657 Defect Management jobs in the United Kingdom

Job Description:

We are currently recruiting on behalf of our client for the position of Quality Assurance Operative to join their Packing Centre Based in Chippenham. As a Quality Assurance Operative, you will play a vital role in supporting the quality improvement and "right-first-time" agenda, ensuring products are legally manufactured and compliant with customer specifications. Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, you will foster a culture of quality and safety awareness throughout the production process to uphold product excellence.

About the Client:

Our client is a leading UK-based food manufacturing company with a strong focus on producing high-quality, fresh food products. With a commitment to sustainability, innovation, and the highest food safety standards, they serve major retailers and the foodservice industry across the UK. Their dedication to quality is reflected in their consistent efforts to deliver safe, compliant, and customer-focused products every day.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Maintain elements of the quality system to meet the requirements of company practices, codes of practice, and customer protocols.
• Ensure the accuracy and compliance of all component specifications, product specifications, and the QA and HACCP Manual.
• Conduct checks of products as outlined in the QA manual.
• Review, check, and sign off records.
• Assist with investigating complaints and quality failures, recommending corrective actions and preventative measures.
• Perform in-depth checks of packing materials and finished products when requested by the QA team and produce detailed reports.
• Audit sections of the Quality Management System to ensure compliance, reporting any non-conformances.

Person Specification:

• Ability to demonstrate company values: Respect, Aspire, Courage, One Team & Diversity.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work well within a team.

Qualifications / Experience:

• Previous experience working within Quality Assurance, ideally in food manufacturing.
• Understanding of HACCP.
• Food Safety Level 2 qualification (desirable).

Pay rate / Hours

• Salary: 29,542
• Working Hours: 4 on 4 off, 6am to 6pm

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INDSCA

Food Microbiologist/ Quality Assurance

Join our expert team at Campden BRI, delivering high-impact consultancy services to clients across the food industry. This role blends technical excellence with client-facing delivery, offering a dynamic mix of research, training, and strategic support.

We're looking for a Food Microbiologist with hands-on experience in food manufacturing, ideally within a Quality Assurance or Hygiene function. This is a dynamic opportunity for someone passionate about food safety and eager to expand their expertise across multiple disciplines.

In this role, you'll embark on a structured learning and development pathway designed to evolve your capabilities into a Safety, Quality, and Hygiene Specialist. You'll play a vital role in supporting our team to deliver and enhance factory hygiene services through both consultancy, technical support and the delivery of training and workshops.

Position

• Conducting assessments and providing guidance on Cleaning Systems
• Evaluating and improving personnel hygiene practices
• Advising on hygienic design of equipment and facilities
• Reviewing and optimizing building and air handling systems for contamination control
• Designing environmental sampling programs
• Validating cleaning and disinfection protocols to ensure regulatory compliance and conformity to commercial standards
• Delivering training sessions to upskill factory teams on hygiene best practices
• Troubleshooting hygiene-related issues and offering actionable solutions

Requirements

• A collaborative environment where your scientific insight drives real-world impact
• Access to cutting-edge knowledge across a number of disciplines
• Opportunities to work across diverse product categories and manufacturing setups
• Mentorship from industry-leading experts in food safety and hygiene
• Career progression into consultancy, auditing, or technical leadership roles

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Reward platform with employee discounts and rewards
• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• A generous work save pension scheme, with employee contributions matched by the company up to 10%
• Culture focus around work/life balance (early finish Fridays)
• Subsidised onsite restaurant
• £30,000-£45,000 pa dependent on experience

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Opus People Solutions on behalf of our client in the East Midlands have an exciting opportunity for an Auditor to join their team.

Rate of Pay: 40-45 per hour
Working Arrangements: Hybrid, 2 days a week in the office
Length of Assignment: Minimum 6 months.

Provide a range of services for children. These include early help, safeguarding and support for children in need and children looked after. We need a consistent, rigorous understanding of the quality and effectiveness of the help we provide these vulnerable children.

Auditors will play a key role in evaluating practice, analysing audit findings, identifying areas for improvement, recommending improvement options and reporting to senior leaders. They will also undertake coaching, make presentations and contribute to training events.

