Our established manufacturing Client is seeking a skilled Quality Engineer. The role is based in Medway, Kent - commute requires own transport.

The role is offered as a permanent full time role working days.

Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 4pm, Friday 7.30am to 12.30pm (37.5 hours per week).

Benefits include:

* Discretionary Bonus Scheme.

* 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 27 days after completion of 5 continuous years' service.

* Pension Scheme.

* Secure on-site parking.

* Full-time, Permanent, Site based no remote working available

The Quality Engineer role will:

* Responsible for conducting product audits and undertaking quality investigations.

* Providing support to the Quality Manager with the completion of daily general quality tasks.

* Analyse and interpret complex quality documents.

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* Support the Commercial department in the execution of customer enquiries and complaints.

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* Ability to apply principles of logical and scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.

* During the performance of this role the role holder will be required to complete some tasks in an office-based environment. Other tasks will take place in a shop-floor environment.

Quality Engineer skills and experience required:

* At least 2 years of working in a similar environment. Experience in mechanical inspection.

* Routine calibration of gauging, measuring and test equipment. Conversant with Statistical Process Control.

* Ability to process and, where required, investigate customer complaints and returns.

* Experience of investigating internal and external quality problems.

* Excellent written skills. Good organisational skills.

* Ability to plan and prioritise workloads.

* Ability to work on own initiative and as well as part of a busy team.

* Ability to plan, to work and to ensure work is completed in a timely manner and deadlines are achieved.

* Conversant ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Statistical Process Control.

* Able to read and understand engineering drawings and Bills of Material.

Quality Engineer qualifications:

* Educated to at least C&G or BTEC Level 3 standard in engineering and able to demonstrate related experience in an engineering / manufacturing environment.

* IOSH or NEBOSH qualifications (desirable)