Quality Engineer

Are you an ambitious Quality Engineer who is looking to join a leading business with high performance culture? Are you looking to join a company who will support you with your career development?

I am working with a forward-thinking aerospace company who are looking to add to the quality team, within this role you will responsible for ensuring that all products sent to customers are meeting the regulatory and 3rd Part Approvals are met.

Quality Engineer
Full-time, Permanent
Salary dependent on experience
Monday – Friday: 8.30am – 5:00pm
Fully Site based, Altham

Quality Engineer
Job Description

• Responsible for Quality of Product Received by “the Customer”
• Development of clear and concise Quality Practices within business unit
• Ensure Required Customer, Regulatory and 3rd Part Approvals are met.
• Contributing to the satisfaction of internal & external customers.
• Acting as a service and provider of quality techniques to whichever department requires it.
• Primarily focussing on “The Specific Customer”, whilst working with the other BUQE`s in instilling operational quality across the company and utilising best practice.
• Setting of objectives for the Business to reduce waste and improve throughput, whilst maintaining 100% quality Performance
• Disposition of NCR’s, FAIR approvals, OFI Identification, Customer Issues, Training of Inspection Personnel, Improvement activities (inspection and process related).
• Effective Control /raising of EQN, FPA’s (PAR) DAR’s etc. CAR’s (supplier issues & improvement activities)
• Compile and submit FAIR’s (Stage 1 /2 – Risk Based) for customer approval (using Visual FAIR)
• Compilation / monitoring of FMEA, R & R, and PPAP Documentation (incl. acting as PPAP Coordinator)
• Interface with Internal and External customers & suppliers on quality issues.
• Contributing to the reduction of scrap, rework, and non-value-added costs.
• Data capture and analysis, bringing about improvements based upon factual data.
• Supporting / leading 8D exercises multi-disciplined teams
• Disposition and management of complaint product via PIR, NOPQE etc.
• Completion of Internal Product, process, RFT Audits and External Supplier Audits / CAR Follow ups as required.
• Balancing the needs of the Customer against the Needs of the Business

• You will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience as a quality professional.
• Possess an in-depth knowledge of SIX SIGMA techniques, PPAP, FMEA, MSA and SPC.

• Strong knowledge of General Aerospace and AS9100 C / NADCAP Requirements.
• Approachable but assertive individual with an organised, methodical and diligent approach to work.