Quality Engineer
* Support Quality Team with day-to-day activity.
* Review production complaints with process team, organising containment activity. Support Warehouse team and inspect incoming goods with quality issues.
* Manage defective parts / quarantine & return/replacement of defective stock.
* Monitor critical features on new products / components / new suppliers to quality requirements are met.
* 8D problem solving to address quality issues.
* Use KPI data to investigate process issues and opportunities for improvement.
* Deal with quality ‘walk-in’ issues. (stores / production / customer).
* Support purchasing with supplier quality issues.
* Internal Audits - ISO9001; 14001; 45001 support
Requirements:
* Quality System Knowledge along with Mechanical / Electrical / Electronic experience. Experience in a Manufacturing Environment.
* Ability to read and understand engineering drawings; and inspect dimensionally using vernier / CMM.
* Technical qualification HNC/ONC/Degree or on the Job Training in a Quality Position.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
* Support process team with quality issues, initiating and controlling containment actions. Support temporary / permanent corrective actions to address quality issues.
* Work with Engineering and Production teams during product introduction to ensure critical features are identified and monitors. PPAP & DFMEA & PFMEA creation and upkeep.
* Hands on metrology skills to enable mechanical components to be verified against drawings, using vernier or CMM
* Review process rejects to establish trends and improvement actions.
* Inspection of components when required, new components, new supplier, quality concerns.
* Quarantine and manage NOK components / products, working with suppliers where necessary to correct the issue and manage replacement.
* Support the Quality team in collecting KPI data from process owners to allow monitoring of performance, ensure dissemination throughout the company.
* Escalate to Quality Manager issues that cannot be resolved.
* Maintain quality documentation in accordance with ISO9001 rules.
* Support in resolving customer quality issues/ Support purchasing team with supplier improvement/ Support in the ICAR process, working with process owner to reach satisfactory conclusion.
* Work with warranty team to establish top issues and review with process team. Product Audits against key features.
Benefits:
* 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
* New flexible holiday scheme
* Bupa Healthcare package
* Life Insurance
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
* 5% Pension contributions
* Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme