Senior Quality Engineer

Retrack Personnel Holdings Limited; Rochester; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job description

My client in the Rochester area is currently seeking a Senior Quality Engineer due to expansion.

What you'll be doing…

Responsible for conducting product audits and undertaking quality investigations.

Providing support to the Quality Manager with the completion of daily general quality tasks.

Analyse and interpret complex quality documents.

Support the Commercial department in the execution of customer enquiries and complaints.

Ability to apply principles of logical and scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.

During the performance of this role, the role holder will be required to complete some tasks in an office-based environment. Other tasks will take place in a shop-floor environment.

A day in your life might include…

1. Develop and implement quality control processes
   Create and optimise inspection protocols, testing procedures, and quality assurance systems.


2. Monitor product performance
   Ensure that products meet specifications by performing regular quality audits, inspections, and tests.
   Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts.
   Investigate product failures or process deficiencies and implement corrective actions.


3. Collaborate with cross functional teams
   Work closely with engineering, production, and design teams to ensure that quality considerations are integrated into all stages of product development.


4. Supplier quality management
   Assess and audit suppliers to ensure they meet company quality standards and support the resolution of any supplier-related issues.


5. Drive continuous improvement
   Identify areas for improvement within production processes, quality management systems, and product design, and lead initiatives to implement these improvements.


6. Compliance management
   Ensure products and processes comply with industry regulations, ISO standards, and company policies.


7. Data analysis and reporting
   Analyse data from tests and quality assurance processes to track performance and generate reports for management.

Experience:
At least 2 years of working in a similar environment. Experience in mechanical inspection.
Routine calibration of gauging, measuring and test equipment.
Conversant with Statistical Process Control.
Ability to process and, where required, investigate customer complaints and returns.
Experience of investigating internal and external quality problems.

Skills/Knowledge:
Excellent written skills. Good organisational skills.
Ability to plan and prioritise workloads.
Ability to work on own initiative and as well as part of a busy team.
Ability to plan, to work and to ensure work is completed in a timely manner and deadlines are achieved.
Conversant with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Statistical Process Control.
Able to read and understand engineering drawings and Bills of Material.

Qualifications:
Educated to at least C and G or BTEC level 3 standard in engineering and able to demonstrate related experience in an engineering environment.
IOSH or NEBOSH qualifications (desirable).

Location: Rochester
Salary: £38k
Please respond with your most up to date CV to be considered.