Quality Engineer

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