Senior Quality Engineer - Plymouth, United Kingdom - DK Recruitment

DK Recruitment

Verified Company

Plymouth, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Working for a large, well established Manufacturing business in Plymouth, this role will require an experienced Senior Quality Engineer who will be responsible for product and manufacturing processes to meet with the company's Quality standards by buildingquality into the product and processes.

Responsible for monitoring the quality systems implementation on the shop floor, driving continuous improvement throughout the process, handling and managing non-conforming material and driving down scrap levels in process.

To achieve this by working within the Quality Department, supporting the internal audit schedule, using problem solving techniques and thereby promoting sustained improvement by example and active involvement.

Main Duties:

To engage with the shopfloor production and actively identify, establish and drive continuous improvement throughout the organisation, responding to the quality and failures identified.
To drive and lead 8D analysis across the business as required.
To deliver training across the organisation on critical quality skills including 8D, SPC, Visual Inspection and Root Cause Investigation Techniques.
To work as an integral part of the Quality Engineering team to ensure that all audits are completed in line with their planned schedule.
To work with the Quality Team promoting the Quality Strategy and practical implementation throughout the organisation.
To work with the Quality team to identify areas and issues of noncompliance to standards and procedures across the business.
Actively use near miss analysis, trend analysis and lessons learned principles in order to facilitate the identification and implementation of robust preventive actions.
To process internal concessions and production permits. Provide support to production which includes but is not limited to MRB, Scrap Escalation process, Grease Witness and QA Stamp Approval sign off.
Actively identify and lead Quality improvement projects; ensuring completion in a timely manner.
To promote best practice in the use of thorough and robust techniques.
To train others in Quality tools and practices as necessary.

Education & Skills needed:

Audit qualification against ISO9001 or AS9100
Six Sigma Certification to Black Belt
Experience of Quality Engineering within an Engineering or Manufacturing Environment.
Formal training and comprehensive understanding of quality management systems ISO9001, AS9100, AS9120. Proven experience in defining and implementing systems to this level in line with Quality Strategy
Ability to interpret Engineering drawings, technical specifications with a demonstrable understanding of Geometric Tolerances.
Strong and demonstrable experience in 8D, 5Why investigations and continuous improvement activities. Lead, train and facilitate throughout the organisation.
Demonstrable involvement in the use and a comprehensive understanding of quality improvement tools, such as Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), First Article Inspection Report (FAIR), Production Part ApprovalProcess (PPAP), Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA),
Comprehensive understanding of statistical analysis to validate and analyse manufacturing processes. Management and Leadership experience.
Experience of running Design of Experiments
Knowledge/Experience of Project management techniques