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Senior Quality Engineer

Posted 6 months ago

  • Daventry, Northamptonshire
  • Permanent
  • £30,000 /Yr
  • Sponsored

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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