Permanent - Days - Tewkesbury - Fulltime - £42,000 - £46,000 + Excellent Benefits
Our client, a specialist precision engineering manufacturer, is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to support manufacturing quality, NPI and continuous improvement.
This is a hands-on position working closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Production and Supply Chain, investigating quality issues, driving root-cause activity and implementing sustainable improvements.
Responsibilities:
Investigate internal, customer and supplier quality issues
Lead structured root-cause investigations using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone and Pareto analysis
Implement and verify corrective and preventive actions
Support NPI and ensure quality requirements are understood and implemented
Support APQP, PPAP, FAIR, MSA/Gage R&R, SPC and CAPA activities
Develop and maintain FMEAs, Control Plans, process flows and inspection plans
Manage non-conforming product, containment and disposition
Analyse quality data including scrap, rework, defects and customer complaints
Conduct process, product, internal and supplier audits
Support supplier corrective actions and performance improvement
Review engineering changes and assess quality impact
Produce and maintain quality procedures, work instructions and inspection standards
Support FAIRs, Quality Plans and Inspection Test Plans
Work directly with production teams to reduce defects and improve manufacturing processes
Promote a proactive, zero-defect and continuous-improvement culture Person - essential:
Proven Quality Engineering experience within a manufacturing/production environment
Strong practical root-cause and structured problem-solving experience
Experience with 8D, 5 Why and corrective-action processes
Understanding of FMEA and manufacturing process controls
Experience working with Quality Management Systems
Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T and technical specifications
Understanding of machining/manufacturing processes
Experience managing multiple quality issues and priorities
Strong data-analysis and reporting skills
Good Microsoft Excel capability
Practical, hands-on approach to quality and continuous improvement Desirable
Experience within an AS9100 environment
FAI / AS9102 experience
APQP and PPAP experience
MSA / Gage R&R and SPC knowledge
Supplier quality experience
Internal/external auditing experience
CMM programming experience
HNC in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Production Engineering
External Auditor training
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Knowledge of CNC machining processes including turning, milling and drilling Why Join?:
Key role influencing manufacturing quality and continuous improvement
Work across Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Involvement throughout NPI and production
Opportunity to lead genuine quality improvement projects
Work with complex precision-engineered products and processes If this role sounds of interest to you, apply to (url removed) today. George Jackson (phone number removed) / (phone number removed)
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Salary description
£40000.00 - £46000.00 per year