Quality Engineer (PM)

Quality Engineer – PM/Night Shift Location: Dunstable Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 33% Shift Allowance Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time Hours: Monday – Thursday, 3:45pm – 1:30am Earn an additional £10,000 - £15,000 for a 4-day working week. Are you a Quality Engineer who enjoys working independently, solving problems and having a real impact on manufacturing quality? This could be a great opportunity to step into a PM/Night Shift Quality Engineer position, offering a 33% shift allowance on top of a £40,000–£45,000 basic salary. Working Monday to Thursday , you'll have the opportunity to take ownership of quality across the shift, working closely with Production and Engineering teams to identify issues, investigate root causes and keep manufacturing moving. With fewer layers between you and the shop floor, this is a role where you'll be able to make decisions, solve problems and see the impact of your work first-hand . Why consider the PM shift? An additional shift allowance on top of your basic salary. 4-day working week – Monday to Thursday. No Friday shift, giving you a longer weekend every week. Greater autonomy and ownership across your shift. A hands-on role where you'll be close to the manufacturing process. The opportunity to make a genuine impact on quality, rather than simply monitoring it. Work closely with Production, Engineering and Manufacturing teams to resolve issues as they happen. The Quality Engineer Role You'll join an established Quality Assurance team within a busy industrial manufacturing environment, supporting the production operation throughout the PM shift. You'll be responsible for helping to ensure components, sub-assemblies and finished products meet the required standards, while preventing quality issues from progressing through the manufacturing process or reaching the customer. Key responsibilities, as a Quality Engineer will include: Supporting Production and Engineering with quality issues, investigations and improvement activities. Leading and supporting root cause investigations and corrective actions using 8D, Ishikawa, FMEA and Control Plans . Carrying out and reporting on product and process qualification testing. Monitoring incoming and outgoing quality and identifying opportunities for improvement. Raising and managing quality notifications and alerts. Participating in the Material Review Board (MRB) process. Investigating customer returns and working with Production, Engineering and R