Quality Engineer
Based Derby
6 monthly renewable contract
£45-50,000
To start asap
37hrs per week Monday to Friday days

Role
Ensure Product Quality compliance according to Customer & Internal specifications
Deploy Industrial Quality Standards per manufacturing process during manufacturing to support External Demerit at ZERO for Customer and improve IQ Performance with DpU (Defect per Unit), especially for Special Processes

In short
1. Experience in writing Quality Control plans
2. Audit experience
3. Customer liaison experience
4. Rigor and Communication
5. Has the ability to negotiation and manage stakeholders
6. Working with Special Processes - Torque Tightening, bonding, riveting, painting, welding etc
7. Problem Solving experience, leading and being part of a team
8. Presenting data through quality animation.
9. Excellent at time management
10. Can work off own initiative
11. Driven and ambitious

Accountability & Authorities
Manage IQ activities in relevant workshop : People, Process & Performance
Perform DpU / External Demerit analysis to lead efficient Line Quality Animation with industrial cross function team
Support the decision for all Hand Overs (GO / NOGO) & keeps NO GO Veto Right in any case
Stop the production if needed for mandatory reason (e.g. Safety impact needed rework)
Participate to Criticality Matrix analysis & contribute to Process FMEA (Failure Mode & Effect & Analysis)
Lead FAR & Participate to FMR / SMR
Implement & Regularly update of Quality Control Plans during Pre & Serial manufacturing activities
Ensure availability of Car History Book & Compliance of the manufactured products before shipping
Support PIQ in scope
Manage Internal NCR: Support NCR team to complete characterization until closure using Problem Solving methodology (e.g. QRQC)
Participate in Customer Inspections
Qualify manufacturing teams regarding the Self-Inspection
Manage Workstation Dynamic Checklists (Self-Inspection & Workstation Inspection)
Perform Workstation Audit & Follow-up
Perform or participate to inspections of products when required (e.g. PCx)

Performance Measurements
External Demerit, Defects per Unit & First Pass Yield reductions to achieve objectives defined
CONQ per unit (Cost Of Non Quality) reduction to achieve objective defined
APSYS score objective for Industrial Quality requirements (Q09 to Q13 items)

Requirements
Ideally degree / HND in engineering (electromechanical, electrical, material, mechanical…) or equivalent
Must be able to read drawings / specifications and familiar with a variety of test equipment
Special Process Qualification minimum at Level 2 according to Quality Academy criteria's
Experience in managing Quality tools (Problem solving, Lean Six Sigma, …)
Processes knowledge on Quality and at Industrial level
Management experience (For PIQ Manager / Leader)
Using digital tools
5 years experiences in Industrial
Experience in Project management or equivalent
Experience in audit are appreciated

Please note that if successful you will be required to undertake a pre employment Drugs and Alcohol test and medical questionnaire - full policy available on request