Quality Engineer

An opportunity has arisen to work as a Quality Engineer on a fixed term contract for an exciting company who develop technology for the Aerospace, Defence, Industrial, Medical and Scientific industries. This global company work on some of the highest profile projects including Hubble Telescope, Keplar, GAIA, Mars Rovers, New Horizons, and Rosetta to name but a few.

Duties:

• Offer hands on support to all aspects of the business , including manufacturing and driving improvement and efficiency.
• Responsible for ensuring that issues are dealt with in an effective manner, and appropriate Root Cause and Corrective Action is applied.
• Support Inspection for Incoming components to ensure that quality standards are maintained.
• Non-Conformance Management and Improvement Activity.
• Leading investigations on both internal issues and customer complaints/returns.
• Support customer meetings alongside Product Engineering.
• Performing Internal Audits in order to ensure that business processes are effective.
• Support Audit activity for annual ISO9001 audits.
• Quality approval of Delivery Review Boards
• Attendance of the Change Control Boards
• Approval of Change requests
• Process Release oversight and approval
• Carrying out Electro Static Discharge and Code of Practice Training
• Review, approval and closure management of Permits and concessions

Experience:

• Higher technical education, ie HNC or above.
• Quality related work experience in a manufacturing company .
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001
• Strong analytical skills to identify the source of problems.
• Good MS Office skills, experience in SAP is beneficial.
• Good communication skills to liaise effectively with both internal and external stake
• holders.
• Lean Six sigma and 8D problem solving
• Must hold a British Passport

Benefits:

• Hours 8.30am to 5.00pm Mon to Thurs and 8.30am to 4.30pm on Fri.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• On site restaurant facilities
• 6% matched pension
• Free parking

Call Julia at Prime Appointments for more information