QA Engineer - Electrical

ZipRecruiter; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description
Wilcox Industries is looking for passionate people who are excited to enable warfighters with leading edge tactical solutions. We currently have an opening for a full-time Quality Assurance Engineer (QE). This is an on-site position. This position is responsible for guiding efforts to identify and manage risks that could adversely affect plant or manufacturing business operations. This broad primary role includes loss elimination, risk management, and life cycle management.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Support the Quality Management Systems.
• Formulates or helps to formulate Quality Assurance policies and procedures.
• Perform internal audits, generate audit reports, and communicate results.
• Designs and evaluates quality assurance processes, sampling systems, procedures, and statistical techniques.
• Works with Engineering on new products development to establish standards, testing and acceptance criteria.
• Designs or specifies inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment; analyzes production and service limitations and standards.
• Conducts training on quality assurance concepts and tools.
• Evaluates, recommends, and facilitates lean activities for process improvement.
• Collects, organizes, monitors, and distributes information related to quality and process improvement functions, including but not limited to compliance to and documentation of quality management standards.
• Generates and analyzes reports; distributes those reports to various users in the organization, customers, and/or suppliers.
• Perform other duties as necessary when directed to do so to support business needs.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science or related work experience plus 2+ years’ experience in quality, production management, engineering, or operations or a combination of education and experience.
• Background in Defense Industry a plus.
• Regular on-site attendance is a necessary function of this position.
• Ability to develop and manage good working relationships with internal departments (production, sales, logistics, accounting), contractors, suppliers, inspectors, and customers.
• Experience with ISO 9100: 2015 a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and excellent time management skills.
• Ability to identify issues and provide recommendations.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Meet daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines.