Executive Search – Business specialising in Executive Search & Executive Interim Solutions in the UK, North America, Middle East and Europe. Services advertised by Ford & Stanley are those of an employment consultancy business.