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Coleford
Competitive Interim Day Rate
Interim
On Site
Step into a high-impact Interim QEHS Director role where you can drive change, strengthen quality and compliance, and help create a prevention-driven Zero Harm culture across a multi-site FMCG environment. If your skills involve solving complex operational challenges, influencing stakeholders, and raising standards through practical leadership, the Interim QEHS Director position is a fantastic opportunity to make an immediate difference at this FMCG facility.
What You Will Do:
- Lead end-to-end Quality, Food Safety, and Technical governance across GB&I, ensuring strong compliance with relevant standards and best practice.
- Own QEHS management systems and certification readiness (including ISO-style governance, FSSC/AIB-aligned expectations) with a clear audit-ready mindset.
- Deploy Protect the Castle initiatives, including food defence, vulnerability assessments, fraud prevention, and secure product integrity practices.
- Guarantee robust traceability from raw materials through to finished goods, enabling rapid response to quality and safety issues.
- Lead incident management, including escalation, root cause analysis, containment, CAPA, and continuous improvement delivery.
- Drive the Zero Harm programme through visible leadership, coaching, and behaviour-based safety adoption with site teams and co-packers.
What You Will Bring:
- Senior leadership experience in complex, multi-site FMCG operations, with proven QEHS governance and technical leadership.
- Strong expertise in Product Quality and Food Safety management systems, audits, and traceability, ideally within beverage or bottling settings.
- Demonstrated capability in incident and crisis management, with confident decision-making under time-critical pressure.
- Evidence of delivering behavioural-based safety programmes and leading cultural transformation aligned to Zero Harm principles.
- Knowledge of environmental management and relevant legal compliance (waste, wastewater, emissions, and resource efficiency), plus strong stakeholder influence skills.
This Interim QEHS Director role supports the business purpose of delivering exceptional consumer experiences through robust governance, protecting consumers and brands, and advancing a prevention-driven culture. You will help strengthen standards deployment across owned sites and co-packers, aligning QEHS strategy with business needs while improving quality, safety, and environmental performance through measurable outcomes and continuous improvement.
Location:
The Interim QEHS Director role is based in Glocestershire (GB&I), with travel across Great Britain and Ireland to support co-packers, suppliers, and related operational partners.
Interested?:
If this Interim QEHS Director role sounds like the kind of mission where leadership, accountability, and real operational impact matter, apply now and take the next step in your QEHS leadership journey.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Lydney
Attractive Package & Excellent Benefits
Permanent
On Site
A global FMCG manufacturer are seeking an experienced Quality & Food Safety Director. This is a high-ownership role, with a focus on technical excellence, and drive a prevention-driven Zero Harm culture. If you thrive on solving real-world problems, leading through influence, and keeping consumer safety at the heart of decision-making, this Quality & Food Safety Director opportunity is built for you. You will have a strong quality & food safety background across FMCG or Food manufacturing with an excellent understanding of health & safety.
What You Will Do:
- Lead end-to-end Quality, Food Safety and Technical governance, ensuring robust deployment of standards across owned sites and co-packers.
- Deploy initiatives including product integrity measures, vulnerability assessments, food defence and fraud prevention.
- Own QEHS management systems and certifications, maintaining audit readiness and operational excellence.
- Guarantee end-to-end traceability from raw materials to finished goods to enable rapid issue response and continuous improvement.
- Lead incident management and technical escalation, including root cause analysis, containment, CAPA development and learning from outcomes.
- Drive Zero Harm and EHS cultural transformation through leadership visibility, safety conversations, observations and coaching.
What You Will Bring:
- Senior leadership experience in complex, multi-site FMCG environments, ideally within beverage,bottling, food or FMCG manufacturing.
- Strong QEHS governance and technical delivery.
- Advanced expertise in product quality and food safety management systems, audits and traceability, with proven incident and crisis management capability.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and improve across internal stakeholders and external partners, including suppliers and co-packers.
