Quality & Continuous Improvement Specialist

Quality & Continuous Improvement Specialist Salary: £36,000 - £42,000 + 5% Bonus The Opportunity I'm currently working with an established engineering manufacturer that supplies specialist products to customers across a variety of industries throughout the UK and internationally. This is an excellent opportunity to join a modern manufacturing business that genuinely invests in its people, offering long-term career progression, continuous training and an excellent benefits package. Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Quality professional to support manufacturing operations, drive continuous improvement initiatives, investigate quality issues and ensure products consistently meet customer and industry standards. The Role Reporting into the Quality function, you'll play an important role in maintaining quality standards across manufacturing operations, supporting production teams and ensuring products meet customer specifications. Working closely with engineering and manufacturing departments, you'll investigate quality issues, carry out inspections and contribute to continuous improvement projects. Key Responsibilities Carry out incoming, in-process and final inspections. Ensure products meet customer and internal quality standards. Complete quality documentation and inspection records. Investigate product quality issues and non-conformances. Support root cause investigations and corrective actions. Assist with continuous improvement activities. Read and interpret engineering drawings. Work alongside manufacturing and engineering teams to improve quality performance. Support calibration and quality system activities. Ensure compliance with company quality procedures.About You We're looking for someone with experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment who has worked within Quality. Ideally you'll have experience with: Quality inspection Engineering drawings Precision measuring equipment Root cause analysis NCRs Quality documentation Microsoft Office ERP systems (desirable) Continuous improvement Strong communication skills Internal auditing experience ISO 9001 exposure CAPA activities Quality tools (8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, FMEA) Process improvement methodologies Previous experience within manufacturing, engineering, automotive, medical devices, plastics or other technical industries would all be considered. Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website