Quality Engineer

Planet Recruitment; Abingdon; In loco; GBP 50.000 - 61.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

You will join an established engineering business in Abingdon as a Quality Engineer, focusing on quality control, inspection, and continuous improvement. The role involves coordinating with customers and suppliers to resolve quality issues, supporting manufacturing, and leading calibration and measurement activities.

The ideal candidate has extensive inspection experience, strong drawing interpretation skills, and the ability to train staff in quality methods.

Competenze

• Minimum 5 years' recent experience as a Quality Engineer or similar
• Experience creating inspection and quality reports
• Strong knowledge of inspection techniques
• Ability to interpret complex mechanical drawings
• Experience with non-conformances using 8D and 5 Why

Mansioni

• Liaise with customers and suppliers on quality issues
• Support manufacturing and report quality shortfalls
• Train operators in inspection techniques and use of measurement equipment
• Support calibration and management of measurement/test equipment
• Set measurement equipment for manufacturing use
• Improve inspection techniques and equipment
• Translate customer quality requirements into manufacturing instructions
• Produce inspection reports and trend analysis
• Manage non-conformances and customer complaints
• Prepare customer documentation packs
• Conduct system, process and supplier audits
• Create Quality Control Plans and LTQRS
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers and internal teams

Conoscenze

Inspection techniques

Reading drawings

Liaising with customers

Report writing

Project management

Training operators

Quality control

Formazione

Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship

Strumenti

PC-DMIS

Hexagon S Chrome CMMs

Measurement equipment calibration

Descrizione del lavoro

Quality Engineer

Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum DOE Hours: Full-time Job Type: Permanent

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Quality Engineer to join a well-established engineering business based in Abingdon.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaising with customers and suppliers regarding quality-related issues
• Supporting manufacturing and reporting quality shortfalls
• Training operators in inspection techniques and the use of measurement equipment
• Supporting the management and calibration of measurement and test equipment
• Setting measurement equipment for use by manufacturing operators
• Improving inspection and quality techniques and equipment
• Translating customer quality requirements into detailed manufacturing instructions
• Producing inspection reports and final inspection trend analysis
• Managing non-conformances and customer complaints using 8D and 5 Why methodologies
• Compiling and submitting customer documentation packs
• Conducting system, process and supplier audits
• Creating Quality Control Plans and LTQRS for customer projects
• Working closely with customers, suppliers and internal manufacturing teams

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' recent experience as a Quality Engineer or in a similar quality-related role
• Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship preferred
• Strong knowledge of inspection techniques
• Ability to interpret complex mechanical engineering drawings
• Ability to determine appropriate measuring techniques
• Experience producing inspection and quality reports
• Good project management skills
• Confident liaising with customers and suppliers
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• Ability to train employees in quality-related subjects
• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality control

Desirable

• Experience programming CMMs
• PC-DMIS programming experience
• PC-DMIS Level 2 qualification
• Experience with Hexagon S Chrome CMMs, including tactile and laser heads
• ISO 9000 Auditor qualification

The Company

You will be joining a professional and well-established engineering business with a strong focus on quality, precision manufacturing and continuous improvement.

The role offers the opportunity to work closely with manufacturing, customers and suppliers while playing a key role in maintaining and improving quality standards.

If you are an experienced Quality Engineer looking for a new opportunity in the Abingdon area, we would be keen to hear from you.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the position