Quality Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Knaresborough
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£40,000 / year
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Non-Conformation Management Route Cause Analysis CMM User Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Communication

FULL DESCRIPTION

Position filled by Technical Prospects

CLOSED, Knaresborough

Posted 10 months ago

CLOSED | Quality Engineer

Our client is an established and well-respected engineering business. Due to continued growth, they are currently recruiting a Quality Engineer for a 6-month fixed term contract. The successful candidate will drive improvement of quality processes and performance across our client’s manufacturing business to ensure they deliver a reliable product that’s right first time.

The Quality Engineer will support HSEQ team in managing their non-conformance process and embed the NCR system, being proactive to support quality issue resolutions, route cause analysis and non-conformance closure.

Quality Engineer – Key Responsibilities

  • Review new and historic NCR reports, complete RCA, identify containment and corrective actions and support the implementation.
  • Support roll out of the NCR system including training and reporting on NCRs.
  • Identify and suggest solutions to process inadequacies.
  • Engage with customers as needed during quality issue resolution.
  • Actively participate in driving continual improvement of a positive behavioural culture.
  • Support the implementation of the HSEQ Strategy owning actions as required.
  • Provide appropriate reporting to the HSQE team on Quality topics.

Quality Engineer – Skills & Experience

  • Mechanical or electrical engineering manufacturing experience and knowledge.
  • Solid experience of Non-Conformation Management and Route Cause Analysis.
  • CMM User (essential) and Programmer (desirable).
  • Be an effective communicator, happy to liaise with internal and external customers.
  • Have a keen eye for detail with accurate documentation skills.

The Quality Engineer position is offering £38,000 – £40,000 basic salary pro rata plus benefits for the successful candidate. This is a full-time, 6-month fixed term contract position, working 40 hours per week, based at our client’s site near Knaresborough.

All successful candidates will be contacted within 5 days of application for the position of Quality Engineer. This vacancy is being advertised by Technical Prospects Ltd. The services advertised by Technical Prospects Ltd are those of an Employment Agency.

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