Job Title: Quality EngineerArea: RedditchSalary: 30kDuration: Straight Permanent Purpose Of The Role:Responsible for ensuring tha.....
Job Title: Quality Engineer
Area: Redditch
Salary: 30k
Duration: Straight Permanent
Purpose Of The Role:
Responsible for ensuring that the products manufactured meet drawings and quality standards to minimise quality costs and maximise customer satisfaction whilst ensuring that procedures and processes are adhered to. Responsible for identifying and raising quality issues and for speedily resolving them to ensure zero impact to the business and customer. Work in a team environment to develop and implement best practices that emphasise defect prevention, reduction in variation and waste and provide for continuous improvements in meeting all business and customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Day to day duties:
Manage all quality related issues within the manufacturing team (e.g., internal, supplier, customer, and customer warranty)
Identify root cause and instigate permanent corrective and preventive actions for product quality issues along with monitoring effectiveness
Work with internal and external stakeholders to resolve quality issues that arise as quickly and efficiently as possible to prevent compromising quality and safety standards
Carry out product and process auditing
Ensure control plans and associated documentation are implemented effectively and maintained
Monitor and report on quality related key performance indicators including scrap monitoring and rework levels
Monitor and report on Supplier Key Performance Indicators
Liaising with customers on First Article Inspection and Factory Acceptance Tests
Contribute to continuous improvement activities
Write reports and present progress at meetings
Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions
Plan projects or sub tasks so they may be tracked and presented
Lead and/or support groups of operators in any quality initiatives
Be a team player
Support regular meetings with representatives from appropriate departments to establish an action plan for improving quality
Communicate efficiently throughout the shop floor
Liaise and communicate with other departments, customers, suppliers, and other service providers
Comply with the Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
Assertive, resilient, optimistic and welcomes change
Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working with others
Proactively contributes to the team
Shows openness and honesty in all dealings
Skills and qualifications needed
Knowledge of quality systems and measurement
Knowledge of ISO 9001: 2015 and TS 22163 : 2017 (not mandatory)
Understanding of engineering drawings and manufacturing processes
A strong skillset in inspection and measurement
A meticulous approach and strong problem solving/root cause analysis skills
Exercise substantial initiative/judgement in work methods and interpreting goals
Self-motivating, work independently with minimum supervision
Planning and prioritising activities
Ability to work in a fast paced, diverse, environment
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent oral and written communication
Ability to present data effectively and accurately
Team working skills
Understanding of cost and financial impact
Previous experience of working in a fast paced, diverse Quality Team, within a high-volume manufacturing environment
Experience of dealing with customers and suppliers
Preferably Level 3 Certificate in Quality
Preferably CQI/IRCA Certificate in Auditing for ISO 9001 : 2015
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