Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer with an extensive knowledge of and background in the automotive industry, required to join a well-established leading manufacturer based in Kings Norton, Birmingham. Offered as a permanent contract, as Quality Engineer, you would be responsible for conducting and defining Quality Engineering activities, to ensure that the product quality fully meets customer and company requirements; ensuring customer and company quality requirements are maintained throughout production life and maintaining effective communication throughout the business to ensure a robust QMS is implemented and maintained. Quality Engineer Job Responsibilities * Conduct Internal Audits covering both Quality and Environmental Standards. * Contribute towards setting Quality and Environmental Standards * Identify 5S concerns and liaise with the relevant team(s). * Assist in maintaining Environmental Management System [EMS] to ISO14001. * Conduct drawing and specification review as part of feasibility studies. Identify concerns and liaise with relevant internal and customer contacts until the concerns are resolved. * Lead, or provide active input into, PFMEA meetings and subsequent reviews. * Evaluate dimensional and visual assessment of components & raw material, identifying errors and implementing necessary corrective action(s). * Assist the Inspection Instructions based on the Control Plan/Gauge Plan/FMEA and gain concurrence form specified areas. * Conduct pre-production audits on samples prior to despatch to the customer and ensure that they meet specified requirements. * Assist with preliminary process studies, confirm control limits with Production Engineers, and agree actions to correct any non-stable / non capable processes. * Monitor process capability during production and agree actions to correct non stable/non capable processes. * Arrange for the inspection of customer returns and provide reports on causes of rejection and corrective action * Lead root cause analysis and assist with the resolution of quality concerns * Lead improvement activities within the company. * Visit/liaise with customers and suppliers as required. * Flexibility to undertake training and provide support within Quality Department as required. * Ensure housekeeping in the Quality area is maintained in a satisfactory condition. * Effective use of performance charts to present actions and tracking of actions & status. * To provide support to manufacturing teams to resolve quality concerns and promote quality. On receipt of quality concerns, evaluate and implement containment activity, both internally and externally. * Planning of workload to ensure completion of activities within agreed timing program. Successful candidate for the role of Quality Engineer must possess: * Practical engineering experience * Excellent understanding of ISO9001, IATF16949, ISO14001, APQP and PPAP. * Attention to detail * Proficient communication skills * Determination to ensure quality standards are met and customer satisfaction is ensured * Preferred use of Polyworks software * Experience of scanning arm or programming a CMM Salary: £35,000 to £37,000 p.a. Hours of Work: Mon to Thurs 7am to 4pm, Fri 7am to 1pm Immediate start available – please APPLY TODAY