Quality Engineer
On-siteWellingborough, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Conduct full supply chain quality assurance from supplied parts through delivered components, ensuring conformance to agreed standards. Support New Product Introduction by approving initial sample reports, capability analyses, and hand-gauging. Lead 8D activities for key quality problems, liaising with suppliers and customers while driving continuous improvement and scrap reduction initiatives. Audit mandatory operator calibrations, coordinate non-conforming material flow, and maintain customer-driven documentation. Contribute to updating FMEA documents and Product Control Plans, and participate in APQP processes. Perform internal process and system audits, closing findings and determining corrective actions.
Required Qualifications
- Industry recognised apprentice trained preferable
- A Degree/HND in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent is preferred
- Studying for or have achieved Institute of Quality Assurance membership is desirable
- Minimum of 3 years proven experience, preferably within an automotive environment, is essential, covering APQP and Quality Assurance (QA) activities
- Proven experience of Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Proven experience of Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) activities
- Proven experience of participating in and/or leading product and process audits
- IT literacy, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Interpretation of geometric tolerancing and 2D drawings
- Interpretation of GD&T
- Good communication skills
- Problem Solving using recognised tools and techniques
- Understanding and experience of APQP, FMEAs, PPAP, SPC
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with Q-DAS or similar software would be an advantage
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