Senior Quality Engineer: Process Improvement & Compliance

Rheinmetall; Newport; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Healthcare

Death-in-Service

Training opportunities

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rheinmetall UK is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to prevent defects and improve processes across Production and Engineering. You will investigate issues, implement containment and corrective actions, and liaise with suppliers to address non-conforming components.

Prior supervisory experience is advantageous and KPI reporting to the quality manager is expected. You will perform inspections, approve final certificates, and engage with Government Quality Assurance (GQA) representatives and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a role with quality-based responsibilities.
• Proven record of implementing process improvements, quality control procedures and compliance initiatives.
• Strong understanding of technical data such as engineering drawings and wiring schematics.
• Strong understanding of quality principles and tools such as process mapping, statistical quality control, Pareto, lean manufacturing, kaizen, 8D reporting.
• Familiarity with Design & development.
• Familiarity with the ISO9001:2015 standard.
• Experience in the manufacture of electromechanical assemblies.
• Strong PC and MS Office skills.
• Familiarity with Test and Inspection equipment is valuable.
• Supervisory experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and pursue opportunities for improvement and waste reduction.
• Lead problem-solving sessions with multidisciplinary teams across the organisation.
• Document and investigate issues in a responsive manner.
• Plan and monitor corrective actions to ensure deployment in a controlled, traceable approach.
• Drive the development and implementation of preventative actions.
• Investigate and formally report on high-profile issues.
• Liaise with product owners to raise the profile of high-priority engineering requirements.
• Collaborate with design engineering teams to define manufacturing acceptance criteria and test/inspection methods in advance of release to production.
• Produce, review and amend process documentation such as work and test instructions.
• Support with the auditing of internal processes.
• Support with the inspection of inbound and outbound goods when required.
• Monitor organisational activities to ensure alignment with applicable statutory and regulatory legislation.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

Statistical quality control

Lean manufacturing

8D reporting

ISO9001:2015

Design & development

Engineering drawings

Supervisory experience

MS Office

Tools

Test & inspection equipment

MS Office

Job description

Rheinmetall UK is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to prevent defects and improve processes across Production and Engineering. You will investigate issues, implement containment and corrective actions, and liaise with suppliers to address non-conforming components.

Prior supervisory experience is advantageous and KPI reporting to the quality manager is expected. You will perform inspections, approve final certificates, and engage with Government Quality Assurance (GQA) representatives and