LOCATION- Gloucestershire
TERM- Permanent
SALARY- £40,000-£50,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
We are looking for a Lead Quality Engineer on a permanent basis in the Gloucestershire area to provide support the delivery of products with a Right first time approach to help improve cost, quality and throughput whilst minimising waste.
The Lead Quality Engineer will ideally have the following attributes:
- HND qualified or equivalent in relevant Engineering/science field
- 3 years experience in Manufacturing industry or similar
- Good working knowledge of ISO9001
- Strong attention to detail with excellent writing and verbal skills
- Self-motivated individual
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Be able to read and understand technical drawings
- Right first time approach
- Ability to identify risks or potential areas for improvements
- Lead on quality projects increasing effectiveness, improving product quality and H&S in the company
- Understand necessary industry standards, maintaining and implementing (REACH & RoHS, COSHH and WEEE).
- Hands on role investigating NCR’s and providing corrective actions
- Performing internal & external audits
- Improve in house inspection and apply ECN’s where necessary
- Use of RCA tools such as 8D, 5WHY, ISHIKAWA, FMEA’s
- Champion and support the team of procedures, working instructions and SOP’s
- Maintaining ISO9001 QMS and implementing TQM
- Monitor output, quality & scrap rates. Improving OTD performance
- Maintain records of products and approved suppliers
- Continually improve QMS processes