Quality Engineer

Derby | Quality Engineer - Contract / Temporary till 31.3.27 We are looking for an experienced Quality Engineer - Contract / Temporary to join our team at our Derby site. 39 Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8.00am - 16.45pm / Friday 8.00am - 12.30pm Salary💷 £43,000 per annum Benefits * Company pension scheme * 25 days annual leave + 8 statutory holidays, Christmas shut down * BUPA Health care * Free onsite parking * Death in Service benefit * Long Service awards Purpose of role and accountabilities: * Maintain and improve the quality management systems, processes and related approvals * Support, develop and improve the relationship with our quality contacts within our customer and supplier base * Support and promote improvement activities to directly benefit our products and manufacturing processes * To work within cross functional teams to support business development, growth and improvement projects as required * To support, develop, maintain and improve the company’s quality management system and conduct internal audits against the system. * To support and lead on customer and supplier audits and ensure that all customer requirements are satisfied. * To develop and support the systems and co-ordinate the activities required for approvals/regulation by external bodies. * To support calibration activity of all instrument on regular basis * To liaise with customers on any customer quality concerns and takes the necessary steps to resolve such concerns * To conduct root cause analyses, SPC and other appropriate quality tools and techniques to ensure that the manufacturing processes meet customer requirements * To provide technical support for the processes carried out in the Treatments facility * To manage and develop the members of the Operations and Production team to ensure the appropriate level of skills and knowledge exist to support the ongoing requirements of the business * To support the development of a culture of continuous improvement within the organisation * To work in conjunction with the site management team, identifying opportunities to implement best practice * To liaise with manufacturing function to provide support for problem resolution as required * To support cost reduction initiatives * Working to ISO 5001/9001 standards Core skills/attributes needed: * Qualified Engineer * Previous Internal auditing experience * Experience in lean tools such as 8D, Kaizen (Continues Improvement) process * Experience in customer/supplier facing for quality related products / issues * Chemical and special processes knowledge * Aerospace manufacturing background ideally specific NADCAP experience * New Product Introduction & associated tools FMEA, APQP + PPAP Awareness * Practical Problem Solving skills * Strong leadership and communication skills covering all levels of the organisation * Excellent IT Skills Key responsibilities and duties of role: * Supporting and improving relationships and performances with customers and supplier * Successful completion of root cause analysis to drive product improvement * Successful project implementation to improve quality performances and reduce costs Measurable performance indicators/objectives of role: ** Consistent delivery and achievement of quality assured products supplied to customers ** Developing and sustaining external approvals to ensure business continuity and growth ** Delivery of specific business improvement projects (i.e. set up reduction, agreed percentage cost reductions, PPM reductions) ** Achievement of targets in line with business plan The employee must also strive to support the elements of the SQCDP framework of the wider Gardner business; Safety: work in line with all accredited company safety standards in order to provide a safe working environment for all Quality: support the quality accreditations across the business to ensure the delivery of a ‘right first time’ performance Cost: support the continuous improvements in cost reduction activities across the company in order to deliver increased profitability and value for money to our customers and stakeholders Delivery: drive improvement in delivery performance to continually exceed customer expectations and targets People: support organisational capability and influence cultural change by embracing diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and community NOTE: Due to the nature of this role and the security requirements linked to projects with the UK Ministry of Defence, applicants must be eligible for UK Security Clearance