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
Quality Engineer • Plymouth
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