Permanent Quality Engineer Required
Are you an experienced Quality Engineer looking for a great challenge? Our client is looking for a Quality Engineer who has the skills, knowledge and experience to join their team on a permanent basis located in the West Midlands. You will be responsible for ensuring that the products produced meet quality standards required to minimise quality costs and maximise customer satisfaction whilst ensuring that procedures and processes are adhered to. Ensure incoming materials meet required quality standards.
Duties include – but not limited too:
• Assist (as required) with quality-related issues within the manufacturing team (e.g. internal, supplier, customer and customer warranty)
• Identify root cause and instigate permanent corrective actions for product quality issues
• 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
• Stop production in the event of manufacture of unacceptable goods/processes
• Ensure compliance and assist with adherence to the Quality Management system (IATF16949/ISO9001)
• Write product test procedures
• Undertake special projects as required
• Assist with training of quality awareness
• Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in order to adhere to process and prevent occurrence of any non-conformity relating to product, process or system
• Assist with first off sample approvals
• Promote the use of customer preferred techniques for continuous improvement such as Six Sigma, Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing), and Measurement System Analysis
• Participate in cross-functional teams in the development of new products or changes related to current products in meeting customer requirements
• Participate in the development and refinement of Design and Process FMEA’s (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and have a technical mindset to review and identify gaps and opportunities.
• Lead Change Management activities and coordinate any associated reviews and activities.
• Lead quality audits
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities
• Quality control of work by appropriate reviews (customer concern effectiveness audits)
• Support and lead process improvement activities
• Write reports and present progress at project meetings and to customer base
• Plan projects or subtasks so they may be tracked and presented
• Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions
If you're interested in this roll please give us a call on 01827 230720 or Apply Online, Thank you!