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 supportRequirements :
• 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