Quality Engineer – ManufacturingPortsmouthSalary £42,000 – £47,000 – plus 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and benefits schemePlease note that the working pattern is 8.00am – 4.00pmAbout the JobResponsible for developing processes to ensure incoming materials meet required quality standards.Responsible for identifying and raising quality issues and for speedily resolving them to ensure zero impact to the customer.Supporting new product introductions to ensure the robustness of product builds.Work in a team environment to develop and implement best practices that emphasise defect prevention, reduction in variation and waste and provide for continuous improvements in meeting all customer requirements.Review and manage the customer specific requirements in specifications, CAD data and drawings, ensuring they are correctly applied and integrated into the manufacturing processes via core tools such as PFMEA and Control Plans.Co-ordinating measurement activity for customer submissions such as ISIR, Capability Studies and MSA.Supporting pre-production trials to validate a production process with a high quality outputCustomer facing on quality issues, measurement reports and concessionsQMS interaction (NCR, concessions, change management, audit etc.)Main Quality contact for select customers Principle AccountabilitiesAccountable to the Head of Operations and Program Management functions for ensuring new programmes are introduced to the required standard (PPAP) within the defined project timingsSupporting the Head of Operations to ensure the effective quality performance of the teamIdentifying, defining and implementing opportunities for process and resource improvementsEnsuring problem solving tasks are completed to IATF & AS requirements, ensuring efficient and robust closure and employing Unipart Way problem solving methodologiesSupport project and DFM reviews with achievable feasibility and quality directivesSupply comprehensive production support for quality issues impacting the ability to manufacture and supply goodsEnsuring Process and Product audits are being completed and acted upon in line with the annual audit plan.Any other task as agreed by your manager/supervisorAbout YouMinimum 3-5years of experience in quality engineering within the automotive or manufacturing sectorHands-on experience with quality tools (e.g., PPAP, APQP, FMEA, SPC, MSA).Familiarity with IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 quality standards, AS9100 experience also fine.Proven track record in managing supplier quality issues and customer complaints (e.g., 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa diagrams)Experience with auditing (internal and external), root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action processesProficient in using quality management systems (QMS), ERP systems, and Microsoft Office SuiteAbility to read and interpret technical drawings (GD&T knowledge preferred)Competency in statistical analysis and use of statistical software (e.g., Minitab, JMP)Understanding of metrology and hands-on experience with measurement tools (CMM, calipers, micrometers, etc.)Strong analytical and problem-solving skillsDetail-oriented with a high level of accuracyExcellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with teams, suppliers, and customers.Proactive, self-motivated, and capable of working independently and in a team environment.Resilient and adaptable in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
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