Lead Quality Engineer - Salisbury, United Kingdom - Chemring Countermeasures

Chemring Countermeasures

Verified Company

Salisbury, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Lead Quality Engineer

Location:
High Post, Salisbury

Salary:
£44,000 - £52,000 per annum

Job Type:
Permanent/Full-time

This role will be worked over a 4.5 day week; Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 16:45 and Friday 08:00 - 12:30.

Flexibility in this role is critical to the success of supporting the team. In return, there will be an opportunity to sometimes work from home.

Chemring Countermeasures is a world leading and innovative company, designing and developing countermeasure solutions to armed forces throughout the world.

We are part of the Chemring Group of companies and have a solid global infrastructure, which also helps us to thrive.

The Role:

The Lead Quality Engineer will be required to ensure that manufacturing process controls are adequate and robust and that they comply with the QMS and support NPI processes.

You will Lead the Quality Focus continuous improvement Pillar and support NPP processes and to use various quality tools and techniques and statistical techniques to improve products and processes across the site.

The responsibilities of the role include (but are not limited to):

Take the lead in supporting Manufacturing in resolving quality issues and their cause.
Support Manufacturing in resolving quality issues and their cause.
Be responsible for and managing the workload of the "Quality Focus" Pillar of work and other Continual Improvement projects as required.
Lead, support and mentor the Quality Engineers in their development within CCM, to includes setting and measuring objectives.
Take the lead on Quality activities required through the NPP process, being actively involved in the early design stages to ensure Quality is built into the design.
Identify and implement preventive control measures to ensure finished product quality.
Work to develop manufacturing Process Controls and documentation.
Be responsible for Greenbelt projects or other Continual Improvement projects as set by the QA and BI Director.
Take responsibility for Quality activities required through the NPP process for NPI projects assigned by the Head of Quality.
Support Design FMEAs, facilitate Process FMEAs and generate Process Control Plans.
Carry out or review risk assessments and support the Departmental Safety Review / meetings as and when required.

Quality Engineer Specification:

Right to live and work in the UK, with ability to obtain SC level clearance
Must have continually resided in the UK for a minimum of 5 years
HNC or BTEC level 5 equivalent in an engineering related discipline
ISO9001:2015, TS16949 or similar experience
Proficient in MS Office

What is offered:

We actively encourage an open and collaborative culture across our site through the recognised suggestion scheme and reward and recognition scheme
5 weeks' annual leave plus bank holidays
A generous pension scheme
Share save scheme
Holiday buying and selling scheme
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes dietary advice, wellbeing initiatives, family matters and counselling support
We hold annual social events
Cultural days
Free onsite parking
Podiatrist
Weekly fruit baskets

Armed Forces Covenant:

We are proud to support the armed forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.

We recognise the value that Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reserves, Veterans, Uniformed Cadet Instructors and Service Families contribute to our business and the United Kingdom.

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