Quality Engineer
CV-LibrarySheffield, ENG, GBpermanentPosted: 6 November 2026
Apply NowQuality Engineer | Sheffield | £40,000 – £45,000
Lodestone Recruitment is working with a well-established Sheffield manufacturer to find a Quality Engineer. You’ll support the Quality Manager in running and improving the site’s ISO 9001 quality management system, and you’ll work hands-on with the production and lab teams.
The role
Complete internal audits in line with the company audit programme
Analyse performance data to spot waste, bottlenecks, cost drivers and recurring problems
Investigate non-conformities from audits, quality testing and customer complaints, and fix the root cause
Work with the Quality Manager to produce charge sheets, checklists and final product test templates for new and updated customer specifications
Lead and prioritise improvement projects that cut cost and improve quality, customer service and safety
Organise calibration of monitoring and measuring equipment across quality, production and R&D
Write reports and present your findings
Carry out packed product inspections alongside production colleagues
Cover lab testing when the lab team is short-staffed
What we’re looking for
Experience in a quality role within manufacturing with focus in steel processing, heat treatment, furnace or forgings
Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and internal auditing
Confident with data, analysis and report writing
A practical problem solver who is comfortable on the shop floor as well as at a desk
Someone who wants to keep developing, with training provided
What’s on offer
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 DOE
Location: Sheffield
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Flexible start times between 7am and 10am
Early finish on Fridays
Apply: Send your CV to Nicholas Brennan at Lodestone Recruitment, or call for a confidential chat.
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Lodestone Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy
Lodestone Recruitment is working with a well-established Sheffield manufacturer to find a Quality Engineer. You’ll support the Quality Manager in running and improving the site’s ISO 9001 quality management system, and you’ll work hands-on with the production and lab teams.
The role
Complete internal audits in line with the company audit programme
Analyse performance data to spot waste, bottlenecks, cost drivers and recurring problems
Investigate non-conformities from audits, quality testing and customer complaints, and fix the root cause
Work with the Quality Manager to produce charge sheets, checklists and final product test templates for new and updated customer specifications
Lead and prioritise improvement projects that cut cost and improve quality, customer service and safety
Organise calibration of monitoring and measuring equipment across quality, production and R&D
Write reports and present your findings
Carry out packed product inspections alongside production colleagues
Cover lab testing when the lab team is short-staffed
What we’re looking for
Experience in a quality role within manufacturing with focus in steel processing, heat treatment, furnace or forgings
Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and internal auditing
Confident with data, analysis and report writing
A practical problem solver who is comfortable on the shop floor as well as at a desk
Someone who wants to keep developing, with training provided
What’s on offer
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 DOE
Location: Sheffield
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Flexible start times between 7am and 10am
Early finish on Fridays
Apply: Send your CV to Nicholas Brennan at Lodestone Recruitment, or call for a confidential chat.
(url removed)
Lodestone Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy