Quality Engineer

MB940: Quality Engineer Location: Workington Salary: £42,000 + £5,750 Car Allowance Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP Overview: First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Quality Engineer on a permanent basis due to growth based at either their Workington depot. Duties and Responsibilities:

Interpret and advise on quality system requirements for the Project. Supporting the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of the Project quality management system. Utilising quality management tools and techniques to promote continuous improvements throughout the Project team. Coordinate with the Client’s quality management team. Support Project team in development and review of inspection and test plans. Prepare regular quality reports for the Project Manager. Support the Project team to maintain and develop the non-conformity register and corrective action register. Support the Project team with the development of systems to ensure handover documentation is managed in a timely manner. Undertaking internal Project audits and supplier audits. Reporting on audit findings, agreeing corrective action with auditees and monitoring close out of findings. Promoting quality awareness throughout the Project team Behaving in a way that is aligned with core values. Co-operate with in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times. Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues. Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction. Never knowingly put information systems at risk. Support the Site Document Controller

Skills and Qualifications:

Thorough understanding of civil engineering construction methodology. Good communication and organisational skills. Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team. Good Microsoft Office skills and ability to work with spreadsheets and databases. Commercially aware. Ability to influence others. Experience of management information / KPI reporting. Good communication skills including report writing and the ability to interface with staff across all levels of the project Detailed knowledge of assurance and management system issues and a good understanding of process mapping techniques.