Quality Engineer

Celeros Flow Technology; Dukinfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm seeks a Quality Engineer to manage and coordinate Quality Assurance activities supporting project execution. You will lead quality reviews, communicate expectations with stakeholders, and resolve product quality issues. Candidates should have a degree in Engineering or Quality Management and experience in ISO standards. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are essential. This role requires occasional travel, and you must have the right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Support for reasonable accommodations

Qualifications

• Experience of ISO 9001, API, DEF-STAN's, NQA-1, ASME Codes and Standards.
• Auditing experience Internal and External.
• Technical competence for review of ISO/ASTM Standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality reviews of contract specific requirements at tender and order execution phase.
• Support Quality initiatives to ensure appropriate culture and understanding towards Quality.
• Conduct audits in accordance with applicable audit programs.

Skills

Communication Skills

Quality Management

ISO Standards Knowledge

Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)

Lean Six Sigma

Education

University or College Degree in Engineering or Quality Management

Tools

WORD

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Quality Engineer – Job Description

The Quality Engineer shall manage, and coordinate Quality Assurance activities in support of project execution, in accordance with the company's quality management system, across product lines that are manufactured, assembled, and serviced within the Glasgow (Cathcart) facility. Working in accordance with company policies and procedures aligned to external regulations such as: ISO 9001, ASME and NQA-1.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality reviews of contract specific requirements at tender and order execution phase.
• Communicate effectively Quality requirements and expectation to functional areas through formal communication with internal and external stakeholders i.e., Review meetings, Order Review Documents and Quality Plans.
• Coordinating with internal departments to support definition and resolution of product quality problems, providing advice, guidance as applicable.
• Leading negotiation of Quality acceptance standards with customers, whilst promoting the external image of the Company through effective Quality management.
• Supporting the Project Management team, ensuring external customers and vendors have a clear and concise understanding of Quality requirements.
• Support Quality initiatives to ensure the appropriate culture, knowledge, understanding and attitude towards Quality matters, and support continuous improvement as well as widespread acceptance and adoption of best practice.
• Issuing of technical documentation for customers, aimed at verifying organisation's products' reliability and safety.
• Supporting the development of Quality procedures and standards and updating quality procedures as Standard or best practice changes occur.
• Ensuring Clyde Union Ltd maintains and surpasses the necessary Group, Company, Industry, National and International standards, regulations, statutes, compliance, and other governmental guidance to ensure as far as is reasonably practicable, that best practices in the field of Quality are exercised.
• Conducting audits in accordance with the applicable audit programs for Cathcart site in line with ISO 9001:2015, NQA-1 and any other industry standards supporting the business functions, including the completion of supporting documents.
• Supporting / leading product or process related incident investigations, ensuring that methods of investigation and reporting appropriate to the incident are utilised; ensuring that lessons are established, learned, and implemented such that all parties benefit from these lessons.
• Develop efficient and effective processes and controls with respect to Quality performance.
• Ensuring ownership of closure of project NCR's, prior to goods shipment.
• Application of Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) techniques on identified product and processes to eliminate repeat errors.
• Support EHS requirements as applicable through project execution and facility needs.

Additional Responsibilities

• Promoting Clyde Union Ltd Health and Safety policies to reduce potential harm to self and others.
• Maintenance of Human Resource activities in relation to attendance, holidays, and performance.
• Perform all duties in accordance with the Company's Procedures to deliver and maintain the highest standards of ethical behaviours and be a role model for others.
• Developing self within role and participate in and develop from training and developmental activities assigned to oneself.
• Understanding Clyde Union Ltd service and product offerings.
• Establishing self as a subject matter expert with customer and expert in designated technical/professional discipline.
• Creating and maintaining good working relationships.
• Understanding and using of the correct reporting lines.
• Employees are expected to work whatever reasonable hours are necessary to meet the requirements of their job.
• Travel and additional duties may be required on an ad hoc basis, so a degree of flexibility is required.

Managing People

• Lead and manage people effectively through,
• Delegating responsibilities to individuals to encourage development and involvement.
• Possessing the ability to lead and motivate groups and individuals to excel in their jobs.
• Ensuring individuals and teams receive opportunities to develop skills and knowledge in line with business and career objectives using a combination of on-the-job training and support and formal training as appropriate.
• Developing measures to ensure individuals meet objectives, monitoring and appraising performance and giving regular feedback in a constructive manner.
• Recognising symptoms and causes of conflict amongst individuals and team, acting effectively to resolve conflicts, minimising disruption to the operation of the department, team, and individuals.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required daily to stand, sit, walk, talk, hear, and see (specific close vision abilities are required to perform computer work)
• Required occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
• Required daily to use hands and fingers and arms to reach (to operate a computer and telephone)
• Required occasionally to lift and/or move objects that are light to moderate
• Required occasionally to travel (usually by air or road so may be required to sit for extended periods)

Qualifications

• University or College Degree in Engineering or Quality Management. Or significant relevant Industry experience
• Experience of ISO 9001, API, DEF-STAN's, NQA-1, ASME Codes and Standards, RCC-M, ASNT-TC-1A and EN ISO 9712
• Technical competence for review of ISO/ASTM Standards and customer specifications
• Process risk management and RCFA experience
• Computer proficiency (WORD, Excel and Powerpoint)
• Auditing experience Internal and External
• Basic knowledge of HSEQ Company Standards
• Continual Improvement experience in an engineering / manufacturing environment'
• Yellow/Green Belt in Lean 6-Sigma advantageous.
• Excellent communication (both written and oral), influencing and interpersonal skills
• Must be willing to occasionally travel and able to spend time away from home, full UK Driving Licence
• Ability to work with moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, etc.)
• Ability to work in an open planned office / individual office
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for extended periods
• Ability to sit in a car or on a plane for extended periods

Celeros Flow Technology is an equal opportunity employer.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

You must have valid right to work in the UK and be able to obtain Security Clearance to apply for this role.