Quality Engineer

Forge Talent Group; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Forge Talent Group seeks a Quality Engineer to join a client team on a permanent basis. You will help develop and maintain product assurance systems, drive defect prevention, and lead cross-functional teams across quality tooling and NPI activities.

You will apply PPAP, PFMEA and APQP processes, perform SPC and other quality analyses, and support internal audits and supplier interactions as part of day-to-day responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience with IATF16949 and related quality systems.
• Leadership and culture building to prevent defects.
• Ability to plan and manage resources to meet objectives.
• Experience producing PFMEA, control plans and PPAP elements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development and maintenance of product assurance systems to meet customer requirements (IATF16949 and others).
• Provide leadership to develop a culture of defect prevention and waste elimination.
• Apply core quality tools and techniques (SPC, Histograms, Pareto charts, Scatter diagrams).
• Support manufacturing teams with timely resolution of quality concerns.
• Assist NPI teams in developing control plans, PFMEA and gauge planning; highlight failure modes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Resource planning

PPAP

PFMEA

8D Analysis

Poka Yoke

Cross-functional leadership

Quality tools

NPI support

Tools

APQP

PPAP

CMM

SPC

Job description

We are looking to recruit on behalf of our client a Quality Engineer to join their team on a Permanent basis.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Strong understanding of OEM customer standards and requirements
• A proven background of leadership abilities combined with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to plan and manage resources to achieve objectives and priorities despite conflicting agendas and multiple deliverables.
• Experience and working knowledge in producing and developing required PPAP elements such as PFMEA's control plans etc.
• Experience in using Quality tools and techniques such as, 8D Analysis, Poka Yoke etc.
• Ability to lead and motivate cross functional teams to achieve desired results.

Key tasks/ Responsibilities:

• To assist in the development and maintain product assurance systems ensuring customer specific requirements are fulfilled (IATF16949 and other specifics)
• To provide leadership and to develop a culture of defect prevention and waste elimination.
• To be a capable user of core quality tools & techniques and their application, typically: SPC, Histograms, Pareto charts, Scatter Diagrams, stratification etc.
• Support the internal manufacturing teams with regard to the timely resolution of customer and internal quality concerns
• Support the NPI Teams during the development of control plans, PFMEA, Gauge planning etc and highlight potential failure modes ref lessons learnt.
• Support the internal audit team by performing various internal audits.
• Understanding and utilisation of automotive cor tools such as APQP, PPAP, PFMEA processes.
• Promote compliance to company systems, procedures and control plan requirements.
• Provide and communicate quality/ process data to the senior teams and facilitate actions to improve.
• CMM measurements analysis and programming capability to perform routine CMM Measurements along with NPI capability studies.
• Support quality manager, to manage the activities of Quality engineers/ Lab Supervisors on a day-to-day basis.
• Pro-actively visit customer/ supplier locations to resolve customer concerns and maintain high levels of customer liaison when required