Quality Engineer

AQUMEN Recruitment is working with a prestigious manufacturing business based in Scunthorpe to secure the services of an experienced Quality Engineer on a Fixed Term Contract to the end of December 2022.

This is a Fixed Term Contract position where you will be responsible for all customer quality and engineering issues (in relation to the specific customer and platform), providing pro-active support and response

As Quality Engineer your responsibilities will include (not an exhaustive list):

• Communication
  
  
  
  • Understand customer requirements and expectations in detail and then communicate with the internal team in order that it is fully understood
  
  
• Customer Service
  
  
  
  • To be the main focal point to the customer, internal teams and the supplier for all quality and engineering issues during the program launch and introduction.
  • Take responsibility for recording, progressing, responding and close-out of customer concerns, utilising the 8D (or other problem solving techniques) as required
  • Conduct internal and external Audits
  
  
• Technical
  
  
  
  • Project manage product quality and engineering requirements in support of APQP & PPAP activities
  • Define and optimise the measurement techniques to deliver a stable and capable production process utilising core tools.
  • Ensure customer requirements are captured, understood and communicated to the business with robust process controls in place.
  • Support design reviews and prototype builds
  • Prepare and submit all Quality documentation for customer approval utilising customer specific requirements (e.g PPAP).
  
  
• Development
  
  
  
  • Support Production Team training in relation to the customer expectations and quality requirements
  
  
• KPI’s
  
  
  
  • Achieve on time launch to customer with all product approved to customer requirements. 
  • Responsible for management and reporting of customer specific KPI’s related to reject PPM and CAR performance
  
  

Measures:

• All new products successfully launched and approved by the customer on time and in full.
• All new products successfully launched with zero internal disruption.
• 8D’s completed within the required timeframe and reported back to key stakeholders
• All Quality issues to be investigated and escalated to the relevant parties

Candidate Experience

• Previous experience of working within a Quality Engineering role preferably in the Automotive industry
• Previous experience of plastic components or other related / similar consumables manufacturer
• Experience of customer and automotive industry systems and procedures including IATF16949, APQP, PPAP, Core Tools etc.
• Strong customer focus
• Analytical with excellent problem solving skills
• Comfortable influencing and negotiating
• Flexible and adaptable 

In return you will receive a salary of £45000 with company benefits

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