Quality Engineer

Pro-Resourcing Ltd is currently recruiting on behalf of our client.

Our client, a well-established, globally recognised manufacturing business, is currently seeking a Quality Engineer to join their team.

The position is full time, permanent. 

Salary: £35,000 - £41,000 (Dependent on experience).

Working hours: Monday to Thursday 08:30-17:00 (Including 1 hour break) and Friday 08:30-13:30 (35 hour working week). 

Key Accountable Areas:

• Determine the correct approach/next steps using risk based decision making.
• Author and review RCA (root cause analysis) and CAPA records.
• Lead process improvement activities.
• Design and set-up gauge R&R, equivalency and process capability studies.
• Present metrics and data on a routine basis to colleagues, peers and management.
• Interpret and ensure adherence to customer requirements.
• Author and approve QMS documentation.
• Ensuring processes needed for the QMS are established, implemented and maintained.
• Support NPI projects as required.
• Liaise with customers and be the point of escalation for any customer issues.
• Conduct 1:1 meetings with team members and perform other personnel meetings as required, e.g. probation reviews.
• Creating, completing and reviewing engineering change notes/change controls.
• Creating PFMEA’s and conducting risk assessments.
• Liaising with all functions (including suppliers).
• Process evaluation and improvement – fault root cause investigation and process controls implementation.
• Analyse data by completing hypothesis, normal distribution, and process capability analysis tests.
• Establishes statistical confidence by identifying sample size and acceptable error; determining levels of confidence.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising data; making recommendations.
• Support and mentor Quality Controllers and Quality Inspectors.
• Develops sampling plans by applying attribute, variable, and sequential sampling methods.
• Responsible for training and development of Quality Controllers.
• Coordinate the implementation of new quality standards.
• Ensure that Client, Supplier and Internal Audits are carried out to the defined schedule.

Requirements

• Quality or Mechanical Engineering related qualifications (ONC/HNC/Degree) or equivalent qualifications.
• Quality Management System Principles and Techniques.
• International & British Quality Standards (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 17025, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FDA, QSR’s and Medical Devices Directive).
• Quality toolbox including FMEA, Process flows, Root cause investigations, Lean and Six Sigma tools & techniques.
• Interpretation of complex technical drawings.
• Internal Audit experience to the relevant standards.
• MSA & GR&R experience.

Holidays and Benefits

33 days holiday per annum including 8 statutory public holidays.

2 additional days holiday for ever 5 years in employment. 

Company pension scheme.

Death in Service Benefit: 4 times annual salary (Pension scheme members only).

Free On-Site Parking.