Quality Engineer (Progression to Quality Manager)

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12 months ago

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Quality Engineer (Oil & Gas)

Glasgow

£40,000-£45,000 + Profit Share Bonus + Progression to Quality Manager + 33 Days Holiday + Training

Are you a Quality Engineer from an Oil & Gas background with ambitions to progress your career and become a Quality Manager with more responsibility and training on industry specific certifications?

Do you want a role that provides you the autonomy to develop new procedures with the responsiblity and sense of achivement of a senior position?

Established 10 years ago, this company has been expanding rapidly in the Oil & Gas industry and wants to keep growing in the market. They are a lead supplier of high quality products in the Oil & Gas industry, and they specialise in pipes, plugs and connections. They have clients all over the world and are looking towards a bright future.

In this position, you will be working with oil and gas products, ensuring they are produced to the highest quality, checking documentation to ensure everything is correct before sending the products. You will be working to IAO 9001 standards and managing the systems. There are occasional trips away locally, including trips away to the headquarters in Aberdeen.

This role would suit a Quality Engineer looking to step up into Quality Manager position, giving them more responsiblity for workplace standards along with receiving training on industry certification standards.

The Role:

Maintaining ISO 9001 quality management system
Ensuring adherence to industry specific standards
Direct progression into Quality Management
Internal audit and specific industry standards training
Monday - Thursday 08:00-16:30 and Friday 08:00-14:30The Person:

Quality Engineer or similar
Oil & Gas background
Looking to progress into a Quality Manager positionReference: BBBH19567a

Keywords: Quality, Engineer, Oil, Gas, Manager, Audit, 9001, ISO, ISO9001, Assurance, QA, Bonus, Progression, Glasgow, East Kilbride, Metallurgy, Oil & Gas

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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