Responsibilities:

• Undertake in-depth case audits, working alongside social workers and team managers to evaluate the quality and impact of practice in improving children's lives.
• Obtain and evaluate the views of children, families and professional partners about the quality and impact of practice.
• Undertake extensive thematic case sampling to understand and report on the quality specified elements of practice.
• Go beyond auditing by using the audit process to coach social workers and managers in good practice, helping them build on existing strengths and eliminate weaknesses.
• Train and coach managers in effective auditing.
• Undertake audits of supervision at child level and practitioner level.
• Moderate case audit and case sampling completed by others so we can be confident that evaluations and judgements are are evidence-based with a consistent understanding of what good looks like.
• Analyse and collate audit findings across CFN so they can be reported routinely to senior leaders to inform the full range of practice improvement and workforce development activities.
• Present audit findings and lessons from audit to groups of practitioners, managers and senior leaders as required.

Experience:

• Qualified Social Worker
• Social Work England Registered
• Team Manager Experience
• 3 Years post qualifying experience

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.

• Review of enquiry/Order documents and preparation of summary QA/QC documentation as part of quotation submission.
• Purchase text checking and amending to Requirements.
• Preparation and maintenance of product specifications and process procedures, including monitoring approval records (Agility System).
• Control of contract quality plans and monitor live QP’s for daily status.
• Control of CAPA’s, ECR’s, Permits and Concessions
• Certification checks and stamped sign off against standards and HT PO text.
• Control of Sub- Contract deliveries monitoring progress, compliance, and due dates.
• Maintenance and control of weld & welder qualifications where appropriate with the welding Engineer.
• Ensuring changes in specifications are reflected in accordance with Engineering Manager’s requirements.
• Monitoring and incorporating changes to QA compliance incorporating relevant design codes (ASME ,IBR, PED, API, Norsok etc.)
• Provide quality support to Sales, Operations, Production Engineering, Manufacturing and Test.
• Participation or leading quality improvement projects.
• Participation in supplier and internal and external QA audit activity.
• Material certification checking against material standards.
• Approval of suppliers ITP’s and procedures.
• Reviewing HT procedures, amending and writing.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience within a QAE role (heavy industry)
• Knowledge of Pressure boundary Design codes (ASME,IBR, PED, API, Norsok etc.)
• Ability to understand and interpret technical drawings.
• Able to Review of Customer Technical specifications to create an IPT? QP for materials/Manufacture and Test.
• Experience in Microsoft word, Excel, EPICOR.
• Experience in procedure writing.
• UK Passport Holder (not dual)
• A Full Driving Licence
• Experience in large Electrical Motors and Submersible Pumps (Rotating equipment).
• Aerospace Specifications Knowledge or MoD/BAE/ Rolls Royce Specification Knowledge.
• Knowledge of GS3001 (RR Supplier Quality Management system requirements).
• PCN/SNT Knowledge (NDT Level III)
• BPSS clearance (security)
• NNPPI clearance (security)
• ISO 19443 Nuclear requirements (knowledge)
• Epicor System Knowledge (Job planning)
• Knowledge of ISO 90001.
• Internal & External Auditing experience

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages
• Flexible working scheme
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave and option to purchase additional holidays
• Contributory pension plan with associated life assurance
• Hybrid working policy for select roles
• Recognition reward schemes
• Healthcare scheme offering cash back on medical services (optician/dental etc.)
• Virtual GP surgery and employee assistance programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Range of employee discounts (including gyms, high street and online retailers)

Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Leicester (Large New Build Project)
Contract Type: Full-Time / Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Benefits

About the Role

A leading M&E Engineering company, part of a large construction group , is looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team on a major new build project based near Leicester. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of quality, compliance, and technical excellence across all project activities.

As the Quality Assurance Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining quality systems, conducting inspections and audits, and supporting our project delivery teams in achieving outstanding performance across all MEP installations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the project team in implementing and maintaining project-specific Quality Management Plans.

• Conduct regular site inspections, quality checks, and internal audits to ensure compliance with the companies and client standards.

• Review and approve inspection and test plans (ITPs), material approvals, and quality documentation.

• Identify, record, and track non-conformances, ensuring timely corrective and preventive actions.

• Collaborate closely with design, engineering, and construction teams to resolve quality-related issues.

• Provide quality-focused input during installation, testing, and commissioning phases.

• Assist in preparing handover documentation and quality dossiers for client acceptance.

