Quality Engineer

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Location: Wolverhampton

Salary: £40,000 + Bonuses

Shift Patterns: Flexible 37 hour week between 06:00 am – 08:00 am start

Join a state-of-the-art manufacturer seeking a dynamic Quality Engineer with a passion for customer engagement and excellence in delivering top-tier solutions!

Responsibilities:

• Demonstratable knowledge and experience leading customer facing activities.
• Lead associated concern reviews, action management, and customer responses.
• Confident to host customer calls and customer meetings and provide responses externally and internally.
• Ensure compliance and assist with adherence to the Quality Management system (IATF16949/ISO9001)
• 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 and providing feedback.
• Data collection activities to define issues and drive improvements.
• Lead quality-related issues with for internal, supplier and customer concerns.
• Lead problem solving activities using a methodical process.
• Stop production in the event of unacceptable products or processes.
• Support with scrap and RFT initiatives and identify ways to drive improvements and reduce costs, identify best practices that emphasise defect prevention, reduction in variation and waste and that also provide for continuous improvements to meet or exceed all customer expectations.
• Conduct first off / last off sample approvals and have a working knowledge of the application of SPC and MSA principles.
• Identify root cause and instigate permanent corrective actions for product quality issues using proven methodology such as 8D and supporting tools.
• Ensure Control Plans, PFMEA’s and associated documentation are implemented effectively and maintained.
• Support the internal audit program, with layered process audits, product and process audits.
• Knowledge of quality systems, gauging and close tolerance measurement.
• Support all necessary activities to ensure a robust Quarantine process and system is in place.
• Support maintenance of the calibration system, ensuring all equipment is correctly calibrated.
• Assist NPI team with new product introduction and supporting activities.
• 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.
• Support Change Management activities and coordinate any associated reviews and activities.

Qualification/experience:

• Proven problem-solving ability using a known methodology (i.e. 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa etc.).
• Proven audit experience, and good working knowledge of IATF16949 and VDA standards.
• Proven knowledge of core tools (including MSA, SPC & ISIR) and GD&T principles is essential.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes.

• CMM application and CMM programming knowledge advantageous, (but not essential).

• Awareness of Six Sigma techniques is beneficial.
• Understanding of quality systems.
• Understanding of auditing with a process and risk-based approach.
• Knowledge of measurement methods and techniques using equipment.
• Understanding of engineering drawings and tolerances.

Please click apply now to be considered for this Quality Engineer vacancy.

Oliver Rae is an Established Recruitment Business with offices based in Walsall and Halesowen. We supply Temporary and Permanent Staffing to a range of sectors.