Quality Engineer

Trinity Industrial; Dudley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Industrial is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join the team in the machine shop, supporting quality, NPI and continuous improvement activities. You will oversee APQP, FMEA and control plans, with desirable SPC/MSA knowledge and PC-DMIS CMM programming expertise.

This hands-on role collaborates with manufacturing, production and customers to uphold high quality, with internal training provided for CMM programming and GD&T.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality engineering in a manufacturing environment.
• Good knowledge of APQP, FMEA and Control Plans.
• Knowledge of SPC and MSA is desirable.
• CMM programming experience, ideally using PC-DMIS, is advantageous.
• Knowledge of GD&T is desirable.
• Experience with PPAP, 8D and corrective action processes.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good communication skills with customers and shop floor personnel.

Responsibilities

• Support APQP and NPI activities within the machine shop.
• Generate PPAP documentation in line with customer requirements during NPI.
• Support customer 8D and CAR activities, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Review and analyse daily scrap data and update quality metric displays and QOS reports.
• Support and oversee calibration processes.
• Develop in-house calibration procedures to reduce reliance on external labs.
• Conduct internal process audits and daily process compliance inspections.
• Prepare work instructions covering production and quality requirements.
• Provide quality training, guidance and mentoring to shop floor personnel.
• Create and maintain CMM programmes for NPI and existing components.
• Carry out patrol and pre-dispatch inspections to protect customers from quality issues.
• Work with production and engineering to identify continuous improvement opportunities.

Skills

APQP

FMEA

Control Plans

SPC

MSA

GD&T

PPAP

8D

Corrective Action

Tools

CMM PC-DMIS

Job description

Quality Engineer

Salary: £36,000-£42,000

39 hours per week

Monday-Thursday: 08:00-16:30

Friday: 08:00-15:00

The Role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Quality Engineer to join our team and support quality, NPI and continuous improvement activities within our machine shop.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of APQP, FMEA and Control Plans. Knowledge of SPC and MSA is desirable, while experience with CMM programming, preferably using PC-DMIS, and GD&T would be advantageous.

This is a hands-on role working closely with manufacturing, production and customers to ensure consistently high standards of quality. Internal training is provided for CMM programming and GD&T.

Key Responsibilities

• Support APQP and NPI activities within the machine shop.
• Generate PPAP documentation in line with customer requirements during NPI.
• Support customer 8D and CAR activities, working with customers and manufacturing teams to identify root causes, implement corrective actions and prevent recurrence.
• Review and analyse daily scrap data and update quality metric display boards and QOS reports.
• Support and oversee internal and external calibration processes.
• Develop in-house calibration procedures to reduce reliance on external calibration laboratories.
• Conduct internal process audits and daily process compliance inspections.
• Prepare work instructions covering production and quality requirements.
• Provide quality-related training, guidance and mentoring to shop floor personnel.
• Create and maintain CMM programmes for NPI and existing components.
• Carry out patrol and pre-dispatch inspections to protect customers from known and historic quality issues.
• Work with production and engineering teams to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience in a Quality Engineering or similar manufacturing environment.
• Good knowledge of APQP, FMEA and Control Plans.
• Knowledge of SPC and MSA is desirable.
• CMM programming experience, ideally using PC-DMIS, is advantageous.
• Knowledge of GD&T is desirable.
• Experience with PPAP, 8D and corrective action processes.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with customers and shop floor personnel.
• A practical, hands-on approach to quality.

Training & Development

Internal training is available for CMM programming and GD&T, providing an excellent opportunity for candidates to develop their technical and quality engineering skills.

Working Hours

39 hours per week:

• Monday-Thursday: 08:00-16:30
• Friday: 08:00-15:00