Quality Engineer - Plymouth, United Kingdom - Acorn Recruitment And Training

Acorn Recruitment And Training

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Plymouth, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job title:
Quality Engineer - Metrology

Salary:
Competitive

Location:
Plymouth

Are you looking to develop your career within Quality Engineering? If so this could be the role for you.

Acorn Recruitment are working closely with a leading manufacturer based in the heart of Plymouth to find a dedicated and skilled Quality Engineer (Metrology).

This manufacturer has been based in Plymouth for over 50 years and is the leading manufacturer ofits kind.

Having been established in the late 1940s, this company shows no signs of slowing down as the demand from the market continues to grow.

Key roles:

To act as a Quality Engineer within the company ensuring the product and manufacturing processes meet with the company's quality standards.
Responsible for monitoring the quality systems implementation on the shop flow, driving continuous improvement throughout the process, handling and managing nonconforming material and driving down scrap levels in process
In addition, the Metrology Specialist will be accountable for managing the Incoming and In-Process Inspection teams to ensure that all products are inspected to the level required to meet the company's overall objectives
Responsibility for reviewing and defining the metrology equipment which is used throughout the organisation and ensuring calibration and required accuracy are maintained

Key responsibilities:

Lead, Motivate and Develop the Inspection team to ensure the standards and skill levels enable department and company objectives to be met
Ensure training is provided to the Standards Room and Incoming Inspection Staff to ensure the ability to operate and achieve consistent accurate results on all fine measurement equipment used within the company
To ensure FAIR's are compiled and completed in line with internal and customer requirements
To engage with the shop floor 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 Barden as required
To work as an integral part of the Quality Engineering team to ensure that all audits are completed in line with their planned schedule
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 signoff
Actively identify and lead Quality improvement projects; ensuring completion in a timely manner

Qualifications and desirable skills:

Audit qualification against ISO9001 or AS9100
Six Sigma Certification
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 Approval Process(PPAP), Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA
Comprehensive understanding of statistical analysis to validate and analyse manufacturing processes; management and Leadership experience
Formal training and comprehensive understanding of quality management systems ISO9001, AS9100, AS9120

If this opportunity sounds perfect for you, please send a copy of your recent CV to.
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