Process Quality Engineer
20 hours ago
Gloucester
Process Quality Engineer Experience Dependent + Bonus Gloucestershire Days (Onsite) We’re recruiting for a globally recognised engineering and manufacturing organisation specialising in high-performance instrumentation and industrial technology. The site in Gloucestershire plays a key role in delivering advanced products to international customers, with a strong focus on innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. The business is known for its people-first culture and consistent recognition as a top UK employer. Responsibilities - Process Quality Engineer • Lead, coach, and develop a small team of Quality Engineers and Technicians while remaining hands-on in operational quality activities, • Support deployment of the site quality strategy, focusing on prevention, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction, • Drive process quality improvements, including leading and delivering structured quality improvement projects (e.g. Six Sigma, Lean, CI initiatives), • Improve right-first-time performance across parts, processes, and equipment using practical problem-solving techniques, • Conduct regular process audits to ensure compliance and identify opportunities for improvement, • Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Design, Sales, and R&D to ensure quality is embedded across all stages of the product lifecycle, • Support New Product Introduction (NPI) to ensure robust, on-time, and defect-free product launches, • Develop and maintain control plans, inspection methods, and process controls to ensure consistent process capability, • Provide daily shop-floor support to resolve production issues impacting delivery or quality performance, • Lead and facilitate root cause analysis activities, ensuring sustainable corrective actions are implemented, • Work with suppliers using drawings and technical standards to resolve quality issues and improve performance, • Evaluate manufacturing processes and drive improvements to eliminate defects, variation, and inefficiencies Experience / Qualifications - Process Quality Engineer • Minimum 5 years' experience in a Quality Engineering role within a manufacturing environment, • Proven track record of leading and delivering quality improvement projects (e.g. Six Sigma, Lean, continuous improvement initiatives), • Strong experience in process quality and shop-floor problem solving (rather than purely quality systems), • Experience leading or supervising small teams while remaining operationally hands-on, • Demonstrated success in New Product Introduction (NPI) and quality assurance activities, • Strong cross-functional collaboration experience, • Skilled in structured problem-solving tools (8D, RCA, Six Sigma methodologies), • Six Sigma Green Belt (minimum) – Black Belt preferred, • ISO 9001 knowledge/audit experience desirable, • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, • IT proficiency including MS Office and SAP, • Project management capability Benefits - Process Quality Engineer • Excellent Bonus Scheme, • Life Assurance x6 Basic Salary, • Flexible Work Hours, • Pension matched up to 10%, • 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), • Recognised top UK employer For more information on this role, please contact Andy Haddon on 01453 796617, or send a copy of your CV to andrew.haddon@omegaresource.co.uk For details of other opportunities available within your chosen field, please visit _ Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors. Ideal background / Previous roles may include: Process Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Senior Quality Engineer, Continuous Improvement Engineer, Quality Improvement Engineer, Production Quality Engineer, Operational Excellence Engineer, NPI Quality Engineer, Quality Team Leader.