Quality Engineer

Placed: 06/12/17
Region: Buckinghamshire
Location: Buckingham
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

A premier Tier 1 supplier of automotive lighting solutions is currently seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join their team in Buckingham. The Quality Engineer will be co-responsible for all aspects of quality planning and development for their assigned customers, projects or products.

The successful Quality Engineer will work within the project team, ensuring that all the aspects of quality are addressed for new projects. They will work with suppliers on the MLA for the purchase of parts for their new projects from suppliers and be responsible for checking the quality of outgoing parts at pre-production stages.

Main Responsibilities:

* Work within the quality team to monitor quality for assigned projects
* Investigate cause of non-conforming materials and communicate issues to internal staff
* Arrange, control, monitor and supervise inspection and/or rework
* Visits to customers for project issues and produce corresponding reports
* Communicate with customers on all warranty related issues
* Support SREAs and other customer approval/change requests
* Produce and close off customer 8Ds
* Issue Quality Alerts as required
* Ensure new equipment meets required quality and performance standards
* Liaise with 3rd party certification body and provide support during site visits and assessments
* Identify quality training needs and develop strategies to fill knowledge gaps

Experience and Qualifications:

* Relevant business/commercial or manufacturing/engineering qualification
* Previous experience in a high volume manufacturing environment
* Understanding of engineering drawings
* Understanding of manufacturing processes
* Experience of working within a quality related position
* Experience with dealing with customers and suppliers
* Knowledge of quality systems
* Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA
* Lean manufacturing knowledge/qualifications
* Knowledge of TS16949
* Membership of an industry related professional body (beneficial)

If you think you match the specification above and would like to be considered for this role, please provide an up to date CV and one of our consultants will be in touch to discuss your application