Quality Engineer

VolkerWessels; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rail and construction company in the UK seeks an experienced Quality Engineer to join their Signalling and Telecoms team. The role involves ensuring quality standards, collaborating with various teams, and engaging with site teams across the UK. Ideal candidates will have a BTEC/HNC in engineering and experience in quality engineering, preferably in the rail or construction sectors. This position requires up to 50% travel nationwide and regular unsociable hours.

Qualifications

• Hold a BTEC/HNC or equivalent in engineering.
• Experience in a Quality Engineering role, ideally in rail/construction.
• Qualified Internal auditor for ISO9001.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to address quality issues and drive improvements.
• Engage others to develop a culture of Right First Time.
• Be the point of contact for all quality issues.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

BTEC/HNC or equivalent in engineering

Tools

MS Office applications

Integrated Management System (IMS)

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Quality Engineer to join Volker Rail Specialist Businesses, supporting our Signalling and Telecoms team working on jobs across the whole of the UK.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to address quality issues, drive continuous improvement, and contribute to delivering high-quality projects that exceed customer expectations.
• Engage others to develop a strong culture of Right First Time, by delivering impactful communications, quality briefings and visits to site.
• Be the point of contact for all quality issues, providing guidance and instruction, and promoting understanding that quality is a core part of everyone\'s role.
• Analyse trends in non-conformance, design/installation & test log data to identify areas for improvement.
• Work collaboratively with the wider business to identify root causes of issues and ensure effective and sustainable resolutions are implemented.
• Identify, track and analyse the costs associated with poor quality and implement appropriate action plans to address and mitigate these costs.
• Produce project quality documentation such as Contract Quality Plans, quality risk assessments, quality reports and monthly presentations.
• Work closely with the Engineering team to ensure ongoing revision and review of project ITPs, maintain a register to track the necessary approvals and work inspection sheets, and monitor compliance with ITP requirements.
• Lead and undertake audits and inspections based on ISO 9001:2015 and internal requirements.
• Work with sub-contractors and suppliers to reinforce quality requirements and upskill where necessary.
• Ensure compliance with VRSB and Network Rail standards, identify issues, recommend solutions and improvements, and update the Integrated Management System (IMS) accordingly.
• Be the quality team representative for multiple locations across the country, mainly in the North West and Central area.
• Engage with site teams to promote a positive collaborative working culture. The role will involve up to 50% travel UK-wide, for audits, inspections and meetings.
• Regular instances of working unsociable hours are required (this will include nights, weekends etc).

Requirements / Qualifications

• Hold a BTEC/HNC or equivalent in engineering. Experience relating to Signalling or Telecoms would be particularly beneficial.
• Experience in a Quality Engineering role ideally in the rail/construction industry, but other backgrounds will be considered.
• Qualified Internal auditor for ISO9001.
• Hands-on experience with an Integrated Management System (IMS).
• Good understanding of Engineering documentation.
• Experience of root cause analysis techniques such as 8D, Ishikawa, 5 Whys.
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Excellent data analysis skills.
• Good communication and organisational skills.