Quality Engineer
Location: Peak International Group HQ- Inchinnan, Renfrew
Due to internal promotion, Peak International Group are seeking an experienced and proactive Quality Engineer to join our growing Quality team at our global headquarters in Inchinnan, Renfrew.
This is an exciting opportunity for a quality professional who enjoys working closely with suppliers and stakeholders, leading investigations, solving complex problems, and driving continuous improvement across a global manufacturing business. The role will support both manufacturing and supplier operations, ensuring products consistently meet the high standards our customers expect.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Quality Engineer, you'll play a key role in maintaining and improving product and process quality across our manufacturing and supplier network. Working collaboratively across Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, and Design Engineering.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing supplier quality performance and driving improvement initiatives across the supply base.
- Building strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders across Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, and Operations.
- Leading investigations into quality concerns, non-conformances, and supplier-related issues.
- Conducting thorough root cause analysis and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions.
- Supporting supplier audits and supplier development activities.
- Analysing quality data and identifying trends to improve products, processes, and supplier performance.
- Supporting new product introductions through First Article Inspection (FAI) activities.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives and enhancing quality systems and procedures.
Essential Skills & Experience
We're looking for candidates who can demonstrate:
- Supplier Management Experience with the ability to influence and improve supplier performance.
- Experience within a Quality Engineering role in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
- Stakeholder Management Skills, building effective working relationships across multiple functions and external partners.
- Investigation Skills, with experience identifying, analysing, and resolving quality issues.
- Root Cause Analysis Expertise, using structured methodologies to drive permanent corrective actions.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience leading supplier audits and development
- Experience applying Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools within a manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
Why Peak Scientific?
At Peak Scientific, you'll join a collaborative and innovative team where quality is at the heart of everything we do. You'll have the opportunity to influence supplier performance, improve manufacturing quality, work on exciting product development projects, and contribute to the continued success of a globally recognised organisation.
Our values
Put Customer First, keep customer needs at the heart of every decision and action
Be Innovative, always curious and open to new ideas and better ways of doing things
Stay Agile, be responsive and make timely, considered and well-informed decisions taking accountability for the outcomes
Always Respectful, kind and supportive, always look for the best in each other and strive to help one another do a better job
Show Pride & Passion, be proud about what we do and enjoy our work
Peak Scientific is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, genetic background, age, disability, military service, or any category protected under applicable law in its hiring, employment or other programs and activities.