Quality Engineer
Recruit 4 Talent · Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
Quality Engineer at Recruit 4 Talent, based in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, paying £42,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Salary
- £42,000 per annum
- Location
- Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 6 hours ago
- Closes
- 15 Oct 2026
- Sector
- Quality Engineer
16% below the typical rate for quality engineer
Reference 872101067
About the role
Quality Engineer sought by a global automotive manufacturing organisation serving customers in more than 150 countries, based at their Burton on Trent plant.
The Role:
Reporting to the Senior Quality Engineer, the Quality Engineer will be responsible for fulfilling quality related deliverables for the Burton plant.
Your day-to-day duties as Quality Engineer will include:
Quality Engineer
Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire
Excellent salary + benefits
The Role:
Reporting to the Senior Quality Engineer, the Quality Engineer will be responsible for fulfilling quality related deliverables for the Burton plant.
Your day-to-day duties as Quality Engineer will include:
- Analyse customer returns, concerns and defects
- Prepare and maintain control plan for components and complete products
- Perform Capability Studies and Process Audits
- Able to use key Quality tools, PPS, A3, Ishikawa, Is/Is Not, Mini Tab, 5Why
- Support the continuous improvement of the Operator Description Sheets (ODS)
- Lead Problem Solving teams for Root Cause Analysis on Plant/Customer issues
- Understand supplier requirements for PPAP
- Be able to travel at short notice
- Raise and manage quality documentation (Quality Alerts, PFU’s etc)
- Automotive Industry experience is advantageous but not essential.
- Manufacturing Quality System experience and customer communication activities
- Ability to demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills to all levels of the business including the customer
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of Problem-Solving Tools and Techniques
- Required to be committed, self-driven to learn and have the ability to work on your own initiative
- Minimum HNC qualified.
- Excellent salary
- 39 hours per week, core hours Monday to Friday 8am – 4.20pm
- Flexible working: working day can be extended to allow 12.30pm finish on Friday and early finishes throughout the week if hours are made up elsewhere (discretionary)
- 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Employee discounts available
- Cycle To Work Scheme
- Discounted Golf / Gym memberships
- finishes throughout the week if hours are made up elsewhere (discretionary)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Opportunities for development and training
Quality Engineer
Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire
Excellent salary + benefits
Reference: 872101067 · Posted 6 hours ago · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · Listed via Recruit 4 Talent
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