Quality Certification Engineer

Orion Electrotech; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Truflo Marine is seeking a Quality Certifications Engineer to review and approve supplier certification, ensuring compliance with customer specifications for critical naval components and other markets. The role involves liaising with suppliers, maintaining documentation, and driving improvements in certification workflows.

The successful candidate will promote quality across the organization, apply engineering judgement, and support SOPs, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives within

Qualifications

• Graduate with engineering/manufacturing background.
• Relevant quality/metallurgical qualifications.
• Experience in a results-driven environment with process control.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve supplier certification to meet customer specifications.
• Promote quality excellence within the company and maintain SOPs.
• Manage certification database and KPI targets; liaise with suppliers for corrections.
• Train suppliers on certification requirements and support on-site certification approvals.

Skills

Quality management

Operations exposure

Supplier qualification

Metallurgy awareness

Nuclear/Defence knowledge

Education

Graduate qualification

Engineering background

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Office

Job description

Job Title: Quality Certifications Engineer

Role Overview

The Quality Compliance Certifications Engineer will be responsible for reviewing and approving supplier certification, which is used to manufacture critical components for supply primarily into the naval marine sector but also other marketplaces including civil nuclear.

Working within the Quality function the Quality Compliance Certifications Engineer will promote excellence and quality throughout the Company, always applying sound Engineering judgement and practices.

The Quality Compliance Certifications Engineer will be an ambassador and role model for Truflo Marine and will act with integrity and in accordance with company policies at all times.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Quality Compliance Certifications Engineer will be responsible for ensuring that the certification received from suppliers is correct and to the quality standards our customers require.
• Duties will include but not be limited to:
• Reviewing of certification supplied by supply chain and verifying against the customers specifications in order to ensure full compliance with the customers’ requirements.
• Liaising with suppliers to communicate effectively any required corrections to certificates where required. Position Quality Compliance Certifications Engineer Reports to Senior Quality Compliance Officer Location (Preferred) Aston, UK
• Analysing and verifying material using XRF positive material identification equipment.
• Providing advice and assistance to colleagues and suppliers regarding material and testing standards and requirements.
• Train suppliers in certification requirements and provide on-site support and certification approval as required.
• Lead projects to improve the workflow of certification and efficiency of processing to reduce checking lead times and ensure 100% RFT quality of product provided and associated certification.
• Maintain the certification database and ensure KPI targets are achieved.
• Dealing with all material enquiries both internally and externally
• Ensure that standard operating procedures are adhered to, deviations from process should be highlighted and the SOP reviewed and updated to ensure the process is correct and up to date.
• Carrying out any other duties appropriate to this post, as necessary or as requested.
• Raising concessions relating to material
• Raising and actioning DR’s.
• QASOR review support
• QASOR generation support
• Support Contract review process including Quote2Order
• Support the goods inwards process.
• Support works order reviews where required.
• Arrange and monitor 3rd party test house requests.

Skills & Experience

• Proven track record of success in Quality with a strong understanding and exposure to operations, engineering, distribution and supply chain.
• Graduate or equivalent qualification with a strong engineering/manufacturing background.
• Relevant Quality/Metallurgical professional qualifications.
• Experience of working within a results driven environment with skills in managing both core process and bringing a creative and innovative approach.
• Experience of operating within a global manufacturing/ technology business and a balance of working both strategically and operationally.
• Broad based technical and business knowledge of the Nuclear/Defence industry is desirable.
• Experience in a metrics focused environment including weekly and monthly quarterly reporting and analysis.
• Knowledge of Defence standards and accreditations is desirable.
• Experience of working with and implementing Lean manufacturing tools and techniques.
• Strong computer literate skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Can-Do, Will-Do attitude, with the ability to problem solve and determination to continually improve the business with a creative approach for new idea generation.
• Ability to prioritise a diverse workload.
• Excellent attention to detail with a high accuracy level.
• Able to keep the customers’ interests front of mind, creating strong and in-depth relationships.
• Acts with integrity – deliver on promises, inspires trust, builds credibility and always follows responsible business practices, always prepared to do the right thing.
• Determined to overcome unexpected obstacles to get to the right solution.
• Strong drive for results, confident, motivated and tenacious – create momentum and pace to drive results.
• Good business acumen, ability to interpret business data and make well informed sound business decisions.
• Support the quality team in relation to the procedures for ISO 45001, 9001 and 14001.
• Support the Quality Assurance as required in the following area(s):-
• Process audits
• Customer audit preparation
• Internal reject analysis