Assistant Quality Manager

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Quality Manager to join our client based in Coventry on a full time, permanent basis. Working hours for this role are 7.30am till 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 7.30am till 11.30am on Fridays. Salary for this role is a maximum £38,000.
 
This is a hands-on position, mainly related to inspection, where flexibility and a desire to constantly improve are the most relevant soft skills to assure a systematic company improvement.
 
The role requires a strong cross functional relationship to communicate key issues effectively on a regular basis to all staff, customers and suppliers.
 
 
You are part of a dedicated Quality Inspection team, responsible for ensuring that:
 

• quality process controls are properly engineered, based on ISO:9001 rules, on Customer Specific Requirements, on the feasibility analysis and PFMEA results.
• quality process controls are in place and are operating as specified to ensure the expected quality, operating in a safe, clean, and well-ordered environment (5S Approach).
• Inspection under direct quality staff responsibility at all stages of production against the design specification are carry out.

 
 
 
Main duties:
 

• First off inspection
• In process inspection
• Running CMM programs
• Keeping the Quality areas in order and clean according to 5S method.
• Calibration – Internal and external controls, booking of external calibration activities
• Control of non-conforming product, ensuring that parts are correctly entered into casting and setting registers and reporting details to management.
• In case, under supervision, edit and modify Automatic CMM programs and carryout probe qualification in an autonomous way, etc
• Support the Quality Manager on Automotive quality tools and best practices application.
• Identify and recommend potential improvements of the quality system, for example,  control plans, quality instructions, PFMEAs, to welcome lessons learned and new requirements. 
• Carryout Feasibility Study on new or modified drawings.
• Drawings and specification check on status to be in line with the last updated released applicable version.
• necessary technical characteristics for semi machined items need to be properly evaluated and introduced).
• Supplier performance monitoring – checking of all quality related subcontract deliveries (incoming inspection) and recording findings in an excel file.
• Keeping the Data analysis spreadsheet up to date. Including customer free issue received material.
• Manage Automotive quality tools and best practices application, in a fast-paced engineering environment.
• Liaising with customer SQA - Supplier Quality Assurance.
• Carrying out internal audits.

 
 
 
Required experience:
 
Interpretation of mechanical drawings (ISO Standard). Knowledge of geometric dimensions and tolerances GD & T.
Ability to select and use basic measuring equipment, micrometres, callipers, protractors etc
Ability to use standard gauging including plug, gap, acceptance etc
Automatic CMM operating (selecting and running programs)
Ability to interpret and understand specific customer quality standards and requirements
Comprehensive knowledge of IS0:9001.
Basic IT skills, including MS office and particularly strong Excel skills (design a spread sheet, to setup filters and conditional formatting, to design a Pivot table) and ASE’s bespoke
Calibration of measuring equipment and gauges.
Automatic CMM basic program editing, probe qualification etc.
Good communication skills
Self-motivated and able to manage time in accordance with meeting customer deadlines/deliveries.
Ability to provide Quality Assurance support on Automotive quality tools and best practices, in a fast-paced engineering environment (ISR - Initial Sample Reports, balloons drawings, control plans, 8d reports, Deviation and Concession Requests, AIMs – Action in Manufacturing, etc.) CMM full programming capability, also on complicated mechanical components like for example gear boxes. Creating CMM programs and ensuring that they are correct and meeting the requirement of the drawing and/or specification.
Ability to carry out MSA studies.
SPC – Statistical Process Control, including QS-Stat (SPC Software)
 
 
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