Quality Engineer

The Company

Our client is a world leader in their engineering sector. To help improve their quality standards and systems they are now looking to recruit an experienced Quality Engineer. Along with the attractive salary on offer this is a good opportunity for someone to develop.

The Role

• You will play a key role in ensuring products meet the highest standards of quality and compliance.
• Collaborating with various teams to implement and monitor quality assurance processes, manage detailed inspections and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Your attention to detail and problem-solving skills will ensure that customer expectations are met, maintain cost efficiency and stay on track with production timelines.
• You will also work closely with suppliers and internal teams to resolve quality issues and optimize processes.
• Develop, implement and maintain manufacturing process/inspection and test plans to ensure adherence to company standards and regulations.
• Deal with customer and supplier representatives for quality related matters.
• Lead root cause analysis investigations for product defects, customer complaints or non-conformances and implement preventive actions to improve overall product quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues and identify corrective/preventative actions.
• Manage supplier quality through effective oversight and development programs to ensure they meet required quality standards.
• Collating manufacturing record books and quality documentation.
• Perform inspections as needed, including occasional travel for on-site assessments and audits.
• Coordinate inspection resources, ensuring that inspection processes are scheduled and executed efficiently.
• Assist manager in supplier qualification process.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards and certifications, such as ISO 9001 and ensure that products meet all quality specifications.
• Promoting continuous improvement.
• Develop, implement and monitor quality assurance processes and procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards.

The Person

• You will demonstrate excellent customer and supplier quality skills together with strong problem-solving skills within the engineering industry.
• Experience in a similar role essential.
• Educated to degree level or relevant experience.
• A fabrication/welding background would be preferred.
• Have the ability to deal with people at all levels.
• Strong knowledge of welding standards.
• Understanding of NDT methods and inspection techniques.
• Ability to read and interpret, drawings, technical specifications.
• Experience with continuous improvement processes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• CSWIP would be desirable.
• Lead auditor training.
• Technical/engineering background.
• Excellent communication/IT skills.
• Ability to self-manage.
• Must have attention to detail.
• Proven experience in Quality Management.
• Take responsibility for personal development.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
• An excellent salary.
• Working day shift.
• Hybrid working two days per week.
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.