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# Quality Lineside Engineer

- **Company:** Guidant Global
- **Location:** UK
- **Salary:** £51,251.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Data Files, Graphical Data Display Manager, Ishikawa
- **Published:** September 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/quality-engineer/guidant-global-job108056860

## About the Role

This role is about proven Quality experience rather than formal qualifications.

Essential:

 * Solid Quality experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment
 * Ability to interpret engineering drawings
 * Strong problem-solving skills, with experience of tools such as PPS, 5-Why or Ishikawa (fishbone) analysis
 * Excellent interpersonal skills - able to challenge constructively while maintaining strong working relationships
 * Data analysis skills - able to interpret data sets and graphical data to draw sound conclusions
 * Comfortable working as part of an integrated, cross-functional team

Desirable:

 * Quality or engineering-based background within a major manufacturing industry, ideally aerospace
 * Automotive, manufacturing or production experience gained with a large organisation will also be considered

You'll also bring a strong customer focus, a commitment to product safety, and the proactivity and adaptability needed to help reduce non-conformities across the business.

## Description

* Providing specialist Quality support and advice on drawings, parts, processes and support services, independently assuring that Quality requirements are met
 * Ensuring the Quality system is adhered to across the business through surveillance activities
 * Ensuring certification processes are consistently defined and applied
 * Coordinating and leading reported quality and technical issues from business teams and customers, ensuring the accountable function takes corrective and preventive action and keeping the originator informed
 * Carrying out initial investigations into events, QLBs and non-conformances to identify probable root cause, aiming to resolve within one shift through multifunctional problem-solving activities
 * Investigating the probable root cause of deficiencies identified during process confirmation activities, ensuring appropriate corrective and preventive action is taken
 * Compiling and presenting Quality overviews to the leadership team


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