Quality Engineer

Exciting opportunity for an experienced Quality Engineer to join a global manufacturing business who have won significant new programmes with automotive OEM customers

Do not wait to apply after reading this description a high application volume is expected for this opportunity.

Shift Quality Engineer (x 3 Shifts)

Salary: £47000 + benefits

Location: Telford, Shropshire

This is an interesting and varied responsibility to work for a business that design and manufacture components and assemblies for a wide range of automotive OEM customers, so this role affords the opportunity to work on customer projects from concept through to series production

Duties:

o Lead, coach and mentor Shift Quality Technicians and Shift Quality Auditors in setting daily priorities and being a point of contact on shift

o Support PPAP and launch of all programs, engineering changes

o Coordinate Capability studies and gauge validation (Measurement System Analysis)

o Review CAD drawings and understand the application requirements in conjunctions with customer standards and dimensional reports

o Update Process Documentation – Standardised Work Instructions, Process Quality Records, Quality Alerts etc. Escalation of all quality concerns

o Perform Quality process audits

o Support the escalation, containment and analysis on internal and customer quality issues

Experience:

Applications are sought from experienced Quality Engineers or Quality Technicians with significant knowledge of production quality control gained within automotive tier 1 or OEM manufacturing.

o Apprentice trained, HNC or Degree in an engineering or technical discipline

o Ability to liaise with and manage OEM customer and supplier expectations

o Structure problem solving skills – 8D, 5Y, A3, PPS

o Knowledge of lean manufacturing methods and continuous improvement techniques

o Familiar with volume manufacturing processes

o Internal auditor experience - IATF 16949 / ISO 9001 desirable

o Proven ability to use quality tools such as PPAP, Control Plans, MSA and PFMEA.

o Able to work 3 shift pattern (6-2; 2-10; 10-6)

The opportunity:

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quality professional to join a world class manufacturing business who are both winning and quoting for significant new business supplying OEM customers throughout Europe. In return our client is offering an competitive salary and benefits package including contributory pension scheme, life assurance, onsite car parking, 35 days holiday, employee discount schemes, cycle to work scheme. xwzovoh In addition the company has a strong track record offering training and career development opportunities.

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