Quality Engineer

Executive Network Group; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in automotive components is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer. The role involves overseeing production quality, managing customer complaints, and implementing improvements. The company offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, providing an opportunity for significant contribution to a growing organization focused on innovation.

Benefits

Contributory pension

Life assurance

Onsite parking

35 days holiday

Employee discounts

Flexible working arrangements

Extensive training and development

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge of automotive quality processes.
• Ability to liaise with OEM customers and suppliers effectively.
• Internal auditor experience in IATF 16949 / ISO 9001 desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate customer/supplier complaints and implement corrective actions.
• Manage line quality issues and conduct ongoing process monitoring.
• Guide shop floor staff on Quality Assurance techniques.

Skills

Production quality control

Lean manufacturing

Problem-solving skills

Statistical analysis

Education

HNC or Degree in engineering

Apprentice trained

Tools

PPAP

Control Plans

MSA

PFMEA

Job description

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Senior Quality Engineer - Automotive

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 + benefits

Location: West Midlands (commutable from Wolverhampton, Walsall, Wednesbury, Dudley, West Bromwich, Aldridge)

This role offers the opportunity to work for a business that designs and manufactures components and assemblies for various automotive OEM customers, overseeing projects from concept to series production.

Duties:

1. Coordinate and investigate Customer/Supplier complaints to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
2. Monitor the effectiveness of corrective actions to eliminate complaints.
3. Manage all line quality issues, including containment, corrective actions, risk assessments, and problem resolution.
4. Conduct ongoing manufacturing process monitoring through audits, statistical analysis, and other techniques to support continuous improvement.
5. Guide shop floor staff on Quality Assurance and cost-saving techniques.

Experience:

• Significant knowledge of production quality control and new product introduction within automotive tier 1 or OEM manufacturing.
• Apprentice trained, HNC, or Degree in engineering or a technical discipline.
• Ability to liaise with OEM customers and suppliers effectively.
• Structured problem-solving skills: 8D, 5Y, A3, PPS.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques.
• Familiarity with volume manufacturing processes.
• Internal auditor experience (IATF 16949 / ISO 9001) desirable.
• Proven use of quality tools such as PPAP, Control Plans, MSA, and PFMEA.

The Opportunity:

This is an excellent chance for an experienced Quality Engineer to join a global manufacturing organization that is securing significant new business across Europe. The company offers a competitive salary, benefits including a contributory pension, life assurance, onsite parking, 35 days holiday, employee discounts, cycle-to-work scheme, flexible working arrangements, and extensive training and development. This role provides a chance to contribute to a growing, modern organization investing in new machinery and infrastructure.

Apply online or contact Robert Wigley for a confidential discussion at technical-network.co.uk.

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