Quality Control Technician

Bridgnorth Aluminium Ltd; Bridgnorth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgnorth Aluminium Ltd in Bridgnorth is seeking a QA Technician to carry out routine material and product testing and assessment to the highest standards, ensuring accurate documentation and reporting.

You will contribute to ISO Quality System documentation, support development activities, audits, and provide analysis to improve product quality and process efficiency within the operations team.

Qualifications

• To carry out routine material and product testing and assessment using standard analytical and measuring techniques.
• To document results, producing evaluation summaries and reports. To complete the administration of any special control procedures.
• To prepare necessary test certification documentation routinely required by Customers for finished products.
• To prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly statistical analyses required by Customers or otherwise in the form of a technical summary report.
• To assist in materials testing in support of development group activities.
• To assist in the compilation of Company documentation for ISO Quality system requirements.
• To assist in the monitoring of any departmental trial work in line with planned objectives.

Responsibilities

• To carry out routine material and product testing and assessment using standard analytical and measuring techniques
• To document results, producing evaluation summaries and reports. To complete the administration of any special control procedures.
• To prepare necessary test certification documentation routinely required by Customers for finished products.
• To prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly statistical analyses required by Customers or otherwise in the form of a technical summary report.
• To assist in materials testing in support of development group activities.
• To assist in the compilation of Company documentation for ISO Quality system requirements.
• To assist in the monitoring of any departmental trial work in line with planned objectives.

Skills

QA testing

Statistical analysis

Documentation

Continuous improvement

Interdepartmental liaison

Tools

IT systems

Job description

To carry out the required materials tests to approved international standards, ensuring that all test equipment is calibrated and maintained to recognised standards.

Ensure that the correct documentation is prepared for material as necessary using appropriate IT systems where needed.

Assist in the preparation and maintenance of Company documentation relating to the ISO Quality System. Updating procedures when required.

Interface with the operations department to ensure that samples from products are taken for routine QA testing and approval.

Support development activities within the area to improve products and processes.

Total cost of quality is a real business profit opportunity and by improving process control and quality reliability the jobholder can influence profitability and product cost by ensuring that trends are reported, and testing conducted as efficiently as possible.

Facilitating continuous improvement of main drivers of product quality will be a priority.

Will be assisting with QA audits.

Will take active involvement in the final inspection decision-making and assistance to other QA Technicians, the QA Manager, and the Technical Manager.

Statistical analysis of all test and production data to ensure that product capabilities can be measured and reported.

Liaise with the IT department to ensure that testing and production data can be accessed easily and reported in a user-friendly format.

Working Hours

Monday to Friday 36.25 Hours (Flexitime).

Responsibilities

• To carry out routine material and product testing and assessment using standard analytical and measuring techniques
• To document results, producing evaluation summaries and reports. To complete the administration of any special control procedures.
• To prepare necessary test certification documentation routinely required by Customers for finished products.
• To prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly statistical analyses required by Customers or otherwise in the form of a technical summary report.
• To assist in materials testing in support of development group activities.
• To assist in the compilation of Company documentation for ISO Quality system requirements.
• To assist in the monitoring of any departmental trial work in line with planned objectives.

To carry out the required materials tests to approved international standards, ensuring that all test equipment is calibrated and maintained to recognised standards.

Ensure that the correct documentation is prepared for material as necessary using appropriate IT systems where needed.