Quality Engineer

Oliver Rae; Stourbridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver Rae is seeking a Quality Engineer in Stourbridge to lead quality data generation, analysis and reporting. You will head root-cause analysis teams, implement process controls, and manage non-conformances across the casting operations.

The role requires hands-on QA experience with ductile iron foundries, capability to drive corrective actions, and collaboration with stakeholders during audits and improvements. A Monday–Friday, 40-hour week is expected.

Qualifications

• Proven technical foundry knowledge associated with production processes, foundry capabilities and controls for high integrity ductile iron.
• Ability to facilitate Lean / Root cause analysis projects.
• ITAF and ISO Awareness.

Responsibilities

• Generate, control, monitor, reporting, and review quality data to identify and communicate trends.
• Lead RCA teams in identifying and resolving quality issues using tools like 5 whys, 8D and corrective action tracking.
• Maintain communication of internal and external rejects to stakeholders.
• Implement process controls.
• Record and control internal and external rejects and their disposition.
• Conduct scrap and customer return reviews.
• Generate quality documents such as quality alerts/SOPs.
• Upkeep of quality data and reporting to the business.
• Perform physical measurements with basic inspection equipment.
• Audit processes to ensure compliance to the process.
• Input data and compliance docs into QMS.
• Drive improvements to eliminate non-conformances.
• Track effectiveness of improvements and corrective actions.
• Identify product, process, and manufacturing improvements.
• Reduce variability in casting quality through quality system improvements.
• Devise procedures to inspect and report quality issues.
• Manage Standard work documentation.
• Develop documentation to support product development.
• Participate in customer audit visits and assessments.

Skills

Foundry knowledge

Lean / RCA

ITAF awareness

ISO awareness

Tools

5 Whys

8D

Corrective action tracking

Job description

Job Title

Quality Engineer

Location

Stourbridge

Shift Patterns

Monday - Friday 40‑hour week starts from 05:00am

Brief Description of Job Duties

• Generating, controlling, monitoring, reporting, and reviewing quality data to identify and communicate trends.
• Head RCA teams in the identification and resolution of quality issues and concerns raised, using Quality tools such as 5 whys, 8D and corrective action tracking tools.
• Maintain communication of internal and external rejects to stakeholders.
• Implementing process controls.
• Recording and control of internal and external rejects and their disposition.
• Conducting scrap and customer return reviews.
• Generation of quality documents such as quality alerts/sop etc.
• Upkeep of quality data and reporting to the business.
• Physical measurement, using basic inspection equipment such as verniers, height gauges etc.
• Audit processes across the business to ensure compliance to the process.
• Inputting data and compliance documentation into QMS.
• Drive targeted improvement to eliminate non-conformances.
• Controlling and tracking the effectiveness of improvements and corrective actions.
• Identifying product, process, and manufacturing improvements.
• Reducing variability in casting quality through active pursuit of improvements to our quality system and process controls.
• Devise procedures to inspect and report quality issues and concerns.
• Manage Standard work documentation.
• Develop documentation to support the product development.
• Participate in customer audit visits and assessments.

Requirements

• Proven technical foundry knowledge associated with production processes, foundry capabilities and controls for high integrity ductile iron.
• Ability to facilitate Lean / Root cause analysis projects.
• ITAF and ISO Awareness.