Senior Quality Engineer

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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