We are looking for a Quality Engineer to work on a permanent basis for a global manufacturing company based in the Wigan area.

Salary is £32,000 per annum plus holidays, pension, product discounts.

The role is working Monday to Friday days with a lunchtime finish on Friday.

Job overview/purpose:

Ensure compliance with the companies Quality Management System and associated control systems & processes – ISO9001 accreditation – as part of the company Integrated Management System (IMS)
Ensure product quality assurance for both externally sourced and locally manufactured products covering Wiring Accessories and Circuit Protection (domestic & commercial).
Management of non-conforming products & components and relative inventory management of respective Quarantine Areas.
Support achievement of the Headquarters & internally agreed Quality Target Agreements (year-on-year basis).
Support cross-functional cooperation across the business.

Key tasks:

Working with the Head of Supplier Operations, the management of site issues / complaints (both internal and external) – from initial planning of recovery actions through to corrective, preventive measures, cost capture and reporting.
Analysis of operational product quality concerns, their impact (i.e., non-conformance costs) and implementation of preventive / corrective actions.
Full involvement in the internal audit schedule, covering the Operating Procedures supporting the companies IMS (9001 section) and HQ mandated Quality-Gates.
Accurate capture of Quality data and the onward reporting & communication to management and where applicable into Headquarters and local Quality reporting / meetings.
Creation, management and control to satisfactory close out of applicable quality concern documentation in processes and projects; IQCA, APQP, 8D, RP3, RP4 and PDSM.
Management & maintenance of the product concession system.
Installation, maintenance and optimisation of in-bound Quality Control Plans for finished products and production components from suppliers.

Key Results/Objectives:

Delivery of Quality performance targets agreed with Headquarters and with the internal “stretch” Quality Target agreements.
Satisfactory management of non-conforming product / components, ensuring inventory is retained at minimal possible levels (rejects returned to vendors / rework operations organised through Operations) and any variances posted at stocktake operations relative to Quarantine Areas are minimal.
Year on Year reduction in “cost of quality” across the sites to agreed annual targets
Analysis of quality problems, their impact (i.e., Non-conformance costs) and implementation of preventative / corrective actions.

Qualifications:

Skills/ competencies:

SAP experience & usage.
Ability to coach, mentor and instruct others in quality concepts and tools.
Strong MS Office skills – particularly MS Excel.
Ability to liaise with suppliers, China Operations Quality Team & South Africa Quality Team on quality issues, ensuring effective communication and prompt resolution.
Operational procedures – ability to create, implement, maintain and audit.
Ability to create monthly quality reports, analysing quality trends and input into applicable improvement programmes.
Ability to apply quality assurance methods & techniques
Use of applicable quality concern documentation such as IQCA (Incoming Quality Concern Advice) and 8D.

Knowledge:

Knowledge of Wiring Accessory and Domestic / Commercial Circuit Protection product.
Awareness of Engineering / Manufacturing processes – key technologies: plastics / machining mechanical components / assembly.
Knowledge of lean principles & implementation of lean tools.

Personal Attributes:

Strong and articulate communicator – verbal and written.
Ability to accurately capture, scrutinise and manipulate performance data to a high level of specific detail.
Ability to work with little supervision.
Ability to work within a multi-functional team.

If the Quality Engineer role could be of interest to you, please call Rebecca at GPW Recruitment or press APPLY NOW!