Advanced Quality Engineer

Recruit4Talent Ltd; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive components manufacturer is seeking an Advanced Quality Engineer to ensure quality requirements for new models in Sunderland. The role involves supplier communication, quality issue resolution, and compliance with IATF16949 standards. Ideal candidates should hold a BSc/BEng and have at least 4 years of automotive industry experience. This position offers excellent salary and benefits including 34 days of holiday and a pension contribution.

Benefits

34 days holiday including bank holidays

Pension contribution

Access to employee discounts

Ongoing training and career development opportunities

Employee Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years in the Automotive Industry.
• Minimum 2 years in Quality area.
• Knowledge of manufacturing quality system experience and customer communication activities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all Advanced Quality Requirements are met for New Model Launches.
• Conduct Supplier Visits to determine status against APQP deliverables.
• Assure that customer and internally identified quality issues are resolved.

Skills

IATF16949

Continuous Improvement

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

Control plans

Fluent English

Education

BSc / BEng. or equivalent experience

Tools

AIAG Quality Manuals

Job description

Overview

Advanced Quality Engineer sought by a world leader in the manufacture of automotive components. The company provides quality products, services and solutions worldwide with customers in over 150 countries. Our client is looking for an experienced Advanced Quality Engineer to join the new product launch team at this fast-paced plant in Sunderland. If you are willing to relocate under your own steam then you are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• To ensure that all Advanced Quality Requirements are met for New Model Launches as per the corporate “PLUS” (Product Launch System) including:
• Ensuring Control Plans are prepared to meet Prototype, Pre-Production and Production requirements
• Completion of Appearance Manual to relevant Customer Standards
• Ensuring all gauging is validated and verified for production usage
• Ensuring all relevant Measurement and Capability data is conducted and data evaluated
• Ensuring IMDS compliance across all BOM items
• Conducting all Supplier APQP activities necessary in order to achieve Supplier PSW Approval
• Ensure Suppliers are conducting necessary DVP&R activities as part of PPAP
• Ensuring “Grain Go” and “Colour Harmony / AAR” events are held with the customer / supplier for approval of relevant components
• Obtaining Supplier PPAP Approval
• Working with all necessary company Departments in order to generate the contents of the Customer PPAP
• Conducting all necessary communication with Customer in order to obtain Customer PSW Approval
• To be part of the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) and be responsible for communication of all Quality deliverables to this SDT
• Ensure all Customer documentation requirements for each Build Phase is developed and actioned – liaising with JIT Management for obtaining relevant JIT resource to meet this requirement
• Full support within JIT Plant during each New Model build phase and, in conjunction with JIT Plant Quality Manager, ensuring that all Quality deliverables are achieved
• Conducting Supplier Visits in order to determine status against APQP deliverables and to ensure that Supplier processes are approved to meet company expectations
• Ensuring that company CCSC is conducted to ensure that ALL Critical Characteristics (CC) are fully controlled within JIT facility – from definition of CC’s as per DFMEA and Drawing through to Poka Yoke verification within the Production facility
• Assure that customer and internally identified quality issues are resolved using the corporate problem solving methods (8D Report, Problem Solving Document “PSD”, PCAD, Kepner-Tregoe, etc.)
• Ensure that all Quality activities are performed in accordance with the latest company BOS, IATF16949 and Specific Customer Requirements
• To present Quality Project status at both Internal Launch Readiness Reviews (LRR’s) and External Customer Reviews

Qualifications

• BSc / BEng. degree is required or equivalent experience
• Specific education and training in Quality disciplines including minimum IATF16949,
• Continuous Improvement, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control plans, DOE and SPC
• Minimum 4 years in the Automotive Industry
• Minimum 2 years in Quality area
• Knowledge of the AIAG Quality Manuals (APQP, PPAP, MSA, FMEA etc)
• Manufacturing Quality system experience and customer communication activities
• Certification in Quality Engineering a plus
• Lead or Internal auditor training to IATF16949 (TS16949) desirable
• Fluent English
• Willingness to travel

Benefits

• Excellent competitive salary
• 34 days holiday including bank holidays
• Pension contribution
• Access to employee discounts via My Reward Gateway
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• Employee Wellbeing programme
• Hours of work: Mon-Thurs 08:00 – 17:00, Friday 08:00 – 13:00 (39 hours)

Excellent competitive salary + benefits
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