Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer – 6Months – Leamington Spa – £25 per hour (PAYE inside IR35) or £33 per hour (Umbrella).

Key Responsibilities

• Creating and managing customer quality requirements and associated documentation for the supply chain.
• Problem resolution of parts quality issues working with suppliers using 8D and other automotive industry tools.
• Proactive and reactive supplier improvement activities.
• Hands‑on experience of Lean Manufacturing is essential.
• Management of supplier issues, including identification, implementation, and verification of corrective actions.
• Supplier Quality Assurance activities within the supply chain, including:
• process audit, surveillance visits and supplier assessment audit.
• Managing parts quality – implications of product, supplier, facility, and process changes.
• Reporting status against project targets and department KPIs.

Key Competencies and Experience

• Experience of Parts and/or Supplier Quality Assurance or a similar role where skills can be transferred into the supply chain (preferably within automotive or aerospace sector, but other industries would be considered).
• Knowledge of low volume, series production and product development.
• Experience with various manufacturing processes such as casting, machining and special processes including heat treatment & NDT.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, hands‑on when required, and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Resilient and focused approach in delivering precise and accurate results.
• Experience of quality systems, quality tools and techniques with an analytical mind and data‑driven decision making.
• A good communicator with intercultural and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to communicate and present effectively to suppliers, customers and internally at all levels.
• Ability to build rapport across businesses.
• Pragmatic approach to workload management, remaining commercially aware of the key issues.
• Tenacious attitude in handling workload and issue resolution.
• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Full driving licence.
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally to support supplier visits, potentially at short notice.
• Knowledge of ISO9001, AS9100 or IATF 16949.
• Lead auditor trained preferred.

Desirable

• A background in low volume assembly, precision machining of steels and castings would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of gears and gear geometry would be an advantage.
• Working knowledge of 6 sigma, GR&R, SPC and DoE.
• Understanding of ISO9001, AS9100D, ISO14001 and ISO45001.
• Degree, HNC or equivalent with engineering content.

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