Quality Engineer

Consortium Professional Recruitment
Hu130Gd, HU13 0GD, United Kingdom
3 days ago
£45,000 – £50,000 pa

Salary

£45,000 – £50,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
3 Jun 2026 (3 days ago)

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme Private medical insurance Life assurance Staff perks and employee benefits programme Professional development and career progression opportunities Supportive and inclusive working culture
Job Title: Quality Engineer
Location: Hessle
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 plus excellent benefits

Drive quality excellence in a regulated manufacturing environment, leading improvement, compliance and problem-solving initiatives.

Shape Quality, Drive Improvement, Make a Lasting Impact
Consortium Professional Recruitment are pleased to be working with our client to recruit a Quality Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity for a quality-focused professional to play a key role within a highly regulated manufacturing environment, supporting product quality, process performance and continuous improvement initiatives.

As a Quality Engineer, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex challenges, improve manufacturing outcomes and ensure products consistently meet regulatory requirements and customer expectations. This role offers the opportunity to influence quality standards, drive meaningful improvements and contribute to the success of critical manufacturing operations.

The Opportunity:

As a Quality Engineer you'll play a key role in:

• Providing day-to-day quality engineering support to manufacturing operations and ensuring timely resolution of quality issues.
• Leading structured root cause investigations using recognised problem-solving methodologies including 5 Why, Fishbone, DMAIC and 8D.
• Supporting change control activities, risk assessments, verification and validation processes to ensure compliance and quality standards are maintained.
• Conducting Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Gage R&R studies and statistical analysis to drive data-led decision making.
• Leading and supporting continuous improvement projects focused on process capability, defect reduction, yield improvement and operational excellence.
Your work will directly contribute to product quality, regulatory compliance, manufacturing efficiency and positive customer outcomes.

About You:

We're looking for someone who can bring:
• Degree-level qualification in Engineering, Science or a related technical discipline.
• Experience working within a regulated industry, ideally within medical devices or a similarly controlled environment.
• Strong understanding of quality engineering principles including root cause analysis, validation, risk management and statistical methods.
• Experience using Six Sigma tools such as MSA, SPC, DOE, capability analysis and structured problem-solving techniques.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships across operational, engineering and quality teams.
• A proactive, analytical and collaborative approach, with a passion for continuous improvement and delivering high standards.

The Benefits and Package:

In return, you'll enjoy:
• Salary of £45,000 - £50,000
• Excellent pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Staff perks and employee benefits programme
• Professional development and career progression opportunities
• Supportive and inclusive working culture aligned with a Human First approach

How to Apply:
This exciting Quality Engineer opportunity is being managed by Consortium Professional Recruitment, a trusted recruitment partner. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and believe your skills align with this Quality Engineer position, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV attached.

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 large responses to our advertising which can make providing individual feedback to every applicant challenging. If you haven’t received a reply from us within 14 days of your application, we regret to say your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We have a policy of retaining your details for future vacancies unless you request otherwise. To learn more about our services, please visit consortiumrecruitment.co.uk

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