Quality Engineer in Telford

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary: Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.

Job Responsibilities: The Quality Engineer is responsible for working with the suppliers, customers and internal stakeholders to lead and facilitate quality improvements and resolving issues that lead to the achievement of Quality and Business target.

• This role is Shift Based - 3-Shift Rotation.
• Lead, coach and mentor Shift Quality Technicians and Shift Quality Auditors in setting daily priorities and being a point of contact on shift.
• Support PPAP and launch of all programs, engineering changes & GP12 Activities in liaison with NPI (Safe Launch Process).
• Coordinate Capability studies and gauge validation (Measurement System Analysis).
• Review CAD drawings and understand the application requirements in conjunction with customer standards and dimensional reports.
• Carry out updates to Process Documentation – Standardised Work Instructions, Process Quality Records, Quality Alerts etc. Escalation of all quality concerns.
• Perform Quality audits as deemed necessary.
• Support the escalation, containment and analysis on internal and customer quality issues.
• Meet all commitments – confront and escalate issues in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate experience in MES Quality management system.
• Provide technical and administrative support as needed.
• Implement strategies to support lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement.
• Promote the companies HSE policies across the department and plant.
• Perform any other ad hoc duties as required.

EXPERIENCE:

Essential

• Quality experience within a shopfloor manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of manufacturing engineering with respect to one or more of these areas: die casting, metal forming, automated assembly, mechanisms, tooling fixtures and gauges.
• Understanding of Quality Tools (SPC, MSA, PPAP, Control plans, Process Flows, 8D Methodologies).
• Proficient in and learning the Business Operating Systems (IATF 16949).
• Clear communication skills and proven reporting at all levels of the business.

Desirable

• Leadership experience within a shopfloor manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of manufacturing engineering with respect to one or more of these areas: die casting, metal forming, automated assembly, mechanisms, tooling fixtures and gauges.
• Green Belt qualified or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Quality Management system, procedures and work instructions.
• Conduction Internal Quality Audits.

Personal Attributes:

• Results driven with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
• Able to work in a faced paced team environment.
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal).
• Good presentation skills.
• Self-motivated, able to initiate and follow tasks through to completion.
• Analytical with a data driven thought process.
• Motivate and assertive personality, willing to learn, seek opportunities for improvement.
• Excellent problem solving, and analytical skills combined with impeccable business judgement.
• Flexible and able to provide support to a continuous operations environment.
• Able to adapt well to change in assignments and priorities and able to adapt work methods in response to new information and changing conditions.
• Able to communicate professionally to customers and senior management.

Eligibility to work in the UK.

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment: At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

Worker Type: Regular / Permanent

Group: Cosma International