Job Description

L.B. Foster is a Nasdaq listed PLC, operating out of headquarters in Pittsburgh PA, with operations across North America, Brazil, China & the UK. The company provides rail, construction, and energy markets with innovative solutions to build and maintain their critical infrastructure.



L.B. Foster's UK business has operations in Sheffield, London, Nottingham & Telford. The business provides technologybased services and solutions for Telecoms, Fire Management, Automation & Materials Handling, Electrical Wiring & Control Rooms, and Digital Display. We serve a range of blue-chip customers across markets such as Rail, Defence, Retail, Leisure, Manufacturing, Power Generation and Airports.



We support flexibility in the workplace and have adopted a virtual working approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office to suit their role and the task/team with which they are engaged.



The Project Quality Engineer, reporting directly to the Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring quality requirements are considered, actioned, and followed through during the process of any given project. This may include the creation of quality and / or test plans whilst operating within the companies Integrated Management System.



Whilst this role will include a level of support to the day to day running of the company's quality department it is expected that the majority of focus is to be on project work across all LB Foster sectors.

Responsibilities Include:

> Ensure that validation plans for products and processes are established and executed, including equipment and test method validations, to meet regulatory and customer requirements.

> Monitor and evaluate project performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions as necessary

> Engage with customers and suppliers to clarify quality requirements, support compliance, and address projectspecific quality concerns.

> Contribute to the planning and execution of product and process validation activities

> Validate that products and processes meet customer, company, regulatory, and external standards throughout the project lifecycle

> Lead or support Advanced Product Quality Planning efforts across project phases to ensure quality is embedded from the start

> Create and maintain Project Quality Plans and Inspection & Test Plans in accordance with the company's Integrated Management System and customer-specific requirements

> Ensure adherence to the Quality Plan and Inspection Test Plan by conducting process project audits

> Work closely with Engineering, Production, and Project Management to align quality expectations, resolve issues, and support smooth product introduction

Experience, Education & License Requirements:

> Degree or HND standard, ideally in a Manufacturing or Engineering discipline

> Demonstrable experience in manufacturing

> Continuous Improvement achievements ideally with Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing experience

> Experience with inspection processes


> Able to read engineering drawings

Skills & Abilities:

> High level of attention to detail

> Team working

> Analytical


> Problem-solving skills

> Understanding of statistics and data management

Competencies:

> Problem solving

> Communication


> Continuous Improvement

> Customer Service

> Facilitates Collaboration

What you can expect from LB Foster

As a world class engineering solutions business, that's ambitious, innovative, and pioneering, LB Foster believes our people are our biggest asset and we will invest in your development to achieve your career goals. In addition, we offer:



> Flexible working

> Hybrid working (where role applicable)

> 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)

> Competitive Salaries

> Role - specific bonus plan

> Company pension scheme

> Access training courses and the ability to study towards professional qualifications

> Employee Assistance Program

> Service & Presidents Awards

> Access to cash health plan

> Death in service

> Cycle to work

> Refer a friend



We provide everyone with a rewarding, fair and sustainable environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We want to recruit, hire, train and promote into all job levels, the most qualified applicants regardless of race, sex, colour, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or any other legally protected status.