Senior Quality Engineer

Our clients, based close to Fareham, have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quality Engineer to join their growing team.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Record and categorise non-conformities. Find root cause and implement effective corrective action.

• Carry out regular toolbox talks to advise technicians of quality issues and agreed corrective actions.

• Where customer needs are missed, record and investigate root causes with the relevant stakeholders

• Customer complaints and non-conformance administration. Record details, find root cause and determine corrective actions to prevent recurrence. Keep customers updated throughout the process and close off complaints in a timely manner

• Internal auditor for QMS and EMS

• Provide QA support for project work and product changes carried out by Engineering and Technical Services functions

• Defining, communicating and managing the Project Quality Assurance activities through an approved and operating Quality Plan

• Determining and managing a project audit plan to ensure that projects are operating in compliance with customer and applicable statutory, regulatory and BMS requirements

• Ensure QA is represented at all project design review milestones

• Ensure project release into production is controlled and any QA risks are documented and mitigated

• Manage project non-conformance issues to ensure effective corrective actions are taken to achieve a level of zero recurrence

• Supplier auditor. Work with the Purchasing team to assess new suppliers and re-assess existing suppliers

• Visiting vendor facilities and observing the manufacturing environment to review and assess their procedures

• Monitor and measure supplier quality performance and work with the Purchasing and Quality Managers to implement corrective action to continually reduce supplier failure costs

• Work with key suppliers to develop and maintain an approved supply chain with clearly defined quality condition

• Review incoming supplies and products from vendors to check for defects and ensure quality

• Maintain detailed reports on supplier quality, including defect rates and areas that result in flaws

• Provide technical advice, guidance and support to suppliers to reduce defect rates

Required skill & experience:

* Quality experience within a manufacturing environment

* Experience with non-conformance & corrective actions

* Inspection of electrical, electronic and/or mechanical parts, assemblies and products against engineering drawings and specifications

* Liaising with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders on quality related issues, including complaints, rejects, FATs, FAIRs and change control

Working hours:

37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. 08:00-16:00 with a 30 min lunch