Quality Engineer

Staff Solutions Recruitment; East London; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Automotive sector seeks to hire a Quality Engineer in East London. The role involves ensuring compliance with quality standards, resolving internal and customer-related issues, and participating in various quality audits and assessments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in engineering quality processes and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in relevant fields.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years experience as a Quality Engineer.
• At least 5 years in the Automotive Industry.
• Specific education in Quality disciplines required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuous improvement in all Production MEQ Quality Deliverables.
• Resolve quality issues using company problem solving methods.
• Represent plant in Program SDT Team and assure execution of PRP tasks.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Total Quality Management

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

IATF, QS9000 certification

Job description

Opportunity Available!! Our leading client in the Automotive Sector is looking to employ a Quality Engineer to join their dynamic team in East London.

POSITION INFO : Job Description :

• Is responsible to ensure that continuous improvement is made in all Production MEQ Quality Deliverables (e.g. : RPPM, CPPM, IPPM, SPPM, Quality Costs, Customer Product Audits and Warranty / JD Power)
• Ensure that customer and internally identified quality issues are resolved using the company problem solving methods (8D Report, Problem Solving Document “PSD”, PCAD, Kepner-Tregoe, etc.)
• Liaise with QA Manager, and Lead engineer daily on concerns feeding back through the correct systems to satisfy customer demands.
• Assure that all Quality activities are performed according IOS-, ISO 9001, IATF 16949 standards and specific customer requirements e.g. VDA6.3.
• Represent plant in Program SDT Team, assures execution of plant related PRP tasks
• Responsibilities may change based on QMS / IOS Documentation updates in line with automotive std.
• Review all production methods for compliance to quality standards and for improvement of product and quality standards.
• Ensure Quality Registers are maintained.
• Review the Control Plan in line with Product, Manufacturing Process and Change Management Process
• Initiate deviation process to the plant if product and process deviate from the released intent referenced the Control Plan.
• Ensure Product audits : schedule of all commodities carried out as per schedule.
• Participate in workgroups to ensure the quality input. Review with risk management related documentation (FMEA, Control plan etc.)
• Deviation Authorization (if needed), Training Records.
• Communication with all relevant departments (e.g. Engineering, etc.) and therefore the responsibility to coordinate corrective actions in case of product / process deviations & non-conformances.
• Communicate with Internal & external departments for quality related issues and transfer the customer requirements / information’s to plant.
• Perform duties based on reasonable instruction given by Quality Manager.
• Maintain and controls Customer Part Submission documentation

Job Requirements :

• A Bachelor´s degree is required (or equivalent experience)
• Specific education and training in Quality disciplines including as a minimum, IATF, QS9000, Continuous Improvement, Total Quality Management, PPAP, FMEA, Control plans, DOE and SPC
• Minimum 8 + years experience as an Quality Engineer
• Minimum 5 years in the Automotive Industry
• Minimum 8 years in Quality area

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