Quality Engineer

Pro-Resourcing Ltd; Bacup; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known manufacturing firm is seeking a Quality Engineer in Bacup, UK. The role is full-time and permanent, offering a salary between £35,000 and £41,000, depending on experience. Responsibilities include leading process improvements, conducting root cause analysis, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. The ideal candidate will hold relevant engineering qualifications and have a solid understanding of quality management systems, ISO standards, and statistical techniques. The benefits include 33 days of holiday, a company pension, and on-site parking.

Benefits

33 days holiday per annum

Company pension scheme

Death in Service Benefit

Free On-Site Parking

Qualifications

• Quality or Mechanical Engineering qualifications or equivalent.
• Experience in ISO standards and Quality Management Systems.
• Capability to conduct risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead process improvement activities.
• Conduct root cause analysis and CAPA.
• Prepare reports with recommendations.

Skills

Quality Management System Principles and Techniques

FMEA

Lean and Six Sigma tools

Internal Audit experience

Interpretation of complex technical drawings

Education

Quality or Mechanical Engineering related qualifications

Tools

MSA

GR&R

Job description

Pro-Resourcing Ltd is currently recruiting on behalf of our client. Our client, a well-established, globally recognised manufacturing business, is currently seeking a Quality Engineer to join their team. The position is full time, permanent. Salary: £35,000 - £41,000 (Dependent on experience). Working hours: Monday to Thursday 08:30-17:00 (Including 1 hour break) and Friday 08:30-13:30 (35 hour working week).

Key Accountable Areas

• Determine the correct approach/next steps using risk based decision making.
• Author and review RCA (root cause analysis) and CAPA records.
• Lead process improvement activities.
• Design and set-up gauge R&R, equivalency and process capability studies.
• Present metrics and data on a routine basis to colleagues, peers and management.
• Interpret and ensure adherence to customer requirements.
• Author and approve QMS documentation.
• Ensuring processes needed for the QMS are established, implemented and maintained.
• Support NPI projects as required.
• Liaise with customers and be the point of escalation for any customer issues.
• Conduct 1:1 meetings with team members and perform other personnel meetings as required, e.g. probation reviews.
• Creating, completing and reviewing engineering change notes/change controls.
• Creating PFMEA's and conducting risk assessments.
• Liaising with all functions (including suppliers).
• Process evaluation and improvement - fault root cause investigation and process controls implementation.
• Analyse data by completing hypothesis, normal distribution, and process capability analysis tests.
• Establishes statistical confidence by identifying sample size and acceptable error; determining levels of confidence.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising data; making recommendations.
• Support and mentor Quality Controllers and Quality Inspectors.
• Develops sampling plans by applying attribute, variable, and sequential sampling methods.
• Responsible for training and development of Quality Controllers.
• Coordinate the implementation of new quality standards.
• Ensure that Client, Supplier and Internal Audits are carried out to the defined schedule.

Requirements

• Quality or Mechanical Engineering related qualifications (ONC/HNC/Degree) or equivalent qualifications.
• Quality Management System Principles and Techniques.
• International & British Quality Standards (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 17025, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FDA, QSR's and Medical Devices Directive).
• Quality toolbox including FMEA, Process flows, Root cause investigations, Lean and Six Sigma tools & techniques.
• Interpretation of complex technical drawings.
• Internal Audit experience to the relevant standards.
• MSA & GR&R experience.

Holidays and Benefits

• 33 days holiday per annum including 8 statutory public holidays.
• 2 additional days holiday for ever 5 years in employment.
• Company pension scheme.
• Death in Service Benefit: 4 times annual salary (Pension scheme members only).
• Free On-Site Parking