Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer
Andover, Hampshire
£45,000 - £55,000 Per Annum
We at JKR are recruiting for an experienced Quality Engineer, for an extremely busy and growing precision engineering company!
Quality Engineer Job Purpose:
To implement a hands-on approach to QHSE Management, focusing on embedding a quality & safety mindset throughout the company to support its aim of delivery ‘on-time, first time’, and using fact-based analysis to find solutions and make improvements
The primary focus of the role is quality assurance and continual improvement, with support provided to wider health, safety, and environmental activities.
Quality Engineer Key Job Responsibilities:
Ensure compliance with up-to-date ISO 9001 and AS9100 requirements, making sure accurate records are kept in support of required standards
Support compliance with up-to-date ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 requirements, making sure accurate records are maintained in support of regulations
Assist with the Business Management System (BMS) maintenance in accordance with set processes, ensuring internal audits are completed to schedule and providing updates and assurances to the QHSE Manager
Identify opportunities to update all in-house systems and procedures to meet the needs of external certification bodies, ensuring current knowledge is kept up to date. Seek to ensure that, where possible, compliance activities can be designed to add value to processes and/or the company
Support a programme of QMS corrective actions and continual improvement activities to ensure best practice; updating, communicating, and implementing process changes in support of continual improvements
Support investigation and response activities relating to customer quality concerns and non-conformances
Co-ordinate and assist all external ISO quality audits and provide support in relation to quality to teams undergoing customer audits
Develop strong working relationships with colleagues at all levels, championing an engagement culture on quality matters and ensuring a positive personal example is set at all times
Train others in all relevant aspects of the QMS and in the application of procedures, aiming to help colleagues understand its use as a tool that can help to improve overall outcomes in quality, in departments, and in the wider company. Raise concerns around poor adherence to processes and escalate to the Board of Directors if deemed necessary
Champion the process for non-conforming parts, liaising with all stakeholders to ensure a timely resolution and that corrective actions and preventative measures are fit for purpose and have been implemented. Track NCRs in a method that allows for spotting patterns of recurrence, providing targeted support as necessary and communicating across the company at all levels to raise awareness
Support supplier quality assurance activities, including supplier performance monitoring, investigation of supplier non-conformances, and participation in supplier development/improvement activities where required
Oversee the calibration management system, working across all teams within the business to ensure equipment is calibrated to set schedules
Work with all relevant stakeholders in relation to the ‘employment journey’, seeking to help build a supportive culture where colleagues are able to thrive. Ensure the provision of training at relevant stages, working with line managers to create development plans and update training matrices. Collaborate on designing training sessions that aim to involve colleagues to try to increase engagement with the learning process
Collaborate with divisional managers in relation to SQDC measures, assessing the sheets at month end and collating the data for improvement purposes. Review the current system and check measures are fit for purpose, and look to research improvement ideas for greater buy in
Carry out regular shop floor ‘Gemba’ style walks to observe processes and spot areas where value-added improvements can be made, and to help build engagement and relationships with the teams
Seek to engage staff at all levels in safe working practices and other HSE matters
Work with the QHSE Manager to promote a safety focused induction process for all sections and roles, so that new starters are assessed and signed off as safe to use specific equipment and machinery
Support with risk and COSHH assessments, ensuring compliance
Provide technical input within capabilities as requested
Quality Engineer Essential Skills / Characteristics:
Experience in quality engineering in a contract manufacturing environment to AS9100 / ISO 13485 / IATF 16949
Experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) tools (8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa)
Knowledge of First Article Inspection (FAI) requirements to AS9102 standards
Demonstrable auditing experience
Strong attention to detail
External training in auditing for either ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 14001 or ISO 45001
Able to communicate at all levels (internal and external)
Comfortable working in a hands-on manufacturing environment
Able to challenge poor practice professionally and constructively
Organised and capable of managing multiple priorities
Positive and proactive approach to continual improvement
Experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and geometric tolerancing requirements
Strong computer literacy
Understanding of precision inspection techniques and standard metrology equipment
Quality Engineer Further Details:
Permanent, full-time position, on-site
Salary: £45-55K dependent on experience
Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 17:00 & Friday 08:00 to 14:30, all days with a half hour lunch break
Jackie Kerr Recruitment is an independent agency that has been established for 28 years.
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