Quality Engineer

Thrive Oldham are recruiting for a Quality Engineer for our well established client in the Torfaen Area.

Main Purpose of Job

To provide Quality Engineering and systems support for Operations and Quality/Technical departments by ensuring that products and processes are maintained in line with business and customer requirements. Has the ability to respond to the needs of the business and embrace change. Heavily involved in Teamwork and Continuous Improvement.

Key Tasks and Accountabilities

Investigate and resolve customer returns and complaints
Required to develop a strong process-based
Assist with investigation and resolution of external non-conformances and report sub-contract quality performance via scorecard process.
Represent Quality Team at Supplier/Customer external meetings
Implement and monitor robust actions using a formal problem solving
Use of internal non-conformance database to analyse trends and liaise with the continuous improvement team to implement improvement activities.
Participate in multi discipline teams to address issues aligned to the achievement of Company objectives
Participate in and support product and process continuous improvement activities based on a range of tools and techniques.
To carry out inspection quality control activities involved in delivering continuous improvement in product quality and business objectives.
Direct involvement in the application of inspection tools, techniques and systems
Communicate quality statistics and improvement
Preparation of concession
Perform internal and external audits of our business and sub-contract base
Support the establishment of the necessary Quality Management Systems, to ensure the business unit performance and product and process quality improvement.
Prepare internal and customer quality reports as required
To compile and maintain higher level quality documents as required
To operate within the company standards relating to Security, Quality, Environment, Health and safety.

Key Performance Indicators

RFT/Product
Departmental KPI control (Scrap/Rework/Quarantine).

Experience/ Qualifications

Have an academic qualification or relevant experience in quality / manufacturing

Experience of working with lean six sigma, or equivalent (with evidence).

Experience of Quality Management Systems and related International Standards

Experience of Aerospace manufacturing would be a benefit
Worked in a Quality position within a manufacturing setting
Have experience of manufacturing processes and/or metals industry
Have experience of ISO 9001 / AS 9100
Have experience of APQP / NPI / PPAP / FAIR
Have auditing experience (Lead Auditor Trained would be a benefit)37 hours/week: 08:00-16:30 Monday to Thursday, 08:00-13:00 on a Friday

Competitive Salary

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