Reporting to the Quality Manager, as the Quality Engineer you will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Reviewing, reporting on and driving projects aimed at the reduction of cost of poor quality and the impact of defect rates on business performance.
• Applying quality tools and techniques to help drive improvement in quality performance, leading and engaging teams in continuous improvement projects.
• Assisting Production Teams with root cause analysis of problems and identification of appropriate corrective measures.
• Developing and implementing quality programs, including tracking, analysing, reporting and problem solving.
• Examining quality system for areas of improvements and supports delivery of HSEQ 18 month rolling plan.
• Writing procedures, processes, and work instructions for the quality function’s various activities.
• Conducting audits and supporting execution of annual audit plan.
• Conducting investigation analysis for NCRs received from customers, applying root cause analysis tools to identify true root causes, and deriving appropriate containment, corrective, and preventive action.
• Supporting production of required monthly reports to management and participates in annual management review activities.
• Providing support, where required, to QC Team Leader for providing training programmes for QC Inspectors.
• Acting as technical expert and mentor to others within the department, providing guidance and knowledge to those that require it.
• Some limited travels, where required, to client sites to assist in incident investigations or suppliers to participate in improvement programmes.
• Assisting in managing concession requests, ensuring that sufficient grounds exist for concessions to be raised and that appropriate close out to concessions is carried through.
• Maintaining adherence to and improvement of the company’s quality systems and procedures, including but not restricted to continual ISO 9001 compliance.
• Developing, supporting, and actively encouraging a culture of continual improvement by suggesting improvement programmes that involve team members and other employees.

Experience / Qualifications:

• Will have a fundamental understanding of a quality system and its development, documentation and implementation to domestic and international standards or requirements.
• Will have a basic understanding of the audit process including types of audits, planning, preparation, execution, reporting results and follow-up.
• Will be able to develop and implement quality programs, including tracking, analysing, reporting and problem solving.
• Will be able to plan, control and assure product and process quality in accordance with quality principles, which include planning processes, material control, acceptance sampling and measurement systems.
• Will have basic knowledge of reliability, maintainability, and risk management, including key terms and definitions, modelling, systems design, assessment tools and reporting.
• Will have a thorough understanding of problem-solving and quality improvement tools and techniques. This includes knowledge of management and planning tools, quality tools, preventive and corrective actions, and how to overcome barriers to quality improvements.
• Will be able to acquire and analyse data using appropriate standard quantitative methods across a spectrum of business environments to facilitate process analysis and improvements.
• Expected to maintain membership to professional societies such as the American Society for Quality (ASQ) or the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI).
• Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ CQE) or Chartered Quality Professional (MCQI CQP) highly desirable.
• Experience of, and certification in, Continuous Improvement techniques highly desirable. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.
• Experience in Moulding (Plastics or Rubber) highly desirable.
• ISO9001:2015 Internal Auditor required, Lead Auditor desirable.
• Technical awareness and ability to read and understand job specifications.

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Email:qhse@tmmrecruitment.com