Quality Engineer in Bolton

I’m currently supporting a well-established engineering manufacturer who is looking to appoint an experienced Quality Engineer to support their technical and engineering output on a short-term basis. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in engineering drawing checking, CAD validation and manufacturing quality assurance, particularly within a steel fabrication / mechanical engineering environment.

Quality Engineer main job responsibilities:

• Check and approve engineering output (including all 3D Models, drawings, Bills of Material (BOM) and any documentation) for technical completeness, clarity of information, conformance with standards, dimensional accuracy, manufacturability and the correct specification of materials and processes.
• Check and approve tolerance stack analyses for technical completeness and correctness, ensure cumulative tolerances do not render the products inoperable or uncertified.
• Responsible for the definition of a standard drawing format and alignment of all engineering output to this standard. Where amendments to drawing standards are required, this role is responsible for re-defining the affected standards with the change, gaining approval from the Engineering Supervisor and rolling out the changes to the wider department.
• Complete adherence to the company ISO 9001 procedures and process maps. Populating the project/department checking log(s) for all drawings/documentation that is submitted into checking and once checked, prior to return to the originator.
• Contribute to the resolution of NCR's against the department. Raise NCR's as required. Highlight any re-occurring performance issues of design engineer(s) to the Engineering Supervisor for monitoring.
• Providing constructive feedback to the design engineer(s) on their individual output.
• Promote good working relationships within the department with the company values and vision.
• Notify the Engineering Supervisor of any period where there is no checking available, for temporary re-assignment.
• Assist Sales & Estimating with tender opportunities as required.

Qualifications, knowledge, experience & skills:

• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, plus 10+ years engineering experience of industrial sheet/steel fabrications or minimum bachelor's degree (BEng Hons) in Engineering (preferably mechanical engineering) plus 6+ years engineering experience of industrial sheet/steel fabrications.
• Suitable experience using 2D and 3D CAD software packages.
• Experience of engineering drawing authoring or checking within a mechanical design environment in a relevant field.
• A good understanding of general mechanical engineering principles including manufacturing processes, methods and constraints and design for manufacture (DFM).
• Sound motivational skills with a focus on quality adherence and output.
• Flexibility to work overtime to achieve project plans as required.
• Strong communicator with internal and external customers alike.
• A thorough technical understanding of mechanical engineering drawing principles, including (but not limited to):

• Fundamentals such as projection angles, line types, view types, dimensioning methods, title block and change block information.
• Different drawing types and their usage.
• Theory and application of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Datum systems and appropriate usage of the different types of datum system.
• Limits and fits.
• Surface roughness specification.
• A thorough understanding of BS 8888:2017 and its application.