Quality Engineer

The client is a renowned and leading manufacturer of small pressings, stampings and wire forms for numerous industry sectors including aerospace, defence and medical. They are seeking to recruit a Quality Engineer for their busy operations in the Redditch area.

The role is on Days - Monday to Friday

Salary up to £45k.

Benefits

• 2 x salary life insurance
• employee assistance program
• company social events
• cycle to work scheme

Duties and key responsibilities

• Identify quality issues, process weakness and opportunities for permanent defect prevention.
• Lead internal 8D investigations for internal, customer and supplier non-conformances, ensuring non cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Apply 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone analysis and mistake proofing to eliminate defects.
• Work with production and engineering teams to implement process improvements and verify that corrective actions are effective and sustained.
• Investigate, document and drive timely closure of internal, supplier, and customer non-conformance, ensuring the address of root cause.
• Develop and maintain working knowledge of ISO9001, AS9100, NADCAP requirements and nominated customer specifications relevant to the role.
• Support NADCAP heat treatment compliance, process controls, and audit readiness, including preparation for third party audits.
• Support tensile testing activities, review results, assessment of customer requirements and escalation of any concerns.

Experience and skills required

• Previous working experience of working as a quality engineer within a production/manufacturing environment.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, customer specifications and quality requirements.
• Practical experience of root cause analysis methods such as 8D, Fishbone & 5 Whys.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to prevention of defects.
• Commitment to continuous improvements and to develop a strong quality culture.
• Computer literate - including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience within a pressings or spring environment is desirable.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100 & NADCAP is advantageous.

Location

The role is based in Redditch so would easily be commutable from Brimingham, Bromsgrove, Solihull, Dudley, Alcester, Worcester, Droitwich, West Bromwich, Stratford upon Avon.