Quality Engineer

Job Location	Plymouth
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	Competitive salary
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Permanent, full-time

Job Description

Careers at KawasakiKawasaki Precision Machinery offer competitive salaries with excellent career progression, training opportunities as part of a multi national group and is a Investors in People accredited employer. Other benefits include generous holiday entitlements , employer pension contributions and life assurance , and free car parking at our attractive river side facilities. With the introduction of new products, this is an exciting time to join our Japanese Multi National business as we look to the future. The Plymouth plant is situated in the beautiful surroundings of the Tamar River with views across to Cornwall. We offer world class products and demand highly skilled staff. KPM has been accredited with the Investors In People Award and a Platinum Award from the Business Health Network.Responsibilities:

To actively support the implementation, maintenance, performance and improvement of the Quality Management System by applying appropriate quality tools and techniques.

To work independently and as a team member in conducting Quality Engineering activities.

To work in line with KPM Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies, Procedures and Instructions.

To identify performance trends and potential and actual non-conformances in products and processes through data gathering, analysis, monitoring and auditing.

Decision making: To stop production, drive containment action and take corrective or preventive action. To ensure effective and timely defect management.

To propose and implement robust and cost effective solutions and improvements.

To carry out audits, inspections, measurements and tests in a timely and accurate manner.

Clear, concise, accurate and data driven reporting of results, trends actions and progress.

To develop effective relationships with other team members and departments, suppliers and customer personnel as appropriate to facilitate product and service quality.

To provide training support and to overcome barriers to quality improvement.

Activities:Quality to Customer & NPI

Customer performance monitoring, trend analysis and reporting

OEM Customer certification programmes (e.g CAT SQEP) and visits

Process control

Gauging methods development for process

Process data, trends and issues

Support process control training for shop floor

APQP - Support NPI projects

Customer PPAP

Supplier visit in support of APQP, PPAP

Measurement as required

Projects as required

Deputise on material sentencing, morning walk, etc

Process Control & Cleanliness

Gather shop floor SPC and Dim Check Sheet data, trend and quick feedback

Measurement as required

Projects as required

Quality Management System and Audits

Document control - admin

Liaise with and support other functions with document management (training)

Conduct internal process and systems audits

Assist 2nd and 3rd party external audits and associated actions

Projects as required

Production QA Support

Quick feed back to production on issues from internal and customer etc

Scrap reduction project / BOS

Disposition sentencing, morning walk, RTS and defect processing

Liaison with Production to resolve issues

Support first off training

Product audit - pumps assemblies and components

KPMJ spares auditing

Measurement as required

Projects as required

Deputise on motors issues, personnel admin if needed

Registry Testing

Registry

New Travel Cards

Travel Cards to be handed over to Engineering & Planning

Required skills

Data Analysis

Project Management

Quality Management

Keyskills :
Data Analysis Project Management Quality Management

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