Quality Engineer

Nicholas Associates; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicholas Associates is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer for our client in the Sheffield area. The role focuses on maintaining the Quality Management System, root cause analysis, non-conformances, and APQP/PPAP processes to ensure product and process quality.

You will work closely with production, engineering, customers and suppliers to resolve quality issues and drive continual improvement, while conducting audits and monitoring KPIs to support a robust quality culture.

Qualifications

• Experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS) compliance and audits.
• Strong root cause analysis and corrective action skills.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and Control Plans.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and CAD models for inspection and release.
• Collaborative mindset with production, engineering, customers and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain the Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory, and industry requirements.
• Investigate internal and external quality concerns, identify root causes and implement effective preventive actions.
• Manage non-conformances and CAPAs, including containment and verification of effectiveness.
• Create and maintain quality plans to ensure product and process quality requirements are defined and controlled.
• Support New Product Introduction activities, including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and Control Plans.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, customers and suppliers to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct process, product, and layered process audits; support customer and third-party audits as required.
• Monitor and report quality KPIs, analyze trends and drive improvement initiatives.
• Assist with customer complaints, non-conforming products, and containment activities to resolve issues promptly.
• Review and maintain quality documentation, inspection standards, work instructions, and release/despatch records.
• Support supplier quality activities, supplier performance monitoring and compliance with standards.
• Perform risk assessments to identify potential product/process risks and implement controls.
• Maintain and apply quality standards, specifications, procedures and customer requirements.
• Coordinate calibration activities and ensure inspection and measurement equipment is calibrated and maintained.
• Undertake training on quality requirements, procedures, standards and customer-specific requirements.
• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications and CAD models to support inspection, manufacture and release.

Job description

Position: Quality Engineer

Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Salary: £40K

Nicholas Associates has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quality Engineer, to join an innovative & growing client in the Sheffield area.

Your key areas of responsibility will include:

• Supporting and maintaining the Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, and industry requirements.
• Investigating internal and external quality concerns, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Managing non-conformances and corrective and preventive actions, including containment, root cause analysis, implementation, and verification of effectiveness.
• Completing quality plans as required, ensuring product and process quality requirements are clearly defined, controlled, and maintained.
• Supporting New Product Introduction activities, including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and the implementation of customer-specific quality requirements.
• Working closely with production, engineering, customers, and suppliers to resolve quality issues, improve processes, and promote continual improvement.
• Conducting process, product, and layered process audits, supporting customer and third-party audits as required.
• Monitoring and reporting quality KPIs, analyse trends, identify areas for improvement, and supporting the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Supporting the management of customer complaints, non-conforming products, and containment activities to ensure timely and effective resolution.
• Reviewing, preparing, and maintaining quality documentation, inspection standards, work instructions, document packages, product release documentation, and despatch notes.
• Supporting supplier quality activities and supplier management, including monitoring supplier performance, addressing quality issues, and ensuring compliance with customer and industry standards.
• Conducting and supporting risk assessments to identify potential product and process risks and ensuring appropriate controls are implemented.
• Maintaining standards control to ensure that applicable quality standards, specifications, procedures, and customer requirements are understood and consistently applied.
• Managing calibration activities and tooling requirements, ensuring inspection and measurement equipment is suitable, accurate, appropriately maintained, and within its required calibration period.
• Undertaking appropriate training on quality requirements, procedures, standards, and customer-specific requirements to maintain and develop professional competence.
• Interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and CAD models to support the inspection, manufacture, release, and quality assurance of products and processes.Previous experience within the aerospace or automotive sectors, would be beneficial.

About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community.

In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

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