Process Quality Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Bath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to enhance their quality management and process improvement strategies. This role involves overseeing quality control, conducting audits, and implementing best practices to improve customer experience in a manufacturing environment. Ideal candidates will have a background in Quality Engineering with a focus on CI methodologies.

Qualifications

• Min 2-3 years in Quality Engineering or Manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in disciplined problem-solving and CI principles.
• Computer literate with experience in conducting supplier audits.

Responsibilities

• Manage and drive process improvement and CI activities.
• Conduct supplier audits and oversee quality issues.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations.

Skills

Problem-solving techniques

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma (Yellow Belt or above)

Manufacturing processes knowledge

Continuous Improvement (CI) practices

Education

Quality Engineer degree

Job description

Job Description

Sr Quality Engineer

Location: Melksham

Contract: Permanent

We are recruiting for Quality Engineer to join a provider of design, development, testing and manufacture of integrated protective systems. As a Quality Engineer you will be responsible to manage quality and product development, helping improve and develop processes and implementing changes to make processes robust and improve customer experience.

Role Requirements – Sr Quality Engineer

• Manage and drive process improvement/CI activities (Kaizen).
• To be able to review and audit a process and its controls to identify areas for improvement, implement updates and ensure processes are made robust through Quality documentation controls (Best practice, SOP’s/Control Plans etc).
• To assist in collating all current safety, quality and rate issues to ensure our process and design teams reduce or eliminates risks through FMEA’s/Control Plan creation and support these activities.
• Monitor and collate KPI metrics and OKR data and action accordingly for CI within the value stream.
• To co-ordinate the build of pre-production parts with the planning and production teams.
• Carry out specific projects as and when requested, and actively promote, run and involved in Kaizens.
• Management of the customer experience with regards to quality concerns and problem solving (CAPA).
• Fulfil operational requirements as set out by the Value Stream and Quality Manager.
• Ensure that all work undertaken complies with Health & Safety.
• Conduct supplier audits and drive supplier improvements, process, component and material opportunities.
• Support APQP/NPI projects and activities using lean manufacturing best practices.

The ideal candidate for the Sr Quality Engineer role would have:

• Computer literate.
• Six sigma yellow belt or above.
• Trained in and proficient in disciplined problem-solving techniques.
• Manufacturing processes knowledge.
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge.
• CI practitioner.
• Quality engineer degree (desired).
• Conduct PPAP submissions.
• Ensure the change control process is utilised and managed effectively
• Min 2-3 years in a Quality Engineering or Manufacturing environment.
• Proven record in CI / Kaizen and Lean principles

• For more information on this role, please contact Juls Bujalska on 01453 852541 or send a copy of your CV to [e-mail]

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