Shift Quality Engineer
Cockermouth
About us
James Walker is part of the James Walker Group of Companies, who are a successful global Industrial organisation supplying high performance sealing products and solutions. With state-of-the-art material technology skills, the James Walker Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of the James Walker Group specialises in the provision of sealing solutions (elastomers, polymers, composites, engineering plastics, high nickel alloys).
Our worldwide group of companies has operations, sales and service entities across Europe, Middle East, India, Australia, New Zealand, SE Asia, South Africa and North and South America
The Position:
James Walker and Co Ltd are looking to recruit 3 Quality Engineers to support the Quality Team at the manufacturing site in Cockermouth, Cumbria. This is a shift role, working 3 shifts. Mornings, backs and nights.
Key responsibilities:
Manage operation Quality communication and feedback sessions.
Responsible for a month on month reject reduction across all business units.
Conduct compliance checks at press for process and product compliance.
Ensure accuracy of reject data by ensuring qty and defects codes are correct.
Oversee process capability studies on agreed orders as necessary.
Carry out process and compliance audits supporting site audit schedule.
Co-ordinate Material Review Board (MRB) on shift across necessary business units.
Facilitateproblem solving activity on live orders as necessary. (3C/5Y)
Manage customer and internal NCs by working closely with Quality Assurance and Operational teams.
Ensure Quality dashboards are maintained daily, Quality KPIs and actions to be kept live.
The successful candidate must have:
Be able to demonstrate experience of problem solving and continuous improvement activity.
A resilient approach and go the extra mile to improve standards and performance.
Excellent communication, leadership and influencing skills along with the ability to build great relationships.
Excellent IT Skills and proficient in all Microsoft Applications.
Analytical/logical thinker.
Self-motivated to achieve targets.
Excellent presentation skills.
Experience/Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline.
Green or black belt certified.
Statistical process control and process capability champion.
Proven experience of working in a Quality environment, min 2 years Quality Engineering experience.
Solid understanding of Quality Management Systems.
Proficient in the use of quality core tools around 8D/ A3/ RCA/ 5 Why/ Fishbone etc.
Knowledge of AS9100, ISO9001/ISO19443 would be an advantage.
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