Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality Assurance Engineer Location: Redditch Salary: Up to £37,000 per annum Working Hours: Monday – Thursday, 7:00am – 5:15pm The Opportunity We are recruiting a Quality Assurance Engineer to join an established manufacturing business based in Redditch.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys being hands-on in a manufacturing environment, working closely with production teams to identify quality issues, investigate root causes and implement practical solutions.

This is a varied, shopfloor-focused role where you will play an important part in maintaining product quality, improving manufacturing processes and helping prevent defects from recurring. You will work alongside production and engineering colleagues to resolve problems efficiently, reduce waste and support continuous improvement across the business.

The role also offers opportunities to develop your technical knowledge and take on greater responsibility over time, including exposure to PPAP, quality documentation, customer requirements and wider quality engineering processes. Key Responsibilities

• Investigate quality issues on the shopfloor, identifying root causes and implementing effective corrective actions.
• Work closely with production teams to resolve problems quickly and minimise downtime, waste and disruption.
• Carry out root cause analysis and structured problem-solving to prevent recurring defects.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes.
• Monitor product quality and ensure components meet required specifications and customer expectations.
• Investigate non-conformances, identify trends and support corrective and preventative actions.
• Collaborate with production, engineering and other departments to improve process consistency.
• Identify opportunities to reduce scrap, rework and quality-related production delays.
• Maintain accurate quality records and support relevant reporting and documentation.

Develop knowledge of quality tools and systems, including PPAP, and contribute to wider quality engineering activities. About You We are looking for someone with a practical, analytical and proactive approach to problem-solving who enjoys working directly with production teams to improve quality and manufacturing performance. You may...

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