Location | County Antrim, County Antrim |
Sector | |
Job Type | Permanent |
Salary | £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum + Pension, benefits |
Published | almost 2 years ago |
Contact | Patrick Moore |
Job Ref | PM191 |
Job Description
Quality Engineer
Location: County Antrim
Salary: £25-30k plus excellent benefits package
Grafton recruitment has been retained to recruit a Quality Engineer for a global, leading manufacturing firm based in County Antrim. The company is recognised globally for their expertise in a highly technical area. They are also widely known as an exceptional local employer.
The role
Reporting to: Assistant Quality Manager
- To support the QA team in the achievement of departmental goals and objectives
Duties
The key tasks for the Quality Engineer will include:
- External and internal defect review, analysis, reporting and improvement
- Maintain customer relationship via ongoing liaison, support and complaint resolution
- Facilitate timely response to open customer issues, ensure internal and external documentation is produced and maintained in response
- Perform follow up work on corrective actions, including documentation of corrective procedures
- Support continuous improvement activities e.g. 8D reviews, corrective action plans, Kaizen events
- Provide technical and problem solving advice regarding materials and production systems
- Supplier/sub-contractor management (certification, audits, performance management)
- Works closely with QA team and internal customers to maintain ISO compliance standards
- Preparation of inspection plans, quality standards and creation of CMM programs
- Statistical analysis of product characteristics
- Keep management informed of customer / subcontractor requirements and expectations
- Support new product launches, including preparation of PPAP documentation
- Travel to customer and subcontractor facilities as required
- Ensure compliance with the Company health, safety and environmental policies and management systems
Essential criteria
- Degree educated in an engineering/technical discipline.
- Previous experience in a similar role.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of PFMEA, control plans and measurement system analysis
- Experience of statistical process control
- Experience in the application of problem solving techniques
For more information please contact Patrick Moore on 02890 323333
