Career Area: Manufacturing
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
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Job Title: Quality Engineer
Location: Peterlee, County Durham
Salary: £38,832 - £48,536
Hours: full time 36.5 hours
Travel: Up to 20%
Your impact shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
This role is fundamentally a reactive quality role responding to the daily quality issues found in the manufacturing facility. A sense of urgency is vital. From the initial concern, the QE will confirm the problem and determine a short-term action plan with the facility management and the supplier. The objective is to ensure the manufacturing operations can continue operations without a detrimental impact on the process from a quality perspective. In conclusion, the job manages the Corrective Action Process on Supplier Related Quality Issues. Deliver Global Leverage with Local Service Excellence.
Job Duties:
* Major Role: Reporting directly to the site-based Quality Manager, this role is responsible and accountable for managing supplier-related quality issues relating to Product Production, Pre-Service or V.E.H.R (0 Hour) and Warranty (Processing and component returns). This role will include initiating supplier-driven containment activity (to ensure that production schedules are not prejudiced) and reviewing and approving 8D Corrective Action Plans.
* Customer: Using ‘site based’ reporting systems (Reject reporting, ETQ, CAR conformance, AQE, BIQ Andon, documentation), this position will communicate supplier corrective action details to ensure that the customer is totally confident in Containment and Final Corrective Action Plans through IR, AQE & BIQ sort meeting.
* Leadership: This position has no direct reports. The incumbent must exhibit strong leadership qualities to ensure that suppliers agree to and deliver Containment Action and facilitate Program Timing and Final Corrective Action, in accordance with the 8D process. Maintain the highest ethical and professional standards within this diverse global organization.
* Supplier Management: Responsible for maintaining accountability with the suppliers to establish containment plans related to quality discrepancies. Will ensure the supplier is developing corrective action plans to enable operations to continue with minimum disruption.
Relationships: maintains close working relationships with:
* Product Engineering Groups
* Production Managers and Personnel
* Suppliers
* Quality Groups
* Logistics and Material Planning Groups
* Purchasing Groups
* Supplier Development Engineers
BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE:
Engineering or manufacturing background plus familiarity with manufacturing processes used to produce components and assemblies is beneficial.
The position requires experience, preferably in engineering; ONC, HNC or Bachelor’s degree would be beneficial.
A minimum of two years of job-related experience or the equivalent education is beneficial.
Good human relations and manufacturing process skills are required to develop a cooperative working relationship with others inside and outside of Caterpillar.
Solid ability to use and demonstrate statistical and problem-solving tools is required.
To apply for this position please Log onto Caterpillar Careers: Caterpillar Careers > Careers > Search and apply > paste the job number from the advert into the search box and then follow the application process.
NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting; therefore, please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined. Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.
Posting Dates: November 11, 2024 - November 24, 2024
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
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