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence across the project team.

About You

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented professional with:

• Proven experience in quality assurance/control within the building services or MEP sector.

• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems in large-scale construction projects.

• Excellent knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems.

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and standards.

• Strong communication and reporting skills.

• Relevant engineering or construction qualifications (HNC/HND or degree-level preferred).

• CSCS card and relevant safety qualifications (e.g. IOSH/NEBOSH) desirable.

Quality Assurance Engineer  

We’re looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to provide technical and operational support to a business based in Ledbury.

Quality Assurance Engineer Benefits

• Progression opportunities
• Competitive salary £38,000 - £45,000
• 25 days annual leave bank holidays
• Employee pension contribution

Quality Assurance Engineer Shifts:

• Monday –Friday 08:30 – 16:30

Quality Assurance Engineer Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the integrity an effectiveness of the site’s QMS
• Maintenance of A management system
• Ensuring the site are adhering to the quality standards
• Conduct RCA and corrective and preventative actions CAPA against QMS delinquencies
• Review and approve quality documentation
• Configuration control of products and documentation

Quality Assurance Engineer Required Experience:

• 2 years experience working in a QMS role
• Auditor qualification would be beneficial (ISO9001 AS9100)
• Competent in using SAP, innovator, ETQ & QMS/ERP Systems
• Strong problem solving and experience with tools such as 5Y, RCCA & CAPA
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment
• Ability to work with cross functional team

If you like the look of this Quality Assurance Engineer role, then click and apply or if you would like further information, please contact Katie Maisey at Orion Electrotech Aylesbury. (url removed)

INDMAN

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Astute's Nuclear team is partnering with a business experienced across decommissioning, waste management, and more recently from engineering design, R&D, and refurbishment to recruit a Quality Assurance Engineer on a 12 month contract for its Reading site.

The Quality Assurance Engineer comes with an hourly rate of 55 an hour, Outside IR35.

Key skills

Must hold SC clearance (minimum) and be eligible for DV clearance.

Several years' experience working in an Engineering or Quality Engineering role

Well organised with the ability to work to timescales and demonstrate attention to detail

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Quality Assurance Engineer:

An hourly rate up to 55 per hour

Hybrid working (2 days roughly per week in office)

Outside IR35

12 month contract

Contract extensions are possible/likely.

INDNUC

Astute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Thrive Personnel Ltd are looking to recruit an experienced QA Manager to join our client a leading food production business based in Pontefract West Yorkshire.

The Quality Assurance (QA) Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of the food safety and quality programs within the food production facility. This role ensures that products meet established quality standards, comply with regulatory requirements, and satisfy customer expectations. The QA Manager leads a team of QA professionals, implements quality control procedures, and drives continuous improvement initiatives to maintain the highest levels of product quality and safety.

Responsibilities:

Develop, implement, and maintain the company's food safety and quality assurance programs, including HACCP, GMPs, and other relevant standards.

Lead and manage a team of QA professionals, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure effective performance and professional development.

Establish and maintain quality control procedures for incoming raw materials, in-process production, and finished products.

Conduct regular audits and inspections of the facility, processes, and equipment to identify potential hazards and ensure compliance with food safety regulations.

Investigate and resolve quality issues, customer complaints, and non-conformances, implementing corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence.

Monitor and analyze quality data, identify trends, and implement strategies to improve product quality and process efficiency.

Collaborate with other departments, such as production, sanitation, and maintenance, to ensure alignment of quality and food safety objectives.

Stay up-to-date on industry trends, regulatory requirements, and scientific advancements related to food safety and quality assurance.

Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory agencies, customers, and third-party auditors regarding food safety and quality matters.

Manage the facility's laboratory operations, including testing, analysis, and equipment maintenance.

Develop and manage the QA budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources to support quality and food safety initiatives.

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in quality assurance within the food production industry, with at least 2 years in a managerial role.

In-depth knowledge of food safety regulations, HACCP principles, GMPs, and other relevant standards.

Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a team of QA professionals.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve quality issues effectively.

Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.

Experience with laboratory operations, including testing, analysis, and equipment maintenance.

Certified Quality Manager (CQM) or other relevant certifications preferred.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software applications.

This is a permanent role with scope for progression and development.