Quality Engineer

The Whittan Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK market for steel storage solutions is seeking a Quality Engineer to join their team in Milton Keynes. The role involves maintaining quality processes, performing audits, and ensuring product conformity, while providing comprehensive training to staff. Ideal candidates should possess strong organizational skills and a thorough understanding of engineering processes, alongside experience with ISO standards.

Benefits

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Company pension

Life assurance

Employee discount scheme

Medicash Scheme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of ISO Standards required.
• Experience in engineering & manufacturing processes necessary.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage others.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal audits and resolve customer issues.
• Ensure product conformity through quality inspections.
• Support continual improvement initiatives and train shop floor personnel.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving analysis

Tools

SAP

Job description

Milton Keynes

Health & Safety and Quality

Full time

Permanent

The Whittan Group is the largest manufacturer of steel storage products in the United Kingdom. Operating through a number of market leading brands; we design, manufacture and install storage solutions for commercial and industrial environments in the UK and Europe.

We are looking for a Quality Engineer to join our busy and growing organisation. The successful candidate will be based at our Milton Keynes site and will be responsible for supporting and maintaining Quality Processes and procedures for Whittan MK.

Key Working Relationships

• Production Management
• Internal Customer liaison
• External Customer liaison
• Engineering / Technical
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Internal Auditing of all areas
• Customer Focused / resolving customer Issues.
• Quality Inspections / Ensure product conformity.
• Oversee Documentation control – company form register
• Raising of NCRs / Corrective Actions
• Support Continual Improvement Initiatives
• Training of key processes to shop floor personnel.
• Monitoring / upkeep of Process Boards
• Calibration & Issue of all measuring equipment
• Collection of Scrap data to drive cost down focus.
• Writing of New procedures
• 8d and problem-solving analysis.
  
  

Qualifications / Knowledge & Experience

• Working Knowledge of ISO Standards
• Experience in engineering & manufacturing processes
• Methodical & very organized
• Good in both written & oral skills to deliver reports to the business & customers.
• Ability to work on own initiative & train others.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Manage & influence others to achieve key objectives.
• Knowledge of Internal Auditing
• Be able to review and flow chart a process.
• Understanding of measuring equipment
• Understanding of engineering drawings
• Work with suppliers to ensure specifications are met – Steel, Chemical etc
• Computer Literate, knowledge of SAP preferable
  
  

Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• 33 days holiday per annum including bank holidays
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Employee discount scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Monthly STAR Awards
• Medicash Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Support from Trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle2Work Scheme
  
  

For more information, please contact [e-mail]

The Whittan Group promotes equality of opportunity in that everyone who works for us and any job applicants will be treated equally, regardless of gender or gender reassignment, age, ethnic or national origin, nationality, race, colour, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.