Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Location: Runcorn

Contract: Permanent

We are currently recruiting for a Quality Engineer for a global plastic manufacturing company, that works on exciting projects for the automotive, electronics, extrusion, industrial, off highway, packaging, metal pressings and hygiene products.
Our client work on design and manufacturing on injection mouldings and are looking for a passionate and hard-working candidate to join the Quality team.
You will be reporting to the Quality Control & Assembly Manager, focusing on internal and external quality support.
This is a perfect opportunity for someone with a driven attitude, focused approach, and a will to want to develop further in their career, full training and support will be given.
The hours of work for this role are day shift hours 08:15 – 5pm Monday – Thursday and 08:15 – 3pm Friday.

Role Responsibilities  – Quality Engineer  

• Monitor shop floor layout and organisation of Quality dept areas in conjunction with the QC & Assembly Team to ensure they are optimised for all work streams.
• Lead 8D activities/ Customer complaints and resolution.
• Conduct investigations and feedback to concerned parties using microtome and microscope.
• Assist in team evaluations.
• Assist in continuous improvement.
• Support Customer and Supplier visits as required.
• Liaise with measurement equipment suppliers for new machines, upgrades, training, repair and calibration.
• Undertake internal and external audits as required and in line with our business accreditations.
• Manage projects and planned/unplanned as required by management team for new products development.
• Lead the Product Audit function within the Quality Control Department.
• To oversee the hold areas and stock control of non-conforming product from internal sources, suppliers and returns.
• Actively support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) for new products
• Control Plan and FMEA attendance and submission
• Creation and updating of Quality Specifications including any associated documents.
• Assess initial production trials for product conformity to specification.
• Submission of samples to the internal/ external customers.
• Assist NPI to secure and issue product approvals.
• Liaise with Customer, Suppliers and Internal departments as required.
• Set up systems and procedures to ensure customers receive 100% useable parts.
• Assist the Quality Control & Assembly Manager to achieve all necessary stated Quality KPI’s, and monitor QC & Assembly Team performance – daily charts, including the upkeep of Quality Boards, and SPM.
• Ensure all products comply with any performance specification
• Ensure activities meet with and integrate with organisational requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies, housekeeping and duty of care.

The ideal candidate for the Quality Engineer role would have:

• Highly motivated with an ability to learn new concepts quickly and accurately. 
• Excellent communication skills are required in addition to problem solving and analytical skills.
• This is a twenty-four-hour operation, and you must have a flexible approach to working.
• Successful applicants must have a manufacturing background with previous quality experience.
• Full clean UK driving licence.

For more information on this role, please contact Juls Bujalska on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to (url removed)

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