Quality Technician; Component

What You’ll Do

To support the Quality Function within the Component Production & Automated Assembly Areas in essential aspects of quality assurance. This includes the development and deployment of quality/monitoring & measurement and test systems.

• Provide elementary quality support in order to assure quality requirements are understood and deployed by the production/support functions;
• Support the development, implementation and improvement of quality systems throughout the site;
• Support the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and First Article Inspection (FAI) Process, assuring that customer requirements are met when new product is introduced, or existing product is revised;
• Analyse operational-level quality metrics and support periodic reviews to evaluate results and recommend action plans in order to reduce quality risk;
• Analyse operational statistical data related to product/process performance in order to recommend and implement quality improvements;
• Investigate and eliminate the causes of non-conforming material/product. This includes assisting in customer complaint resolution (both external and internal customers) corrective/preventive action and root-cause determination;
• Support the development and deployment of inspection, test / audit plans, acceptance criteria, quality/operator method sheets and quality procedures;
• Participate in the auditing of product/internal quality systems and contribute to the generation of associated reports;
• Participate in the calibration of monitoring and measurement equipment throughout the site;
• Support the control of documentation upon the site, includes component/assembly drawings, tolerances & specifications, quality records and quality assurance procedures;
• Champion EQMS Policy requirements where listed as a key quality stakeholder, in particular, PFMEA, Process Control, Process Capability, Control of Non-conforming Material Corrective/Preventive Action;
• Support ELSS Problem-solving / Standard Work as a Certified Kaizen Facilitator. Actively lead projects and be an active member of problem-solving / standard work teams;
• To undertake any other relevant duties deemed necessary to support the business.

• GCSE or Equivalent (Maths & English)
• 1 Year Quality Assurance (Manufacturing/engineering preferred)

• IT Skills particularly Microsoft Excel,
• Engineering Drawings & Specification
• Dimensional Inspection Equipment and practices
• ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditing.
• Automotive Quality Tool Kit (PFMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans, APQP, PPAP)

Good verbal and written communication, be able to Work to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, organisation skills, time management.