- Strong environmental management knowledge covering legal compliance and key performance areas such as waste, wastewater and emissions.
- A relevant science or engineering background (degree level or equivalent), with qualifications such as IOSH or NEBOSH highly valued.
This Quality & Food Safety Director role plays a critical part in protecting consumers and brands by ensuring compliance, strengthening technical governance, and embedding a prevention-driven culture. The focus on Zero Harm, strong traceability and continuous improvement directly supports world-class quality outcomes, better customer confidence, and measurable improvements across quality, safety and environmental performance. The job is designed for a leader who can balance compliance with practical improvement, while delivering results across GB&I, including the Coleford manufacturing site and a wider network of co-packers and suppliers.
Location:
The Quality & Food Safety Director role is site based role near Cinderford and partnering co-packers and suppliers across the region.
Interested?:
If you are ready to lead with authority, energy and purpose as a Quality & Food Safety Director, apply now to be considered for this exciting leadership position.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Coventry
Competitive Rates Outside IR35
Contract
On Site
Contract Quality Engineer
Automotive, Transportation, Off-Highway, Marine
Competitive Rates Outside IR35
Step into a role that genuinely shapes product quality at pace. As a Quality Engineer, you'll help drive supplier excellence, tackle real-world quality challenges, and support the launch of an ambitious diesel outboard system project set for 2026. This Quality Engineer position offers meaningful cross-functional influence, strong process ownership, and the chance to turn data into defect reduction and improved reliability.
As a Quality Engineer you will:
- As a Quality Engineer, review, approve and implement Engineering Change Notifications (ECN) and Process Change Notifications (PCN) to support manufacturing requirements efficiently.
- Lead assigned supplier commodities through safe launch activities, ensuring PPAP processes deliver compliant products and documentation prior to shipment.
- Lead quality investigations and resolution using 8D and practical problem-solving methodologies, driving timely, robust corrective and preventive actions.
- Conduct supplier audits for business-critical commodities to agreed schedules, ensuring consistent quality standards across the supply chain.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, improve yield and enhance customer satisfaction using recognised quality tools.
- Contribute to cost-of-quality analysis and implement strategies that reduce scrap, rework and warranty claims.
The Quality Engineer will bring:
- Minimum 3 years' experience in Supplier Quality Assurance, Supplier Development, or Quality Engineering within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
- Practical experience applying PPAP, APQP, 8D/problem solving and auditing, with evidence of real-world use.
- Minimum 2 years' experience in a blue-chip manufacturing or engineering setting, operating automotive-level quality, procurement and supply chain processes.
- A strong understanding of ISO standards and the discipline required to ensure compliance across internal operations and suppliers.
- A relevant HND or BEng in an Engineering discipline, with Continuous Improvement or Lean qualifications a plus.
This Quality Engineer role supports the wider drive for operational excellence, consistent standards and reliable delivery, aligning quality systems and supplier performance with the company's ambition to innovate in marine propulsion and bring new technology confidently to market. You'll be trusted to self-manage personal KPIs and champion continuous improvement from launch through serial production.
Interested?:
If delivering measurable quality improvements, strengthening supplier performance and driving robust investigations sounds like your next challenge, apply now for this Quality Engineer opportunity and take the next step in your career.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Birmingham
£28k - 33k per year
Permanent
On Site
Step into a hands-on role with real impact: as a Quality Inspector, you'll help protect product quality from lab testing through to finished components. This Quality Inspector position sits at the heart of the electroplating and metal finishing industry, supporting customers across automotive, aerospace, and white goods. If attention to detail, pride in getting it right, and confidence in speaking up sound like you, this Quality Inspector job is built for your drive.
What You Will Do:
- Carry out wet lab testing, including routine chemical analyses of electroplating baths, and record results accurately.
- Inspect plated components at key stages, checking coating thickness, appearance, adhesion, and other quality characteristics.
- Use measuring and inspection equipment safely and effectively, ensuring inspection outcomes are traceable and complete.
