Quality Engineer – Injection Moulding, Presswork & Assembly – Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 per year, depending on experience
Type: Permanent, full time (part-time considered)
Hours: 39 per week – Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 5.00pm, Friday 8.00am to 1.00pm
McGlynn Personnel is recruiting on behalf of an established, ISO 9001-certified precision manufacturer on the Nottingham/Derby border with over 30 years of engineering heritage. They make plastic injection mouldings, precision metal pressings, insert mouldings and electro-mechanical assemblies for more than 150 customers across medical, aerospace, automotive, rail and electronics.
The role
You will join a two-person quality team, working alongside the quality lead. It is hands-on: approving a first-off at the moulding machine one minute, leading an 8D investigation or preparing for a customer audit the next.
- Approve first-offs, patrol running jobs and carry out goods-in, last-off and final inspections
- Measure with micrometers, verniers, gauges and the CMM; set up and analyse SPC
- Complete FAIRs, NCRs, concessions, change control and PPAPs to AIAG
- Act as first point of contact for customer quality concerns – containment and corrective action using 8D, 5 Whys and Ishikawa
- Manage supplier quality and SCARs, maintain the ISO 9001 QMS through internal audits and drive continuous improvement
- Help move inspection from paper to digital and introduce self-audits in moulding, press shop and assembly
Key skills and experience
- Quality experience in manufacturing, ideally injection moulding, presswork or assembly
- Confident with hand measuring equipment and engineering drawings
- Accurate paperwork and a working knowledge of ISO 9001
- Structured problem solving (8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa)
- Suits an experienced Quality Engineer, a strong Quality Inspector ready to step up, or a seasoned quality professional wanting part-time hours
- 1pm finish every Friday
- Full CMM training if needed
- Friendly team of around 30, led by an MD who invests in his people
- Real influence as the quality function modernises
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