Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Pershore

£30,000 - £32,000 a year

To provide a proactive and cross functional conduit between the Quality, and Manufacturing teams. Developing cost effective and efficient production methods to meet customer requirements whilst complying with relevant Standards. Where necessary, it may be a requirement to deputise for the Quality Senior, therefore acting as Quality Representative in their absence.

SAFETY

Safety must always be a prime consideration, and you are required to ensure that the safety of people, the environment and our products are never compromised

You have a responsibility under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 to take reasonable care of yourself and other persons that may be affected by your acts or omissions at work, secure the health, safety, and welfare of your colleagues at work and protect, so far as is reasonably practicable, all others against risks to their health or safety arising from your work activities and those of their staff and ensure that your duties are discharged adequately. The responsibility to achieve the duty cannot be delegated. The tasks required to discharge them can be delegated; assistance and support can be obtained; but the responsibility remains with you

DIMENSIONS

Exercise the highest degree of discretion and professionalism, when dealing with sensitive data and information

Assisting the Quality Team, to achieve departmental requirements

Create documentation necessary to reflect the work breakdown structures necessary to manufacture products, components, and systems, in a safe and time efficient manner, ensuring production targets and timescales are achieved

Provide feedback to the Production Engineering and Estimating teams as required, to support future business opportunities / bids

Promoting awareness and use of the Engineering Business Management System, identifying opportunities for training / Improvement

Provide technical support to Production personnel, ensuring all queries are addressed in a timely fashion

Assisting and managing the transfer of information provided to the Production Engineering Department in relation to Change Control of engineering drawings

Evaluation of Build documentation, identifying opportunities for improvements and further requirements, creating, and / or updating as required to meet the needs of relevant parties

Manage non-conformances resulting from systems and manufacturing outputs, updating register(s) – Internal / Customer / Supplier, proactively escalating and progressing as appropriate to resolve issues in a timely manner, meeting expectations

Perform regular and routine Patrol Inspections of all manufacture areas, recording data as appropriate / required

Responsible for the review and development of manufacturing processes, conducting quality checks, troubleshooting faulty parts, Jigs, and fixtures

Assist with the planning and co-ordination of effective production and quality product(s)

Collation and updating KPI data and Communications Boards

Assist with reviewing and updating Training Matrices of Production, and Inspection Personnel

DESIRABLE

Use of CMM / multi axis measuring apparatus, e.g. FARO

Experience with performing the creation of FAI documentation

Qualified / current experience of using Lean Six Sigma

Planning experience, NPI, and product life cycle

Experience of working within the guidelines of, EN (phone number removed), ISO 3834, ISO 14001, 45001 (18001)

Experience of Defence (AQAP’s, Mil Std’s), Rail (RIS), and Automotive (IATF), Standards

Experience of Supply Chain management – Supplier development and auditing

ESSENTIAL

Minimum of 3 years current experience within a similar position, industry, and engineering environment

Leading / championing projects

Effective communication skills

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

A strong background and experience of document and data controlQuality aware (BS EN ISO 9001: current version), and experience of working within a customer focused environment

Effective prioritisation of workload and ability to perform duties whilst under minimum supervision

Experience with detailed report writing, WI’s, QA, Safety

Strong IT skills, data entry, with attention to detail and accuracy

Working proactively, and efficiently to deadlines, and engaged to achieving time-bound targets

Excellent team player with a proactive hands-on approach

Flexibility to performing other tasks if required, and willing to learn new skills

Inspection activities, checking processes and procedural requirements of industries including, Defence, Rail, Automotive

Strong problem-solving skills, applying ‘root-cause’ analysis tools (8D, 5Y’s, similar), to confidently make informed, evidence-based decisions

Producing quality documentation in line with customer requirements (P)FMEA, Control Plans)

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree (Engineering discipline Desirable)

Demonstrable experience / portfolio

Auditor training (Preferred)

At this moment in time, we are not taking on any employees that require sponsorship.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Free parking

On-site parking

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person