Quality Engineer

Southampton
2 months ago
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You will be working as a Quality Engineer within a UK team to ensure product and process quality, audit suppliers and internal processes and conduct compliance investigations to prove products meet industry standards.
The Company: Quality Engineer
A supportive, innovative and leading developer of high-powered lasers and fibre optic systems for the medical, R&D, Aerospace and Manufacturing markets. Based on the sunny south coast within a stone’s throw of the beach this company offers excellent progression opportunities with a very generous benefits package including pension, private health, holidays and flexible working.
Your Role: Quality Engineer:

  • You will manage the QMS and lead quality or compliance projects and support continuous improvement activities across the business
  • Support Supply Chain non-conformance and development activities – approve incoming part rejection and liaise with suppliers to ensure acceptable incoming component part quality
  • Support design & development activities – assist engineering teams to ensure that designs are appropriately reviewed, verified and validated throughout the development process
  • Support compliance activities – assist engineering & operations in the preparation of compliance reports
  • Carry out internal and supplier product & process audits in line with ISO 9001:2015 requirements
  • Investigate non-compliances and propose/implement corrective/preventive actions as part of continual improvement
  • Lead and run company meetings and be the voice of the quality teams across the business
    Your Background: Quality Engineer
  • Degree or HND in a relevant subject area (e.g. quality, mechanical, electronics engineering, materials, optics, photonics etc)
  • Proven quality engineer within an R&D or engineering environment – fibre optics, lasers, medical devices, scientific instrumentation, Aerospace, Automotive, Marine, Manufacturing etc
  • You should have good knowledge of internal auditing and working with suppliers and customers to solve issues
  • Experience leading Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action (RCCA / CAPA) using methodologies such as DMAIC, 8D, 5W & 6M, APQP,PPAP and FMEAs etc
  • Excellent communication skills, able to build good relationships, influence, motivate and lead from technician up to VP level
  • Good knowledge of SAP or other ERP tool and competent with Microsoft tools
  • Non-smoker/Vaper due to working in a clean room environment
    This Quality Engineer role is commutable from Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Eastleigh etc

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