Quality Engineer

Quality EngineerLocation: HessleSalary: £45,000 - £53,000 + excellent benefits Take ownership of quality, solve complex manufacturing challenges and drive meaningful improvement. Consortium Professional Recruitment are partnering with an established manufacturer to recruit a Quality Engineer for their team in Hessle. This is a hands-on quality engineering role within a highly regulated manufacturing environment, offering the opportunity to get close to operations, tackle real production challenges and influence how quality and process performance are improved. You'll work across Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing, leading investigations, supporting validation and change activity, and using data and structured problem-solving techniques to deliver sustainable improvements. The Role As Quality Engineer, you'll be responsible for:

• Providing day-to-day quality engineering support across manufacturing operations, helping teams identify and resolve quality issues quickly and effectively.
• Leading root cause investigations using structured methodologies including 5 Why, Fishbone, DMAIC and 8D.
• Driving corrective and preventive actions through to effective, sustainable resolution.
• Supporting change control, risk assessments, verification and validation activities within a regulated environment.
• Conducting Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Gage R&R and statistical analysis to support robust, data-led decision making.
• Using quality and Six Sigma tools including SPC, capability analysis and DOE to understand and improve process performance.
• Leading and contributing to continuous improvement projects focused on defect reduction, yield, process capability and operational performance.
• Working collaboratively with Manufacturing, Engineering and Quality colleagues to maintain high standards of product quality and compliance.

About You We're looking for a Quality Engineer who combines strong technical knowledge with a practical, improvement-focused approach. You'll ideally bring:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Science or another relevant technical discipline.
• Quality engineering experience gained within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience within medical devices would be particularly advantageous, although candidates from other highly regulated sectors are encouraged to apply.
• Strong knowledge of root cause analysis, risk management, validation and statistical quality methods.
• Practical experience with tools such as MSA, SPC, Gage R&R, DOE and process capability analysis.
• The confidence to investigate problems, challenge constructively and work with different teams to implement improvements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive, analytical approach and genuine interest in continuous improvement.

What's on Offer? Alongside a salary of £45,000 - £53,000, the package includes:

• Excellent pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Staff perks and employee benefits programme
• Professional development and career progression opportunities
• Supportive and inclusive working environment

Interested? If you're a Quality Engineer looking for a role where you can have a genuine impact on manufacturing quality and continuous improvement, we'd be keen to hear from you. Apply with your CV or contact Consortium Professional Recruitment for a confidential conversation about the opportunity. Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd are a professional-level recruitment consultancy specialising in the delivery of high-relevance recruitment services on behalf of our clients across the UK. We regularly receive a high volume of applications, which can make providing individual feedback challenging. If you haven't received a response within 14 days of applying, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We retain candidate details for consideration for future opportunities unless you request otherwise.