This company is looking to recruit a Quality Assurance Engineer.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this role is to ensure that all the businesses products meet established quality standards and specifications, carrying out root cause analysis on non-conforming products and implementing continuous improvements.
Responsibilities
- Communicate quality issues to both internal and external stakeholders, providing technical support to drive performance improvement.
- Work with cross functional project teams to investigate the root cause of non- conformances, identify and ensure implementation of corrective and preventative actions to continuously improve quality.
- Monitor the effectiveness of corrective and preventative actions, and take action as appropriate.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of a robust quality assurance procedure for all fabrics and raw materials.
- Support the improvement of the businesses quality performance to reduce the cost of poor quality (COPQ)
- Complete quality audits on the businesses supply base, making suggestions where process improvements can be made.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the company Technical Governance Strategy in relation to non-conformances and quality assurance.
- Provide technical support to the Customer Technical Support team, ensure timely responses are provided to customers on quality related customer complaints.
- Carry out and co-ordinate fabric testing and inspections as and when required.
Education / Skills / Knowledge / Experience
- Minimum of Degree level in Textile Technology, Engineering and / or Chemicals.
- Extensive knowledge of production techniques and testing standards within the yarn / fabric manufacturing industry.
- Previous experience in a similar role is desirable.
Personal Competencies
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Confident and assertive when dealing with internal and external suppliers/customers
- Problem analysis and problem solving
- Decision making
- Planning and organisational skills
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated and ability to work on own initiative
- Adaptability
- Ability to prioritise tasks and apply urgency as needed
- Friendly, calm and professional
- Able to handle pressure
Additional requirements
- Full, clean driving licence as some driving will be required in this role.