Vacancy Detail

Quality Engineer

Job description

Reporting to: Quality Manager

Responsible for: Activities related to the maintenance and improvement of Quality

Overall Purpose: The main function of the role is to support the business in all areas relating to internal quality; including internal non-conformance and effective customer concern management.

List of Principal Accountabilities:

Quality Culture: Think Quality and encourage others to do the same. Support and encourage good practice and act upon bad practice firmly and fairly. Promote an understanding which ensures the discipline of standards and expectations are followed and met at all times.

Quality Management System: Play an Integral part in ensuring an effective quality management system is adhered to. The QMS is owned by the relevant responsible teams, but the QE is responsible for ensuring the requirements are communicated and complied with.

Quality Leadership: At all times and in a professional manner represent the business’s

Quality Philosophy, and maintain the goals of the Mission Statement.

Analysis and Reporting: Conduct analysis and report weekly on KPI and RCCA to theQuality team.

Root Cause: Initiate and facilitate root cause and remedial action for internal andcustomer issues and monitor and coordinate within the production area for actions.

Process Audit: Auditing of processes ensuring control and adherence within the manufacturing environment. Encourage the adherence of all production and process data, ensuring accuracy and traceability are adhered to on all work.

Customer Management: Dealing with customer representatives on NPI and quality concerns, including investigations on non-conformance and recommending corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.

External Audit Compliance and Documentation: Supporting external audits and auditor management.

New Product Introduction: Actively support Engineering for all NPI programs relative to the QE’s customer focus. Ensure final part conformance is adequately monitored and managed, and pFMEA reflects supplying to customer engineering definition.

Person Specification: A driven and self-motivated individual who has a positive attitude , workswell in a team environment , is assertive and challenging and who can influence peers and stakeholders to achieve results.

Qualifications

Educated in a relevant experience field or work based experience in role. Formal professional based qualifications such as Chartered Quality recognition , six sigma or lead auditor accreditation.

Experience

Experience of working within an Significant ( > 5 Years)

AS9100 environment experience

Experience in customer focussed industry in operationally environments.

5 years’ experience in a similar role.

Knowledge

Management of Quality

Lean , CI , Six Sigma

Information/Data Analysis

Interpretation of Engineering

Recognition & Interpretation of External

Standard Interpretation and Inspection of Final Product

Process Improvement & Processes Management

Expertise using, managing and Promoting quality tools.

8D RCCA, APQP, FAI [AS9102} , MSA, pFMEA, PPAP ,SPC

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Birmingham | Salary: 35000 - 40000 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 02/08/2023