Quality Engineer

A globally recognised high volume manufacturer are currently looking to strengthen their Quality department with the appointment of a Quality Engineer. As Quality Engineer, you will support with ensuring that the products produced meet quality standards required to minimise quality costs and maximise customer satisfaction, whilst ensuring that procedures and processes are adhered to. Working from their manufacturing facility in the Midlands, the Quality Engineer will be responsible for: • Responsible for all customer quality issues, providing pro-active support and response. • Understand customer requirements/expectations in detail communicating with the internal team ensuring the requirement is fully understood. • Main focal point to the customer/internal/supplier for all quality issues during the program life, from initiation to End of Life. • Project manage product quality requirements through ISIR, capability studies, AAR, etc in support of NPI, APQP & PPAP. • Define, specify and support the project management, manufacture & introduction of the necessary test equipment and gauging to satisfy the quality requirements. • Define & optimise the measurement techniques to deliver a stable & capable production process utilising SPC and support DOE activities when required. • Support design reviews and prototype builds. • Lead team in preparation of Control Plans and support D/PFMEA reviews as appropriate and document output using the necessary systems defined in NPI, APQP, PPAP, and company/customer procedures. • Support production team training in relation to the customer expectations and quality requirements. • To take responsibility for recording, progressing, responding and closeout of customer concerns utilising 8D or other problem-solving techniques as required. • Support Supplier APQP and supplier development and improvement. • Responsible for management and reporting of customer specific KPI’s related to Reject PPM and CAR performance. • Conduct Internal and external audits. • Support Launch as appropriate through PPIR reports, Interim PSW and alerts. • Monitor warranty acceptance rates and maintain response to pallets within identified timing. • Conduct negotiations to correct warranty billing. The successful candidate should be educated to degree level in engineering or HNC/HND with relevant experience. If you believe you have the required skills and experience please apply now. M-Tec Engineering Solutions is a leading supplier of Permanent, Interim and Project Management Recruitment Solutions to the Automotive and General Engineering sectors. Due to the overwhelming response to vacancies in this current climate, if you have not heard from us within the next two weeks you have been unsuccessful at this time