Quality Engineer

An experienced Quality Engineer who has strong experience within Quality tools like 8D, investigations, FMEA’s PPAP and SPC is required for a large and reputable Manufacturing business based in Plymouth. Our client is able to offer a long term and progressive career within a Multi-National organisation.

Main Duties

• To actively support the implementation, maintenance, performance and improvements of the quality management system by applying appropriate quality tools and techniques.
• To provide training and support and to overcome barriers to quality improvement.
• To work independently and as a team in conducting quality engineering activities.
• To identify performance trends and potential and actual non-compliance in products and processes through data gathering, analysis, monitoring and auditing.
• To work in line with Quality, Safety & environmental policies, procedures and work instructions.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective ad preventative actions.
• Decision making, Able to stop production, drive containment actions and take corrective or preventative measures, to ensure effective and timely defect management.
• Carry out audits, inspections, measurements and test in a timely and effective manner.
• Propose and implement robust and cost-effective solutions and improvements within Quality.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools within quality engineering.
• Develop relationships within all departments, suppliers and customers.
• Control process control.
• Customer performance monitoring and reporting.
• Process data, trends and issues.
• APQP – Support with NPI Projects.
• Customer PAPP.
• Gather information and report – giving feedback.
• Document control.
• Internal process and system audits.

Education

• Minimum of BTEC – Ideally a HNC in Engineering/Science
• Experience of Quality Tools (8D, FMEA’s, PPAP and SPC)
• Computer Literate & Excellent communication skills
• Ideally Lean trained
• Experience within a Precision Engineering environment
• Minium of ISO9001 – Ideally 14001 & 45001 Audit experience
• Ideally have working Lean knowledge within Six Sigma

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