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Job Title


Production Quality Engineer


Company : Owen Mumford Ltd


Location : Chipping Norton, England


Created : 2025-11-14


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Owen Mumford is looking to hire a Production Quality Engineer! Could this be your next role? As the Production Quality Engineer you will play a key part in the engineering team to provide direct engineering support to production in order to improve and sustain products & processes at maximum possible efficiencies and quality levels. The Production Quality Engineer will continue to monitor and improve performance against targeted KPI's whilst investigating and resolve any non-conformance or efficiency issues that may occur. Key Responsibilities: Take full ownership of investigating machinery, process, or product performance issues using structured root-cause analysis. Ensure timely implementation of robust, permanent corrective actions to prevent recurrence. Accountable for closing out investigations, NCs, and change controls in a timely manner in line with Quality Systems requirements Investigate any machinery/process, product performance and quality problems. Carry out root-cause analysis to identify and implement permanent solutions to maximise efficiency. To be responsible for the generation and approval of robust documentation and specifications associated with validations [Change control, Validation plans, protocols, FMEAs, reports, gauge R & R studies]. Ensure that validations are completed in line with agreed project plans and documented to the required standard, conforming to Owen Mumford's SOPs and GMP. To identify and implement the required training needed to support any improvements as well as the introduction of any new products or process. To ensure complete handover packages are compiled and available within manufacturing to ensure smooth introductions and compliance in production. To produce monthly reports on metrics, monitoring and trending to identify & justify improvement areas Working with assigned maintenance engineers to create PPM schedules & assist with maintenance duties. Fully support Op Ex initiatives, leading and supporting projects within the department. Support with mentoring Op Ex candidates from the department and wider business To be successful in this role, you will need: Experience within plastic injection moulding, automatic assembly in a regulated manufacturing background First-hand experience in Metrology NVQ level 3 in a related engineering discipline HNC in a related engineering subject Understanding of Lean & Six Sigma principles Experience with generating technical reports Process improvement, problem solving & validation experience Working knowledge of current safety regulations and legislation within a regulated industry What will we give you? You will be joining a successful, privately owned industry leader who are constantly innovating and looking to improve lives, empower patients and relieve the pressure on healthcare professionals. We invest heavily in our staff and offer a competitive salary and benefits package along with the opportunity to develop within the business. Additional benefits include: Flexi time covering 37.5 hours per week with core working hours of 9:30am-12 Noon and 2:00pm-4:00pm (3:30pm on Fridays) 25 days annual leave (with the opportunity to earn loyalty days with length of service) Company pension scheme with employer contributions Holiday purchase scheme (up to 10 days purchased per holiday year) Enhanced Family Friendly Policies Enhanced Sickness Pay BUPA Cash Plan Cycle2Work Scheme Electric Car Scheme Wellbeing initiatives and support Annual company bonus Free parking, free tea & coffee and free fruit About us: Owen Mumford is a global leader in medical device design and manufacture. For over 70 years we have been inventing life-enhancing devices that are tested and proven to deliver an industry benchmark in the safety, accuracy and comfort of medication administration. This strong heritage is the springboard for our future as we help to shape the progress of the healthcare industry by bringing pioneering concepts and solutions to life in an accountable and sustainable way. Headquartered in the UK, Owen Mumford is a family-run business with a large global presence across North America, EMEA and APAC. Owen Mumford is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity. Every job offer is subject to satisfactory references and compliance with vetting requirements applicable to the job role. TPBN1_UKTJ