Project Quality Engineer in Neath

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Freudenberg Flow Technologies is a global provider of critical sealing and connector solutions, niche products and services to the global energy market — including oil and gas, renewables and alternatives. Our strengths in material science, application knowledge, design capabilities and manufacturing capacity, combined with our differentiated product portfolio, are supported by our focus on providing the highest level of customer service.

You support our team as Project Quality Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Inspection & Test Planning (ITP): Create, maintain, and gain customer approval of project ITPs/control plans; coordinate witness/hold points.
• Quality Gate Readiness: Coordinate formal sign-offs at key build stages; ensure drawings/specifications and manufacturing instructions conform to defined standards.
• Supplier Quality & Compliance: Liaise with Supplier Development to flow down QC requirements to suppliers, review their procedures, and verify conformance against project-specific QC requirements; manage corrective actions and performance metrics.
• Testing & Verification: Through creation and approval of project ITP's ensure compliance with project requirements in terms of NDT (e.g., FAT/EFAT, MPI, DPI, UT, RT, PMI, hardness, dimensional), securing complete certifications per customer and project codes.
• Customer Interface: Act as the primary quality contact for the project; coordinate approvals (e.g., ITPs for customers) and manage audits/witness activities.
• Non-conformance Management: Lead 8D/Root Cause Analysis; define containment and corrective/preventive actions; verify effectiveness and timely closure.
• Internal Audits & Continuous Improvement: Plan/execute project audits; issue reports and track actions to closure; champion lessons learned and standardization across projects.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Bridge Quality, Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain to meet project deliverables and customer milestones; support the Project Manager on quality matters.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Engineering/Manufacturing or a related discipline.
• Demonstrable experience as a Quality/Project Quality Engineer in Oil & Gas or heavy manufacturing, working with customer approvals and supplier quality requirements.
• Must have worked within an ISO9001:2015 certified organization; experience with regards to ISO14001:20215 and ISO45001:2018 would be an advantage.
• Practical application of quality methods and tools: APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, Pareto, and 8D problem solving.
• Hands‐on oversight of testing programs and NDT coordination (e.g., pressure testing, MPI/DPI/UT/RT/PMI, hardness), including certification review and data pack completion.
• Strong competence in reading engineering drawings/specifications and validating manufacturing instructions against prescribed practices.
• Understanding the properties of materials, manufacturing processes and methods.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.