Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Onsite – Leamington Spa

Pay rate : £25 per hour PAYE (inside IR35) or £33 per hour Umbrella

Key Responsibilities

• Creating and managing, for the supply chain, customer quality requirements and associated documentation
• Problem resolution of parts quality issues working with suppliers using 8D and other automotive industry tools
• Proactive & 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 required
• 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 & techniques with an analytical mind and used to 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 workload management, remaining commercially aware to 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 of low volume assembly, precision machining of steels & castings would be advantageous
• Knowledge of gears and gear geometry would be an advantage
• Have working knowledge of 6 sigma, GR&R, SPC, DoE
• Understanding of ISO9001, AS9100D, ISO14001 and ISO45001
• Degree, HNC or equivalent with engineering content

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