SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

Probe Technical Recruitment; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a motivated Senior Quality Engineer to oversee Supplier Quality Assurance and Production Quality. This role is crucial for driving improvements in product quality and efficiency, requiring strong leadership and problem-solving skills. You'll be part of a prestigious manufacturing organization at the forefront of new technologies, located in Kidderminster, UK.

Benefits

Free parking on site

Yearly incentive bonus

Flexible start & finish times

25 Days Holiday increasing with service

Death in service after probation

Qualifications

• Significant Senior Quality Engineering experience required.
• Proficiency in quality standards and methodologies essential.
• Familiarity with metrology and techniques is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage SQA and Production Quality teams effectively.
• Define and implement business unit quality standards.
• Drive continuous improvement and corrective action implementation.

Skills

Quality standards and methodologies (8D, FMEA, Control Plans, PPAPs)

Strong leadership qualities

Excellent analysis and attention to detail

Customer facing communication skills

Job description

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We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

This is an exciting Organisation to be part of, you would be joining a prestigious, state of the Art manufacturing organisation. We are very much at the forefront of brand -new technology.

We have been providing pioneering technologies and products to our customers worldwide for a number of years now, out teams are accomplished teams of experts, highly specialised in the development, industrialisation and production.

We are the market leader and committed to delivering high-quality products and services to our customers. We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Quality Engineer to join our team. This role will oversee Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA), Production Quality, and Metrology functions, ensuring adherence to quality standards while driving continuous improvements

Commutable from Birmingham, Coventry, Henley-in-Arden, Redditch, Studley, Stratford-upon-Avon, Solihull, Tamworth, Sutton Coldfield, Atherstone and Curdworth

KEY BENEFITS

• Free parking on site
• Yearly incentive bonus paid out in December
• Long service award after 4 years of service
• Access to BEN (charity for automotive workers)
• Flexible start & finish times
• Death in service (once passed probationary period)
• 25 Days Holiday (Bank Holidays on top), increasing to 26 days after 1 calendar year, then increasing to 28 after 5 years
• Highly prestigious brand, products and customers
• Pristine and modern working environment
• Market leader with more continued growth predicted

RESPONSIBILITIES

As Senior Quality Engineer, you will play a critical role in managing quality processes, leading a team of professionals, and driving improvements in product quality and efficiency. This role requires a strong leader with experience in quality assurance, problem-solving methodologies, and effective communication across teams and with customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and guide employees within the SQA and Production Quality teams, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment with organizational goals.
• Quality Standards Development: Define and implement local Business Unit (BU) quality standards, including work instructions, limit sample lists, and inspection plans, in coordination with BU Production Quality.:
• Conduct weekly quality improvement meetings to review product quality metrics, scrap rates, and error analyses.
• Drive the Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) and corrective action implementation to reduce scrap and improve quality outcomes.
• Lead and coordinate the 8D problem-solving process for quality complaints.
• Generate and present 8D reports, ensuring thorough root cause analysis and effective corrective actions.
• Attend daily Production Quality meetings and monthly Team Leader meetings with senior management to report KPIs.

REQUIREMENTS

• Significant Senior Quality Engineering experience
• Proficiency in Quality standards and methodologies (8D, FMEA, Control Plans and PPAP’s)
• Familiarity with metrology and techniques
• Strong leadership qualities
• Experience with Supplier visits
• Excellent analysis, attention to detail
• To have the ability to coordinate
• All manufacturing backgrounds are considered
• Customer facing with superb communication skills

If you would like to be part of a growing success story, where there are unrivalled career prospects for you with truly exciting products, send your CV NOW!

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

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