Quality Engineer

Are you a meticulous Quality Engineer with a passion for maintaining the highest standards in manufacturing? This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on product quality and compliance within a dynamic and highly regulated industry. If you thrive on solving complex problems and driving continuous improvement, this position is tailored for you.

Key duties and responsibilities:

- Ensure compliance with quality standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO 9001, AS9100).

- Develop, implement, and maintain quality plans, inspection plans, and control plans for both new and existing products.

- Conduct root cause analysis using methodologies such as 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone, and DMAIC, and implement corrective and preventive actions.

- Lead investigations into internal non-conformance's customer complaints, and supplier quality issues.

- Review engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing processes to ensure quality requirements are clearly defined and achievable.

- Participate in design reviews, process validation, and production readiness activities.

- Monitor key quality metrics and analyse data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

- Perform process capability studies and statistical analysis using Statistical Process Control techniques.

- Support internal, customer, and third-party audits and assist in maintaining audit readiness.

- Work closely with suppliers to resolve quality issues and support supplier development initiatives.

- Assist in the qualification and validation of manufacturing processes, equipment, and inspection methods.

- Promote continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.

- Prepare quality reports and present findings to management and customers.

- Ensure calibration, inspection, and testing activities are conducted in accordance with applicable procedures.

- Support training of production personnel on quality standards, inspection methods, and quality awareness.

Skills and experience:

- Experience within the highly regulated manufacturing industries.

- Proven experience as a Quality Engineer within a manufacturing environment.

- Knowledge of quality management systems and quality assurance principles.

- Proficiency in root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.

- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, and technical documentation.

- Familiarity with AS9100, AS9102, and ISO 9001 standards.

- Experience with quality tools such as PFMEA, Control Plans, APQP, SPC, MSA, and PPAP.

Key skills:

- Attention to detail and accuracy.

- Strong analytical and statistical problem-solving abilities.

- Effective planning and organisational skills.

- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.

- Customer-focused approach.

- Continuous improvement mindset.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and quality data analysis tools.

Benefits:

25 days holiday

Contributory Pension

Car parking

On-site canteen

Hours 8.00-16.00 Friday till 15.30
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed