Quality Engineer

Job Description

The Quality Engineer will have responsibility for improving customer satisfaction across the product range. You will have responsibility for assuring products meet quality criteria while liaising with production to continuously improve qualitystandards within the factory.The role will involve some travel as & when required.Salary, Hours and Benefits

• Salary, £32,000 - £35,000 dependant on experience
• 7:30am - 4:00pm, 1:00pm finish on Fridays (37.5 hours per week)
• The opportunity to work within a globally recognised business
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Managed Occupational Health service, Retail shopping discount programme, Discounted gym membership, Bike to Work scheme

Commutable From: Leicester, Derby, Nottingham, Burton upon Trent, Coventry, TamworthQuality Engineer Person SpecificationOne of the following qualifications / experiences is essential:

• Experienced Quality Inspector with experience of supplier quality management (min. 5+ years experience), Quality Engineer with minimum 2+ years experience or Educated to minimum HNC/HND level in a Quality, Engineering or Manufacturing discipline.
• The Quality Engineer will have experience using standard measuring equipment is essential and reading / interpreting engineering drawings.
• Electrical & Hydraulic experience would be an advantage.
• You should have good computer skills with experience of MS Office applications specifically Word, Excel and some familiarisation with Access (experience with ERP/MRP business systems would be an advantage).
• Ability to work under pressure; Have self-motivation and good interpersonal skills.
• Good organisational & planning skills and demonstrate commercial acumen.
• The individual should demonstrate fault finding & problem-solving abilities and be able to work with production and technical personnel in resolving issues. A good working knowledge of production methods (fabrication, machining, etc.) would be advantageous.

Key Responsibilities (but not limited to)

• The Quality Engineer will approve finished products by conducting Pre-Despatch Inspections.
• Have the ability to use statistical methods to fault find & support solutions to technical issues and to be responsible for assuring bought in products meet quality standards (both internal and external suppliers).
• Where non-conformance exists, use initiative to introduce suitable manufacturing containment actions while working with the supply base (internal or external) & technical personnel to achieve long-term solutions using root-cause analysis techniques.
• Support day to day operations to ensure there in minimum impact to production as a result of quality related issues and generate quality trends and proposed actions to support internal reviews in line with TQM (Total Quality Management) requirements.
• Provide quality inspection support when required. Auditing (& development) of suppliers as and when required and support sample inspection (whether on-site / at external supplier).
• Support NPPD / Development Projects within the factory from design review through to build. Be actively involved to help guarantee its success.
• Assisting in the development and auditing of quality procedures / documentation including development of the quality management system and TQM reporting

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994