About

• Company Description
• We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability.
• SGS’s Industries and Environment services help businesses ensure safety, sustainability, and compliance through testing, inspection, certification, and consulting—supporting sectors from manufacturing to infrastructure and environmental management.

At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for

• Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
• Private medical cover (subject to eligibility criteria)
• Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
• Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Retailer Discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
• Length of Service Awards
• Christmas Vouchers
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Job Description
• Job Title: Quality Engineer
• Job Type: Permanent
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Job Location: Consett
• As a Quality Engineer you’ll be responsible for Quality Assurance, Audits and supporting and supervising the day to day running of activities. You will ensure that our work is progressed in a timely manner to the satisfaction of our clients.
• Key Accountabilities;
• To establish priorities in workflow liaising with our workshop and technical staff to ensure that they have a clear and concise understanding of the jobs.
• To liaise with clients on technical and commercial issues.
• Reading, interpretation and application of international and client specifications.
• To formulate and deliver the morning production meeting identifying key roles and jobs within a given day in conjunction with the Production Manager.
• To carry out technical contract reviews to progress the workflow.
• To carry out testing in the laboratory on specific projects on a needs must basis after suitable training.
• Ensure all H&S requirements are satisfied within the laboratory working closely with the Production Manager, Operational manager and the H&S representative.
• Ensuring that all aspects of our quality system are adhered to throughout production.
• Qualifications
• Capable of interpretation of testing and material specifications
• Hands on testing knowledge
• Ideally Metallurgically qualified
• Additional Information
• SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.
• APPLY NOW for full consideration, you can be sure that your application will be treated confidentially and impartially, and you will always receive an update within 10 business days.