At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead quality processes from concept to manufacturing, ensuring top-notch standards.
- Company: Join a dynamic engineering team in Kingswinford with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and a chance to work on exciting projects.
- Other info: Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and promote innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in automotive and medical device manufacturing.
- Qualifications: 3-5 years of quality engineering experience in dual sectors required.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Major Recruitment Oldbury are delighted to be recruiting for our Kingswinford based client who are seeking a Quality Engineer to work in their engineering department.
Duties and tasks will include:
- Lead the APQP process from initial concept through to successful manufacturing launch.
- Utilising error proofing, lean continuous improvement methodologies.
- Author and maintain critical risk documentation including PFMEA, and Control Plans, QCIC, SOP, GIS and process documentation.
- Conduct Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) studies.
- Coordinate initial sample inspection reports (ISIR) (FAIR) and component dimension layouts.
- Compile and submit comprehensive PPAP level submissions, and medical validation protocols including Installation Operational Performance Qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ).
- Manage the International Material Data System (IMDS) submissions for automotive products.
- Ensure compliance standards REACH, RoHS, and medical traceability protocol requirements.
- Serve as the NPI quality contact for customers and suppliers.
- Solve pre-production quality issues using 8D, 5-Why, and Ishikawa root-cause tools.
- Conduct internal product and process audits to verify the stability of new assembly processes.
- Represent the company during key customer launch audits and initial trial and safe launch activities.
- Audit external suppliers to verify their NPI readiness and component quality.
- Identify and promote technological awareness and innovation.
- Keep Management fully appraised of significant occurrences and trends that impact the quality of product or manufacturing operations.
Candidates welcome to apply for the role will have the following:
- Dual-Sector Expertise: Minimum 3-5 years of quality engineering experience handling both automotive and medical device manufacturing.
- HNC or equivalent, time served NPI Quality Engineer.
- Metal pressings production/manufacturing environment.
- Good working knowledge of IAFT16949 & other QMS standards.
- Core Tools - APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC & IMDS.
- Metrology & engineering drawings (GD&T) and using precision measurement tools.
We think you need these skills to ace Quality Engineer in Kingswinford
APQP
FMEA
SPC
MSA
PPAP
IMDS
REACH compliance
