This premier helmet manufacturer has an exciting opportunity for Quality Engineer to join their Quality Team in Letchworth Garden City.
The purpose of this position is to:
- Analyse, report and monitor the performance of their products, purchased goods and processes.
- Focus on continual improvement of products and processes.
- Provide support for the Quality Management System (QMS) as required for implementation and maintenance of BS EN ISO 9001 standard.
- Aim to achieve AS 9100
Key duties:
- Maintain key elements of the QMS
- Collect/analyse/disseminate QMS data
- Conduct Internal and supplier QMS audits and participate in external audits
- Investigate and address customer complaints and in-house quality failures.
- Participate in Continuous Improvement teams
- Participate in root cause analysis, Process analysis & corrective action teams.
- Define & document acceptance criteria for products and processes.
- Evaluate, measure and monitor supplier performance.
- Interpret customer and internal quality requirements and develop quality plans to ensure conformance.
- Review and submission of technical files/certification requirements of approval agencies
- First article inspection (knowledge of AS9100)
-Coordinate measuring machine (interpret results) – knowledge of PCDMIS an advantage
- Participate in PFMEA/DFMEA
Person Specification:
- Substantial experience in quality function of a manufacturing company
- Computer literate with experience of using all Microsoft Office systems, bespoke IT packages, databases, and data analysis software.
- Good verbal and written communication and inter-personal skills at all levels
- Hands on approach at investigating and solving hardware and process problems
- Knowledge and awareness of BS EN ISO 9001 Quality Management System
- Knowledge of submission of technical files and product certification
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to understand and solve technical manufacturing problems
- Ability to use metrology measurement techniques and outputs.
- Good oral & written communication skills
- Team focused with the ability to participate in cross-functional teams
- Familiarity with QMS standards such as BS EN ISO 9001 and BS EN ISO14001 EMS.
- Conversant with six sigma, other Process Control tools, statistical techniques and FMEA
- Clean driving licence
- Education and Qualification:
- BTec,HND or degree in Mechanical engineering
- Significant experience in quality concepts, metrics and problem solving methodologies in an engineering manufacturing industry
- Use of Minitab or equivalent statistical software packages a must
- Lean/six-sigma experience
- Working knowledge of CMM and other metrology measurement methods
Please be advised that they carry out Baseline Personnel Security Checks (BPSS) for all candidates during their recruitment process. Please be advised that any information provided will be processed for the purpose of a check against the UK’s immigration and nationality records but may be shared with others, including the US Government pursuant to U.S Export regulations, in accordance with UK law.
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