Graduate Lean / Quality Manufacturing Engineer

Graduate Lean / Quality Manufacturing Engineer

My client is hiring a hands-on, energetic Graduate Lean / Quality Manufacturing Engineer to raise the bar on product and installation quality across their company - from first order through to "right first time" site completion.

This is a brand-new role (not a replacement) reporting directly to the CEO, with genuine scope to shape processes and influence culture in a fast-moving SME environment.

Location & package

• Highbridge, Somerset (factory-based) + approx. 15% time on local installation sites

• Hours: 08:30-17:00, Monday-Friday

• Salary: -38,00045,000

• Holiday: 28 days including bank holidays

• Free onsite parking

• Mileage paid for business travel

• Company pension

• No home working (this is a practical, on-the-floor role)

• Highbridge train station is a 5-minute walk from site; enjoy the Somerset Levels and nearby beaches (Burnham-on-Sea / Weston-super-Mare)

What you''ll be doing

• Drive continuous improvement across factory and site operations

• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for non-conformities

• Analyse recurring defects and feed lessons learned back into the business

• Define quality standards, inspection plans and milestone checklists

• Carry out in-process and final inspections (factory and site)

• Support new product/material introductions and improved build methods

• Support supplier/raw material quality with Purchasing

• Track quality KPIs (defects, rework, site issues, customer complaints)

What we''re looking for

• Postgraduate level (e.g., MSc) in Lean, Quality, Operations or similar

• Ideally 0-3 years'' experience (flexible for the right person) desirable

• Knowledge of 5 Whys, Ishikawa, CAPA, PDCA and/or DMAIC, Lean, 6 sigma

• Practical, solutions-first communicator with real drive and energy

Apply today if this is you

This is a permanent role