Quality Engineer

Job Description

Jonathan Lee Recruitment are looking for a Quality Engineer to work for a Professional Mobile Radios manufacturer in public safety and commercial users across the globe. Founded in 2002 the client has brought together radio infrastructure, terminals anddata applications to create compelling solutions that enable its customers in over 100 countries address the demanding operational challenges that they face every day. Please see below the details and requirements for the role.DescriptionWe are on the lookout for a Quality Engineer to play a key role within the Quality team. The Quality Engineer will be involved in the continuous improvement of Quality Processes from concept and prototype stages, through to post production and customer support.As Quality Engineer, you will have a strong background in Quality systems and tools in a design, manufacturing, and service environmentYour Role

• The Quality engineers role is to identify and implement opportunities to improve all aspects of business systems and products using best practice Quality tools and techniques.
• The role will require critical thinking, determination and a commitment to supporting the businesses objective to continually improve, the role is within a small, focussed team who impact every corner of the business and customer experience.
• The ability to communicate effectively and support others in a change environment is critical as is the ability to add value to all processes.
• The Quality Engineer will be expected to lead improvement activities and will be comfortable making decisions and taking responsibility for implementing required actions as appropriate to the businesses needs.

Your Day to Day

• Contributing to VOC reviews for product / project requirements, continually evaluating and improving the requirements capture process.
• Analysing existing product performance data and feed improvement opportunities into new projects for scoping.
• Participating in project gate reviews thought the development lifecycle, identifying areas of product manufacture that represent risk to quality, cost or supply
• Improving product development efficiency through the reduction of rework and unplanned development cycles by applying industry best practices.
• Participate in xFMEA and DFx reviews ensuring that the total process will deliver a product that meets the requirements specifications
• To measure and ensure process capability meets the product requirements, ensuring engineering focus is applied in the correct areas to improve the overall product quality
• To own Critical To Quality measurement points, ensuring that the supply chain is capable of producing the parts in line with the quality and capacity requirements
• To create and monitor Quality Control Plans with our custom component suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Lead Root Cause Analysis of issues found across the business. To ensure that corrective and preventative actions are put in place.
• To hold deputy sign-off responsibility for product / component release to manufacture and projects transfer product ownership to the Operations department
• To support and mentor other business functions and supply chain in the successful use of Quality toolkit
• Communicating the successes and failures of quality improvement activities to all stakeholders effectively

This job involves some travelling so the successful applicant will have a full, clean driving licence and their own car.Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in Manufacturing / Engineering / Technology

Experience and Skills

• Experience in Engineering Based Quality role; Product Quality, Product and process engineering.
• Previous experience in Electro-mechanical manufacturing environment
• Experience in an AGILE software development environment
• Knowledge and practical use of six sigma methodology and tools to improve product developments and manufacturing processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving techniques (5-why, 8D, kaizen, etc.)
• Proven experience of defining and ensuring CTQs are established and achieved during product development activities

Suitably qualified and experienced Quality Engineer should apply by contacting Thomas Morris at Jonathan Lee Recruitment +44 (0)1926963299 or by emailing their CVYour CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.