Scientific & QA Jobs

Quality Control Engineer

Reed • Sittingbourne, Kent

Salary

£29k – £29k

Posted

14 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Reed is hiring a Quality Control Engineer in Sittingbourne, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £29k – £29k. Reed holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Quality Control Engineer Annual Salary: £33k - £35k DOE Location: UK Job Type: Full-time Day-to-day of the role: Perform technical validation of products, raw materials, components, and traded goods, including reading technical drawings and Technical Data Sheets (TDS). Analyse data to identify trends and issues in product quality. Create and maintain testing sheets and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for inspections. Support root-cause investigations using problem-solving tools to address …

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Employer: Reed — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £29k – £29k
How this salary compares: about 28% below the £40,524 median across 578 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live scientific & qa role in Sittingbourne — browse them
Posted: 14 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.