Project Quality Engineer

Baker Hughes; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Project Quality Engineer to enhance quality standards and procedures in manufacturing. In this role, you will implement a defect-free culture, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Your expertise in quality management systems, statistical analysis, and Lean Six Sigma will be pivotal in reducing costs and improving customer satisfaction. With a focus on flexibility, this role offers a supportive environment where you can thrive and contribute to innovative solutions in the energy sector.

Benefits

Comprehensive Private Medical Care

Life Insurance

Disability Programs

Flexible Working Hours

Work-Life Balance Policies

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing operations and QMS audit processes.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for all audience levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement activities and conduct RCA investigations.
• Engage stakeholders to analyze product and process nonconformities.

Skills

Communication Skills

Statistical Analysis

Problem-Solving

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Education

BSc. in STEM or Business Discipline

Tools

Mini Tab

MS Project

Excel Spreadsheets

Job description

Job Requirements

Project Quality Engineer

Are you passionate about delivering quality through enhancing standards and procedures?

Would you like to be a part of a successful manufacturing team?

Join our Flexible Pipe Systems Quality team. Our team ensures high quality, consistency and reliability for all products throughout the complete life-cycle of our flexible pipe systems manufacturing.

Collaborate with dynamic, cross-functional and international teams

You will be responsible for implementing a defect free culture across the business, enhancing the reliability in our process, product, and services to improve our customer experience. You will play an essential role in collaborating with various functions to drive Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) down and increase First Time Yield (FTY). You will support all on-site quality needs and audit requests, lead continuous improvement activities, conduct top issues RCA and present outcomes to customers and senior leaders.

As a Project Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for:

1. Leading by example to exemplify the Baker Hughes core value, including care, lead, collaborate, and grow. You must observe the business non-negotiable to uphold safety, integrity, and quality.
2. Working with all key stakeholders in our enterprise process to navigate proactive issue prevention and risk mitigation actions.
3. Engaging stakeholders to review and analyze product and process nonconformities, conducting NCA/RCA investigations, ensuring effective containment/correction/corrective/preventive action to be completed in a timely manner and on-time closure on NCR.
4. Conducting continuous improvement training to the organization, strengthening the problem-solving tools usage and robust defect prevention actions.
5. Providing input in FMEAs and in Industrialization process, continually enhancing our process capability and readiness to execute flawlessly.
6. Performing internal audits in accordance with the audit program, including workstation audit.
7. Assisting in analysis, reporting, monitoring, and training involving audit items.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

1. Have BSc. in STEM or business discipline or equivalent experience.
2. Have good experience in manufacturing operations.
3. Have experience in QMS and audit process. Deep understanding in compliance requirement, including ISO9001:2015.
4. Have very good communication and presentation skills to all levels of audience, conduct townhall briefing and leadership report out.
5. Have experience in evidence-based management methods. Knowledge in statistical analysis and process control methods.
6. Have working knowledge of Windows software, including Mini Tab, MS project and the specific ability in the advanced use of Excel spreadsheets.
7. Have Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification, ability to implement Quality programs/systems and achieve measurable goals.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

1. Occasionally remote working from home or another work location.
2. Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit in everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

1. Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities.
2. Comprehensive private medical care options.
3. Safety net of life insurance and disability programs.
4. Tailored financial programs.
5. Additional elected or voluntary benefits.

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