Quality Engineer

We are looking to recruit on behalf of our client a Quality Engineer to join their team on a Permanent basis.-

Knowledge and Experience:-

• Strong understanding of OEM customer standards and requirements-
• A proven background of leadership abilities combined with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.-
• Ability to plan and manage resources-to achieve objectives and priorities despite conflicting agendas and multiple deliverables.-
• Experience and working knowledge in producing and developing required PPAP elements such as PFMEA''s control plans etc.
• Experience in using Quality tools and techniques such as, 8D Analysis, Poka Yoke etc.
• Ability to lead and motivate cross functional teams to achieve desired results.-

Key tasks/ Responsibilities:

• To assist in the development and maintain product assurance systems ensuring customer specific requirements are fulfilled (IATF16949 and other specifics)
• To provide leadership and to develop a culture of defect prevention and waste elimination.-
• To be a capable user of core quality tools & techniques and their application, typically: SPC, Histograms, Pareto charts, Scatter Diagrams, stratification etc.-
• Support the internal manufacturing teams with regard to the timely resolution of customer and internal quality concerns-
• Support the NPI Teams during the development of control plans, PFMEA, Gauge planning etc and highlight potential failure modes ref lessons learnt.
• Support the internal audit team by performing various internal audits.-
• Understanding and utilisation of automotive cor tools such as APQP, PPAP, PFMEA processes.-
• Promote compliance to company systems, procedures and control plan requirements.-
• Provide and communicate quality/ process data to the senior teams and facilitate actions to improve.
• CMM measurements analysis and programming capability to perform routine CMM Measurements along with NPI capability studies.-
• Support quality manager, to manage the activities of Quality engineers/ Lab Supervisors on a day-to-day basis.-
• Pro-actively visit customer/ supplier locations to resolve customer concerns and maintain high levels of customer liaison when required.