Days Role

Permanent

Rotherham

Shillito Group are working with a well-established, highly regulated manufacturing business who are looking to appoint a Quality Engineer to take ownership of quality performance across the site.

This is a hands on, shop floor-focused role, suited to someone who has managed quality end to end, not just supported it. You will play a key role in driving improvements, strengthening process capability, and ensuring robust quality standards across production.

The Role

• Maintain a strong shop floor presence, ensuring quality is controlled at source
• Own and lead root cause investigations (8D, 5 Whys, DMAIC) through to resolution
• Drive continuous improvement across scrap, rework, and process capability
• Analyse manufacturing data to identify trends, variation, and improvement opportunities
• Apply statistical tools (SPC, Cp/Cpk, MSA) to improve process control
• Support and lead validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ) where required
• Take responsibility for maintaining and improving the Quality Management System
• Lead and support internal, customer, and regulatory audits
• Work cross-functionally with production and engineering to implement sustainable improvements
• Develop and improve SOPs, processes, and quality documentation
• Support customer issue resolution and improve overall quality performance

What They’re Looking For

• Proven experience in a Quality Engineer or senior quality role within manufacturing
• Demonstrable experience owning quality systems and driving improvements, not supporting
• Strong problem-solving capability using structured methodologies (8D, DMAIC, etc.)
• Experience using data and statistical tools to drive decisions and improvements
• Solid understanding of working within regulated or quality-driven environments
• Ability to influence production teams and drive change on the shop floor
• Comfortable being hands-on, visible, and accountable for quality performance

Desirable Experience

• Precision engineering or machining environments
• Experience with validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
• Knowledge of CMM or measurement systems
• Exposure to highly regulated industries

Why It’s Worth a Look

• Stable, growing manufacturing business with ongoing investment
• Opportunity to take real ownership of quality performance
• Visible impact across production and engineering
• Salary: £42000+ depending on experience
• Days based role

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