Quality Engineer

Trinity Personnel Ltd; Brierley Hill; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Personnel Ltd. is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join a well-established engineering and manufacturing business in Brierley Hill.

You will work hands-on in a heavy machine shop, supporting APQP/NPI, quality assurance, process improvement and issue resolution with production and engineering teams. The role focuses on PPAP, 8D, QC reporting, calibration, audits and training to raise shop-floor quality levels.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of APQP, FMEA and Control Plans.
• Experience with SPC/MSA is advantageous.
• CMM programming experience, ideally PC-DMIS.
• GD&T knowledge is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support APQP and NPI activities in the machine shop.
• Prepare PPAP documentation per customer requirements.
• Manage customer 8D reports and CARs; investigate issues and implement preventative actions.
• Review scrap data and monitor key quality metrics.
• Support calibration processes and develop in-house procedures to reduce external lab reliance.
• Conduct internal process audits and daily compliance inspections.
• Prepare quality and production work instructions.
• Deliver quality training and mentoring to shop floor personnel.
• Create and maintain CMM programmes for new and existing products.
• Carry out patrol inspections and pre-dispatch inspections to ensure product quality.

Skills

APQP

FMEA

Control Plans

SPC

MSA

GD&T knowledge

Tools

PC-DMIS

CMM programming

Job description

We are recruiting for an experienced Quality Engineer to join a well-established engineering and manufacturing business based in Brierley Hill.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a heavy engineering environment, with the role based directly within a busy machine shop. You will work closely with production and engineering teams, taking a hands-on approach to quality assurance, process improvement and resolving manufacturing issues.

THE ROLE

• Supporting APQP and New Product Introduction (NPI) activities within the machine shop.
• Preparing PPAP documentation in line with customer requirements.
• Managing customer 8D reports and Corrective Action Requests (CAR), investigating issues and implementing preventative actions.
• Reviewing scrap data, monitoring quality metrics and producing QOS reports.
• Supporting internal and external calibration processes, developing in-house procedures to reduce reliance on external laboratories.
• Conducting internal process audits and daily compliance inspections.
• Preparing quality and production work instructions.
• Delivering quality-related training and mentoring to shop floor personnel.
• Creating and maintaining CMM programmes to support new and existing products.
• Carrying out patrol inspections and pre-dispatch inspections to ensure product quality.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for someone with a good understanding of:

• APQP, FMEA and Control Plans.
• SPC and MSA would be advantageous.
• CMM programming experience, ideally using PC-DMIS.
• GD&T knowledge would be beneficial.

Previous experience within a heavy engineering, machining or precision manufacturing environment would be particularly advantageous.

CMM programming and GD&T training can be provided internally, so candidates with a strong quality engineering background and a willingness to develop these skills will also be considered