Quality Engineer: NPI, CMM & Continuous Improvement

PSM recruitment Ltd; Hythe; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

PSM Recruitment Ltd. is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join their established manufacturing business in Hythe, Kent.

The role involves collaborating with the Chief Inspector and Quality team to identify, prevent and resolve quality issues across existing and new products. You will be involved from early stages of new product introduction, ensuring quality requirements are planned and delivered to customers.

Qualifications

• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience using specialist measuring equipment.
• Experience creating and maintaining Quality Schedules.
• Knowledge of calibration of equipment and gauges.
• Experience with CMM programming.
• Understanding of 8D investigations and root cause analysis.
• Experience with PPAPs and ISIRs.
• Familiar with non-conformance processes.
• Experience conducting internal audits.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief Inspector and Quality team.
• Create and execute CMM programmes.
• Carry out equipment and gauge calibration and maintain the calibration database.
• Raise and champion 8D investigations.
• Action SNCRs and manage non-conformances.
• Identify root causes of quality issues and implement improvements.
• Raise concessions where required.
• Interpret technical specifications and engineering drawings.
• Carry out contract reviews and provide feedback to the Quality Manager.
• Identify potential non-conformances and communicate these effectively.
• Ensure drawings contain all information required to manufacture components correctly.
• Prepare ISIRs and PPAPs.
• Create and maintain Quality Schedules and SPMs.
• Review manufacturing processes and introduce quality schedules, care points and gauges where required.
• Support the successful introduction of new products from order through to delivery.
• Conduct internal audits.

Skills

Read engineering drawings

CMM programming

8D investigations

PPAPs & ISIRs

Root cause analysis

Calibration processes

Quality schedules

Non-conformances handling

Tools

Calibration equipment

Measurement equipment (CMM, gauges)

Job description

PSM Recruitment Ltd. is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join their established manufacturing business in Hythe, Kent.

The role involves collaborating with the Chief Inspector and Quality team to identify, prevent and resolve quality issues across existing and new products. You will be involved from early stages of new product introduction, ensuring quality requirements are planned and delivered to customers.