Quality Engineer

Posting date:	17 March 2026
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	16 April 2026
Location:	Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 3PE
Company:	Escape Recruitment Services
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	SB/104525_1773745676

Summary

Escape Recruitment is working with a manufacturing client in Fife to recruit a Quality Engineer to join their quality team.

This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in a manufacturing environment who is looking to develop their career in quality and continuous improvement.

The role will involve:

* Investigating quality issues and carrying out root cause analysis

* Supporting corrective and preventive actions

* Analysing quality data and identifying improvement opportunities

* Working closely with engineering and production teams

* Supporting quality systems, documentation and audits

We're looking for someone with:

* A degree in engineering or previous quality experience

* Experience in a manufacturing or production environment

* Knowledge of quality tools such as 5 Why, 8D or similar

* Understanding of ISO 9001 or quality management systems

* Strong problem solving and communication skills

Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, SPC or FMEA would be beneficial but is not essential.