Quality Coordinator

Staffline Group; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Quality Engineer in Leighton Buzzard, UK. The role involves ensuring product quality, addressing customer complaints, and collaborating with various functions. Candidates should have at least one year of relevant experience, problem-solving skills, and knowledge of quality management systems. The position offers additional benefits like a pension scheme and flexible holidays.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Flexible holidays with 25 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays

Health Cash Plans

Wellbeing and Healthy Living programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Ability to support across different functions to improve defect reduction.
• Strong understanding of customer requirements and quality KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with functions to support product quality operations.
• Handle customer complaints and maintain relationships.
• Ensure efficient change management processes.

Skills

Problem solving

Quality control

Customer satisfaction

Cross-functional collaboration

Statistical analysis

Education

Minimum 1 year experience in a similar role

Knowledge of QMS requirements

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other functions to support operations when product quality issues are detected.
• Handle Customer Complaints.
• Maintain strong relations with our customers to ensure all product specifications are clearly understood.
• Deliver on customer quality commitment. Improve Quality feedback. Understand customer needs, specification & expectations.
• Demonstrate and lead problem solving efforts via proven root cause investigation methods.
• Collaborate with suppliers as a view towards our mutual commitment. Work with suppliers when challenges occur. Understand supplier needs, specification & expectations.
• Quality Control (Internal Non-Conformities)
• Support communication with use of defined tools e.g. Ishikawa, 5-why, 8D etc.
• Apply a structured approach to situations so that steps and actions are clear for all interested parties, e.g. plan, do, check, act.
• Maintain oversight of Site KPIs, particularly, but not limited to: Cost of Quality; Blocked Stock; Customer Satisfaction.
• Change Management: Ensure the facility remains connected with ECRs impacting the products & processes connected with the site operations. Work with local teams including Group functions, to ensure successful completion of changes.
• Support the review of planned and unplanned changes for approval, including new equipment SAT approval.
• Support: Internal Audits, Validations, pFMEA, Metrology, Document Control.

Education, Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Minimum 1 year experience in a similar role.
• Keen on only delivering Quality products to our customers supported by the use of effective systems.
• Proactively seek out best practices and process innovations.
• Skilled to support across different functions to continuously improve defect reduction.
• Can understand how customer requirements are met through the operation of efficient & effective processes.
• A solution finder to ensure actions are taken in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively and cross functionally.
• Has structured approach to situations so that steps and actions are clear for all interested parties, e.g. plan, do, check, act. Support communication with use of defined tools e.g. Ishikawa, 5-why, 8D etc.
• Consider Health & Safety in everything I do.
• A practitioner in operational discipline by ensuring correct processes/methods/tools are applied.
• Knowledge of QMS requirements.
• Knowledge of Quality disciplines in an Operational environment, preferably high-volume manufacturing.
• Knowledge of standard Quality KPI measures, including quality monitoring (track & trend), Quality tools & techniques, and Statistical analysis.
• Good experience in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel

Additional benefits

• Pension Scheme
• Flexible holidays with 25 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
• Christmas/New Year Shut Down Week
• Health Cash Plans
• EAP
• Wellbeing and Healthy Living programme
• Financial and Legal Wellbeing programme
• Discounts at numerous Supermarket Shopping
• Access exclusive deals and discounts on products or services

For further details, please contact Nick Sollis – 01453 829767 or email your cv [e-mail]

Omega Resource Group are an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.

We are always seeking Engineering Staff, Senior Managers, Skilled and Semi-Skilled Machinists, Mechanical Fitters, Electrical Fitters, Quality Engineers, Materials Science Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Test Technicians, Technical Authors and Laboratory Technicians to name but a few.

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.