APQP Project Engineer

APQP Project Engineer

Location: Oldbury

Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 (DOE)

Hours: 39.5 per week (Mon-Thurs 8:00-16:45, Fri 8:00-13:30)

Contract: Permanent

Join a Leading UK Engineering & Manufacturing Organisation

Applies across automotive, defence, medical, transport, electronics and more, delivering high quality engineered solutions under ISO 9001 and toward IATF accreditation.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced APQP professional to take ownership of automotive project quality, lead cross functional activities and play a key role in ensuring successful product launches.

Key Responsibilities

APQP & PPAP Management

• Lead and coordinate all APQP phases in line with IATF 16949 and AIAG guidelines
• Create and maintain APQP documentation including Process Flows, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA and capability studies
• Prepare and submit PPAP packages, ensuring approval prior to SOP

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with engineering, operations, quality, sales and customers
• Facilitate gate reviews, problem solving workshops and cross functional meetings
• Support supplier readiness and supplier APQP activities

Risk Identification & Mitigation

• Conduct risk analysis using FMEA, 8D and other quality tools
• Drive corrective actions and improvement plans
• Monitor and report project milestones and timing plans

Launch Support

• Support prototype builds, pilot runs and production validation
• Participate in process audits, run at rate and capability assessments
• Feed continuous improvement and lessons learned into future programmes

Experience Required

• Strong working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC and Control Plans
• Understanding of automotive manufacturing processes
• Familiarity with IATF 16949 quality management systems
• Ability to interpret CAD, engineering drawings and GD&T
• Experience within an Automotive Tier 2 environment is desirable

Skills & Attributes

• Strong initiative and problem solving ability
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Customer focused approach
• Confident using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

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