My client are looking for a Quality Engineer

Responsible for ensuring that the products produced meet quality standards required to minimise quality costs and maximise customer satisfaction whilst ensuring that procedures and processes are adhered to.

Ensure incoming materials meet required quality standards.

Responsible for identifying and raising quality issues and for speedily resolving them to ensure zero impact to the customer.

Support new product introductions to ensure the robustness of product builds.

Work in a team environment to develop and implement best practices that emphasise defect prevention, reduction in variation and waste and provide for continuous improvements in meeting all customer requirements.

Manage the customer specific requirements and offer technical support.

Responsibilities

• Manage all quality-related issues within the manufacturing and engineering team

• Identify root cause and instigate permanent corrective actions for product quality issues

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to resolve quality issues that arise as quickly and efficiently as possible to prevent compromising quality and safety standards

• Ensure control plans and associated documentation are implemented effectively and maintained

• Ensure compliance and assist with adherence to the Quality Management system (ISO9001)

• Assist with training of quality awareness

• Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in order to adhere to process and prevent occurrence of any non-conformity relating to product, process or system

• Assist with first off sample approvals

• Promote the use of customer preferred techniques for continuous improvement such as Six Sigma, Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing), and Measurement System Analysis

• Participate in cross-functional teams in the development of new products or changes related to current products in meeting customer requirements

• Participate in the development and refinement of Design and Process FMEA’s (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)

• Manage the Supplier Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Manage and coordinate customer PPM (Parts per Million), supplier PPM, supplier problem solving on time, cost recovery and supplier warranty indicators

• Keep up with current and developing manufacturing and engineering trends that concern product quality

• Undertake special projects as required

• Contribute to continuous improvement activities

• Quality control of work by appropriate reviews

• Support and lead process improvement activities

• Write reports and present progress at project meetings

• Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions

• Produce written reports and make presentations

• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems

Essential:

Knowledge of quality systems and measurement

Strong knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)

Understanding of engineering drawings and manufacturing processes

Planning and prioritising activities

Problem solving skills including Six Sigma (green belt preferable)

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment

Desirable: • Lean Manufacturing knowledge • Analytical skills • Understanding of cost and financial impacts

Qualifications • Relevant business/commercial or manufacturing/engineering degree preferred, or ONC, A Levels, BTec Diploma Level 4 or equivalent NVQ level 4 qualification • Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing • Membership of an industry related Professional Body would be advantageous

Experience

Experience of working in Quality Assurance

Previous experience in a high volume manufacturing automotive environment or Tier-1 supplier to the automotive industry

Experience in compiling and actioning: – PFMEA. – Control plans. – Process flow charts. – Measurement system and analysis