Quality Engineer in Redditch

Gardner Denver is a leading provider of mission‑critical flow control and compression equipment and associated aftermarket parts, consumables, and services, which it sells across multiple attractive end‑markets within the industrial, energy and medical industries. Its broad and complete range of compressor, vacuum and blower products and services, along with its application expertise and over 160 years of engineering heritage, allows Gardner Denver to provide differentiated product and service offerings for its customers' specific uses.

The Quality Engineer shall plan and coordinate quality activities in conjunction with the quality team to ensure all components, processes and products meet the specified requirements. Provide assistance to departments to resolve assembly or test issues and promote continuous improvement. Provide quality planning and training as necessary to support the successful launch of new parts, processes and products. Investigate and resolve Customer Complaints and support Warranty claims investigation. Liaise with suppliers and internal operations to effectively resolve all issues, promote quality, productivity improvements and cost reduction.

Responsibilities

• Day to day support of the manufacturing cells.
• Leading root cause analysis investigations including ownership of problem definition, implementation of containment and working with cross functional teams to ensure robust corrective actions.
• 8D completion for internal and external issues.
• RFT (Right first time) tracking and improvement.
• Providing feedback to manufacturing team (all levels from Operators to Senior Management team).
• Representing quality at daily production meetings.
• Product and Process audits.
• Providing required data to support PPAP submissions.
• Own to resolution customer complaints.
• Internal and external audits to ISO9001 and/or IATF16949 requirements.
• Supporting the engineering change process and actions required to control changes.
• Scrap processing and scrap investigation and reduction.
• Project work to lead or support Lean/continuous improvement activities.
• Provide technical support for internal and external customers.
• Maintain quality KPI’s.
• Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required within the scope of the role.

Basic Qualifications

• HNC or Degree in Mechanical, electrical or manufacturing engineering (or relevant experience).
• Proven experience in/with ISO & IATF management systems.
• Experience of being a QE in a manufacturing environment (Ideally an automotive assembly environment using machined components).
• Use of SAP Quality Management.
• Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel).
• Problem solving using 8D (or other tools).
• Auditing experience (System, product, process).
• Strong analytical skills.
• Team focused with practical approach.
• Takes ownership.
• Ability to understand engineering drawings.
• Able to build relationships.
• Managing change.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to maintain personal technical knowledge of products.
• Pragmatic approach to problem solving.

What we Offer

• 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays (Option to purchase 5 days after probation period).
• Westfield Health Medical Cash Plan.
• Death in Service Benefit of 4 x salary.
• Cycle scheme (After probation period).
• Electric Car Scheme (After 1 year employment).
• 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment.
• Costco Gold Company member, allowing employees to join.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies.

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