Senior Quality Engineer
�30,000 per annum
Monday to Friday 8am until 4pm
Daventry, Northants
Permanent
Our Daventry based client are looking to recruit a permanent Senior Quality Engineer. They are one of the UK's leading Automotive OE small / medium volume component and accessory parts specialists.
Senior Quality Engineer Responsibilities:
- Support the management of all quality-related issues within the manufacturing & goods receiving teams (e.g. internal, supplier, customer and customer warranty)
- Be instrumental in the identification of defect root cause and instigate permanent corrective actions for product quality issues. Routine use of Global 8D process
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to resolve quality issues that arise as quickly and efficiently as possible to prevent compromising quality and safety standards
- Carry out / assist staff members with product and process audits
- Ensure control plans and associated documentation are implemented and maintained
- Is empowered to stop production in the event of unacceptable goods/processes, identify the resolution actions needed in order to re-start production.
- Ensure compliance and assist with adherence to/ auditing of the Business Management system including (TS16949/ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001 or ISO45001) where required
- Assist with training of quality awareness
- Ensure that all areas of the business are working to the SOPs and identify where actions need to be taken to resolve. Periodically report to management on the topic
- Assist with first off sample approvals
- Promote the use of customer preferred techniques for APQP & continuous improvement such as Six-Sigma, Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing), and Measurement System Analysis
- Participate in cross-functional teams in the development of new products or changes related to current products in meeting customer requirements
- Participate in the development and refinement of Process FMEA's (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
- Lead process improvement activities
- Write reports as required and present progress at the relevant meetings
- Produce high quality written reports and be confident to give presentations
- Act as mentor to other Quality Department personnel
- Act as a single point of contact with supplier quality/ management contacts
- Positively develops the working relationships with the supply base
- Actively works to resolve issues relating to supplier non-conforming material in a timely manner.
- Communicate efficiently and effectively at all levels within our clients business
- Assertive, resilient and welcomes change
- Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working with others
- Proactively contributes to the team
- Actively committed to the teams' development
- Shows moral courage, openness, integrity and honesty in all interactions
Senior Quality Engineer Skills & Attributes:
- Self-motivated and self-starting outlook
- Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA processes
- Knowledge of TS16949 and ISO9000 and their relevance
- Understanding of ISO14001, OHSAS18001, ISO45001
- Awareness of measurement techniques
- Awareness of engineering drawings (Datum structures, GD&T) and their interpretation
- Awareness of a range of manufacturing processes
- Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong Negotiation skills
- Deals effectively with competing priorities
- Ability to present data effectively
- Strong Problem-solving and analytical skills
- Awareness of Health and Safety practices
- Team working/ strong interpersonal skills
- Keen to mentor others and share professional experiences
- Understanding of cost and financial impacts
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure/cost of poor quality
Please apply in the first instance with a copy of your CV.
CPDaventry
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