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Quality Engineer

Job Type
Permanent
Location
Southampton, Hampshire
Salary
From £45000 per annum
Job Ref
BBBH154753_1738584176
Date Added
February 3rd, 2025
Consultant
faye jackson

Quality Engineer

Our client manufactures high-performance, solid-state laser systems and fibre optics. They are looking to hire a Quality Engineer with experience in a manufacturing environment to join their team.

Main Responsibilities

Business System Development
* Lead and support development and maintenance of business systems, procedures and documentation
* Lead and support certification to new or existing Regulatory Standards (e.g. ISO9001:2015)
* Conduct internal audits throughout the audit cycle and drive associated improvement activities
* Conduct system administration and work to streamline quality and business processes

Production Quality Engineering Support
* Provide Quality Engineering support to manufacturing to maintain OTD and Quality requirements
* Review product concession and deviation notices for suitability prior to approval
* Manage and drive all Material Review Board (MRB) life cycle processes including investigation and disposition
* Manage reporting of all Customer Returns (RMAs) and ensure they are processed as required
* Ensure all manufacturing change and NPI embeds Quality methodologies (Human Factors, Poka-Yoke, MSA etc)
* Lead Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action (RCCA / CAPA) methodologies such as DMAIC, 8D, 5W & 6M etc
* Support design & development activities - assist Engineering teams to ensure that designs are appropriately
* reviewed, verified and validated throughout the development process
* Participate in the development and refinement of Design and Process FMEA's (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
* Generate and maintain documentation such as SOP's, calibration, test procedures and Inspection and Control Plans
* Conduct statistical analysis including Statistical Process Control (SPC) or Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)

Quality Assurance & Auditing
* Work with internal and external stakeholders to resolve quality issues that arise to prevent compromising standards
* Support Supply Chain Quality non-conformance and development activities - reject management, inspection etc.
* Carry out internal and supplier product & process audits in line with ISO 9001:2015 requirements
* Investigate customer complaints, report findings and non-compliances and implement corrective actions
* Carry out data analysis and report on trends on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (e.g. Scrap, Warranty etc.)
* Preparation of internal and external Quality Reports and presentations as required


Essential Experience


* Experience in a Quality Engineering / Assurance role in a relevant manufacturing industry.
* HND / BTEC / NVQ Level 4 in Engineering or Quality
* Good working knowledge of ISO9001:2015
* Experience of CI Methodologies (5S, LSS etc)
* Experience of working with customers and suppliers
* Knowledge of 8D problem solving, RCCA tools as well as APQP,PPAP and FMEAs
* Ability to write and submit Quality reports and familiar in Material Review Board (MRB) processes
* Experience of working with ERP systems
* Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Tools
* Able to interpret manufacturing documentation
* Non-Smoker/Vaper

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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