Quality Control Technician in Colchester

We are seeking a Quality Control Technician to join our team. In this role, you will identify potential quality issues early and help prevent them from reaching customers by testing production samples, following inspection checklists, documenting non-conformities, and supporting corrective actions through resolution. The successful candidate will have experience in product compliance and a background in engineering or manufacturing.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Test production samples using defined inspection checklists
• Record test results clearly and accurately
• Identify failures and non‑conformities and raise them promptly
• Drive corrective actions and follow up until problems are fully resolved
• Be curious and proactive when something does not look right
• Define, improve, and help maintain quality tests, standards, and procedures
• Propose and implement new test methods to improve product robustness
• Design and run real‑life test scenarios, including attempts to defeat or bypass EAS security tags, reflecting how theft happens in stores
• Think creatively about how products might be attacked, misused, or broken in real conditions
• Work closely with partner factories to investigate issues and apply corrective actions
• Work closely with the Research and Development team during product development, changes, and testing
• Support testing during development builds, pilot runs, and mass production

Qualifications and Experience Include:

• Experience in product compliance with an engineering/manufacturing background
• Experience with electronics, plastic injection moulding, manufacturing, or quality testing would be an advantage.
• Educational qualifications that demonstrate proficiency in English Language and Maths
• Experience with product life cycle management systems
• E‑literate and competent in developing, administering and using PC and associated networks and systems to acquire, manipulate and disseminate information (utilizing Word, Excel, email, simple reporting)
• Experience with managing quality products manufactured in Asia (desirable)
• Experience of working within a Global Supply chain (preferable)
• Exposure to retail security products, EAS systems, or physical product testing would be an advantage
• Authorization to work indefinitely in the UK without restrictions or sponsorship.

Competencies Include:

• Collaborative team player with a proactive attitude to working with colleagues and external partner factories
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build trust with customers and internal teams.
• Able to influence others and drive change
• Excellent organizational, planning and time management abilities.
• Good at prioritizing tasks.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills from being curious to finding the issue, identifying root cause, proposing a solution, and following corrective actions through
• Proactive and able to work with limited supervision
• Willing to challenge existing methods and suggest improvements
• Highly customer‑centric and results‑oriented.
• Self‑motivated with excellent follow‑through.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.