Quality Engineer
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Keighley
Role: Quality Engineer Salary: Up to £40,000 Location: Keighley The Opportunity:We are looking for a highly motivated Quality Engineer to join a well-established engineering business at their Keighley site. As a Quality Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that products, processes, and systems consistently meet the highest quality standards. This is an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer to work across multiple functions — from suppliers and customers to manufacturing and engineering teams — helping to embed a strong Right First Time culture.In this role, you’ll contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, support audit readiness, and help drive operational excellence. You’ll be part of a collaborative team, enjoy long-term stability, and have genuine opportunities to develop your skills and make a real impact on product quality and customer satisfaction.Key Responsibilities: • Ensure supplied and internally manufactured products comply with engineering drawings, specifications, and statutory requirements, • Support and maintain compliance with ISO 9001 and contribute to the development of the Integrated Management System (IMS); knowledge of ISO 14001 & 45001 is advantageous, • Act as a point of contact for all quality-related issues within the business, • Liaise with suppliers, customers, and internal teams to investigate non-conformances and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), • Monitor supplier quality performance and support supplier development initiatives, • Lead structured problem-solving activities, including 8D investigations and 5 Why analysis, • Identify and implement quality improvement opportunities to enhance product and process performance, • Plan and conduct internal IMS audits, supplier audits, and support external ISO audits, • Track and report quality KPIs, including PPM, Pareto analysis, and trends, • Provide coaching, guidance, and support on quality procedures, tools, and best practices, • Collaborate closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Production, Supply Chain, HSE, and other support functions, • Ensure all work complies with health and safety standards and company value, • Maintain governance over Data Protection, Information Security, and Cyber Security, • Carry out any other reasonable duties as requestedWhat we’re looking for:, • Experience in Quality Engineering or Quality Assurance within manufacturing, • Strong understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes, • HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) and completed mechanical apprenticeship, • Skilled in quality tools and methodologies (8D, 5 Why, Pareto, PPM), • Analytical with a structured approach to investigation and root cause analysis, • Able to work independently and within cross-functional teams, • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, • Confident with SAP and Microsoft Office, • Effective time management to meet deadlines, • Full, current UK driving licenceDesirable:, • Experience in QHSE and safety initiatives, • Conducting internal, supplier, or system audits, • Involvement in process improvement and lean initiatives, • Experience with ISO certification audits, • Six Sigma certification (minimum Green Belt)What’s in it for you:, • Competitive salary package, • External reward scheme –, • Electric Car Scheme, • Enhanced Pension Scheme – Employer 5%, raising to 7% after 3 years, • Enhanced Holidays – 28days + Bank Holidays, • Clear progression and development opportunities – including worldwide opportunities, • Opportunity to work on complex and varied engineering projects, • Flexitime opportunities, • Workplace healthcare provider, • Supportive and collaborative working environment, • Exposure to cutting-edge engineering processes and technologies