Quality Engineer

Marcus Webb Associates Limited
Southampton
1 month 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, 5Y & 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

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role so candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

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