- Work closely with production to identify quality issues, support investigations, and track corrective actions.
- Follow quality and laboratory procedures in line with AS9100, maintaining clear, up-to-date records.
- Challenge processes constructively when risks to quality or customer requirements are spotted.
What You Will Bring:
- Practical experience in quality inspection, laboratory testing, manufacturing, or a similar environment (industry-specific training can be provided).
- A methodical, detail-focused approach, with strong commitment to accuracy and safe working practices.
- Confidence using measuring and inspection equipment and recording results properly.
- Ability to understand and follow technical procedures and specifications.
- Strong communication skills and a proactive mindset to spot trends, resolve issues, and improve processes.
This Quality Inspector role is designed to strengthen quality standards, improve consistency, and support continuous improvement across a fast-moving manufacturing setting. By applying disciplined lab testing and thorough inspection practices, you'll help this company deliver dependable results to demanding customers, including those requiring AS9100-aligned quality processes. Your work will directly support the company's focus on integrity, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Location:
Birmingham
Interested?:
Ready to bring quality to life? Apply now for this Quality Inspector position and take the next step in a rewarding, hands-on career in quality inspection.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Evesham
Market related
Permanent
On Site
Mechanical Fitter / PDI Technician
Evesham
Competitive Salary
Our client is a speciality manufacturer of technical machinery & equipment, and they are seeking a Mechanical Fitter / PDI Technician to join their existing team. As a Mechanical Fitter / PDI Technician, you will inspect and rectify technical issues by using bench hand tools on products.
Mechanical Fitter / PDI Technician Responsibilities:
- Carry out Pre-Delivery Inspections on new and pre-owned machinery prior to release
- Testing products including hydraulic, mechanical and electrical systems
- Check wiring harnesses, electrical components and hydraulic components
- Identify and rectify any faults during the Pre-Delivery Inspections
- Recording defects and completed rectification work accurately
- Refurbishing pre-owned machinery from time to time
Mechanical Fitter / PDI Technician Requirements:
- Previous hands-on mechanical technician, fitter or machinery maintenance experience essential
- Strong mechanical aptitude with confident fault-finding, diagnostic and problem-solving skills
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics and build information
- Confidence operating and testing machinery and assessing whether it is functioning correctly
- Must be a team player
This Mechanical Fitter / PDI Technician position is based in Evesham and is commutable from Pershore, Worcester, Bidford-on-Avon, Tewkesbury and Alcester.
If interested in this position, please apply at your earliest convenience.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Tamworth
Market related
Permanent
On Site
Quality Technician
Telford
Competitive Salary
Our client is a specialist manufacturer of electronic components and parts for a wide array of industry sectors, and they are seeking a Quality Technician to join their team. As a Quality Technician, you will check technical drawings, inspect parts and ensure that products meet industry standards.
Quality Technician Responsibilities:
- Inspect electronic components and ensure that they meet the clients’ specifications
- Liaise with customers and resolve any quality issues
- Use root cause analysis to identify issues and prevent them from reoccurring
- Document and log inspection data
- Read and work to technical drawings
Quality Technician Requirements:
- Must be able to read and work to technical drawings
- Experience with Electronics or Electronics is beneficial but not essential
- Must possess great attention to detail
- Experience with root cause analysis would be advantageous
- Graduate candidates would be considered for this position
- Must be a team player
If interested in Quality Technician opportunities, please apply at your earliest convenience.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Worcester
£29,766 - 40,967 per year
Permanent
On Site
Supplier Quality Engineer
Worcester
£15.26 to £21.01 (£29,766 to £40,967)
The Company
Our client, Yamazaki Mazak is a leading global manufacturing company based in Worcester. This is an excellent opportunity to work for a market leading Machine Tool manufacturer who have been at the forefront of the industry for many years.
We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Quality Control team. This role is pivotal in ensuring supplier performance meets our quality standards, driving continuous improvement across the supply chain, and maintaining consistency in data reporting and quality processes.
