Graduate Engineer / Quality Engineer

At LEE Ventus, our world-class micropump technology delivers precision, performance, and silent operation – all in a tiny package. We have hundreds of new customers evaluating our technology and our order book is growing fast. Following our acquisition by The Lee Company, our focus is on scaling our manufacturing operation to meet rapidly growing demand. Our micropumps enable truly cutting-edge innovation across the medical, life science, environmental and industrial sectors. They’re already used in an extraordinary range of inventions – such as a breathalyser that will test for cancer, a novel treatment for sleep apnoea, and a hospital-grade vital signs monitor. The potential for our technology is huge. As part of LEE Ventus’ Quality team, this is an opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of a high-value manufacturing business. You will be responsible for coordinating investigations and improvements in conjunction with the Production and Manufacturing Engineering teams. You will ensure that we control and monitor quality, tracking any issues and driving continual improvement in our activities. Working within the Quality team you will play an integral role for ensuring product quality, and act as a key point of contact for manufacturing issues. You will have responsibilities in supplier quality assurance, monitoring supplier performance, conducting supplier evaluations and facilitating supplier part approvals. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline ~2+ years’ experience in a quality engineering role within a manufacturing environment ~ Proven experience working with quality tools e.g. PPAP, FMEA, CAPA, continual improvement, problem solving, 5S, Risk Assessment, etc. ~ Experience conducting supplier audits and evaluations (both on site and remote) ~ Excellent technical writing skills and well versed in drafting formal quality documentation (e.g. The ability to promote a Quality culture throughout the business Knowledge of injection moulding and PCB assembly processes Our working culture encourages shared ideas and collaboration whilst providing you with the freedom to do your best work. We offer employee benefits including 21 days’ holiday accruing 1 day per year up to 25 days, plus: A bonus scheme and a separate profit-sharing scheme Employer pension contribution of 12% of pensionable pay Private medical insurance (incl. Life insurance up to 6 times salary Enhanced family-friendly maternity and paternity leave Free lunch at our excellent on-site restaurant All-day fresh fruit, snacks and hot and cold drinks Inclusion & Diversity Equality and diversity in the workplace are some of the most challenging problems facing society. But we continuously strive to do better, and we fundamentally believe in the power and importance of diversity – both for our community and for the overall success of our business.