Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer Location: East Lothian, Scotland (Hybrid flexibility; regular site presence required) Salary: £45,000 per annum + benefits Job Type: Full-time, Permanent About Global Established in 2001, Global has become a market-leading recruitment partner across Construction, Logistics, Rail, Industrial and Engineering.

We provide tailored recruitment solutions to candidates and clients, built on trust, integrity and sector expertise. As an ethical and responsible recruitment business, Global is committed to maintaining the highest standards of fairness, respect and professionalism.

We promote a safe, inclusive working environment and work closely with our clients to connect talented professionals with rewarding career opportunities. Global is currently partnering with a leading structural steel and aluminium fabrication specialist that delivers high-specification engineering and structural solutions to the rapidly growing energy, power grid and infrastructure sectors.

The Role We are seeking a hands-on, practical Quality Engineer to support the Quality Lead in maintaining and continuously improving quality standards across multi-site manufacturing operations. This is an operationally focused role, working closely with production teams, project managers and external suppliers to ensure quality, compliance and continuous improvement are embedded throughout the manufacturing process.

The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining the company's Quality Management System (QMS), supporting audits, resolving quality issues and ensuring products and processes consistently meet customer and industry requirements. Key Responsibilities

• QMS Management: Support, maintain and continuously improve the Quality Management System in line with relevant industry standards and business requirements.
• Collaboration and Liaison: Act as a key quality contact, working closely with workshop personnel, production teams, project delivery teams and external suppliers.
• Compliance and Auditing: Support internal and external audits, ensuring ongoing compliance with ISO 9001 and relevant structural steel and fabrication standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify process inefficiencies and drive improvements across workshop and operational activities.
• Root-Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions: Investigate non-conformances, apply problem-solving techniques such as 5 Whys and 8D, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Product and Process Quality: Ensure manufactured products and processes meet specified quality requirements and customer expectations.
• Supplier Quality: Work collaboratively with suppliers to resolve quality issues, improve performance and maintain compliance.
• Operational Excellence: Promote a proactive quality culture, supporting high standards across the company's manufacturing ope...

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