Quality Engineer
Plymouth • Full-time • Up to £35k DOE
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•To actively support the implementation, maintenance, performance and improvement of the Quality Management System by applying appropriate quality tools and techniques.
•To work independently and as a team member in conducting Quality Engineering activities.
•To work in line with KPM Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies, Procedures and Instructions.
•To identify performance trends and potential and actual non-conformances in products and processes through data gathering, analysis, monitoring and auditing.
•Decision making: To stop production, drive containment action and take corrective or preventive action. To ensure effective and timely defect management.
•To propose and implement robust and cost-effective solutions and improvements.
•To carry out audits, inspections, measurements and tests in a timely and accurate manner.
•Clear, concise, accurate and data driven reporting of results, trends actions and progress.
•To develop effective relationships with other team members and departments, suppliers and customer personnel as appropriate to facilitate product and service quality.
•To provide training support and to overcome barriers to quality improvement.
Quality to Customer & NPI
•Customer performance monitoring, trend analysis & reporting
•OEM Customer certification programmes (e.g. CAT SQEP) & visits
•Process Control
•Gauging methods development for process
•Process data, trends and issues
•Support process control training for shop floor
•APQP - Support NPI projects
•Customer PPAP
•Supplier visit in support of APQP, PPAP
•Measurement as required
•Projects as required
•Deputise on material sentencing, morning walk, etc
Process Control & Cleanliness
•Gather shop floor SPC and Dim Check Sheet data, trend and quick feedback
•Measurement as required
•Projects as required
Quality Management System and Audits
•Document control - admin
•Liaise with and support other functions with document management (training)
•Conduct internal process and systems audits
•Assist 2nd and 3rd party external audits and associated actions
•Projects as required
Production QA Support
•Quick feed back to production on issues from internal and customer etc
•Scrap reduction project / BOS
•Disposition sentencing, morning walk, RTS and defect processing
•Liaison with Production to resolve issues
•Support first off training
•Product audit - pumps assemblies and components
•Spares auditing
•Measurement as required
•Projects as required
•Deputise on motors issues, personnel admin if needed