Job Description
- Work within the Quality Control team to ensure consistency of data reported and recorded
- Responsible for the onboarding process for new suppliers
- Review new supplier parts
- Supplier visits to analyse and audit quality control and processes
- Work with suppliers on process and product improvements
Essential Criteria
- Degree equivalent qualification in Engineering, Quality, or a related discipline or other relevant qualifications
- Experience in working in supplier quality in a multi-national large manufacturing business
- Strong knowledge of quality control principles and quality management systems (e.g. ISO 9001)
- Experience with supplier onboarding, audits, or supplier development
- Ability to review technical drawings/specifications and assess product conformity
- Proven experience in root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions (e.g. 8D, 5 Whys)
- Strong attention to detail with a focus on data accuracy and consistency
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Willingness and ability to travel for supplier visits and audits
- Good competency in data analysis and reporting tools (e.g. Excel or similar)
- Ability to develop Production Process for New Parts in collaboration with supplier including tooling, fixturing and inspection/measuring process
Desired Criteria
- Experience with lean manufacturing or continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. Six Sigma, Kaizen)
- Certified internal or lead auditor qualification
- Experience working with international suppliers
- Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or above
The successful candidate can also expect the following:
- Join a successful, multi-national manufacturing company
- Excellent career potential
- 25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
- X2 Salary Life Insurance Package and Well Being Programmes
- Aviva Pension
- Free Uniform
- Free Parking
- Subsidised Restaurant on site
- Working hours are Monday to Friday 8-15am to 16-30 pm
- Overtime is paid at Time 1/3 first 2 hours then Time 1/2 thereafter each day. Saturday is Time 1/2 and Sunday Double Time.
If this Supplier Quality Engineer role sounds like the right opportunity for you then please call to discuss further or email me at the address supplied.
Band 6 - 9
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Buckingham
£48k - 52k per year
Permanent
On Site
If you are looking for a role that blends quality leadership, structured project delivery, and real impact in the automotive supply chain, then the Advanced Quality Engineer position is a standout opportunity. As an Advanced Quality Engineer, you will coordinate APQP activity across new product introductions, drive BEON/PPAP release status, and help ensure launch targets are met with confidence. This is an ideal next step if your strengths include problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and turning complex requirements into clear action for teams on the ground.
What You Will Do:
- Coordinate APQP activities across all new product introductions and oversee BEON/PPAP release status for customer-released products. - Control and track APQP documents through PPAP approval for new program launches to meet customer submission dates. - Execute PPAP submissions and approvals for customer and internal engineering changes. - Create monthly PPAP/BEON status reports for management and escalate any delays affecting submission targets. - Own project quality across project phases, acting as a key point of contact for customer quality concerns. - Support D/PFMEA and DFM reviews, root cause analysis, and lesson-learned workshops to drive continuous improvement.
What You Will Bring:
- Significant experience in medium-volume manufacturing, ideally within automotive, with strong APQP and PPAP/BEON exposure. - Demonstrable problem-solving capability, including methods such as 8D, PPS, and advanced root cause analysis. - Competent knowledge of Automotive quality expectations, including IMDS understanding. - Experience dealing with customers and suppliers, with strong communication and stakeholder management. - IAFT 16949 auditing experience is essential (VDA experience is a beneficial plus).
In this Advanced Quality Engineer role, the focus is delivering world-class quality outcomes in a highly competitive, technology-driven automotive environment. The company builds high-performance exterior lighting products for premium car makers, and your work will directly support transformation, safer launches, and stronger supplier quality through effective quality championing and run-at-rate readiness.
Location:
The role is based in Buckingham, with on-site working aligned to project and customer needs within manufacturing operations.
Interested?:
Bring your APQP and PPAP expertise and leadership into this Advanced Quality Engineer opportunity and take the next step in your career. Apply now and take control of the impact your experience can make.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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