Role Overview
As a Quality Engineer your focus will be to accelerate enhanced quality performance through the delivery of effective daily management, delivery of strategic projects and deployment of tools & techniques. Engagement with key business stakeholders will be key to ensure end-to-end quality is built into our products, processes, and services.
Key Responsibilities
- Proactively engage with key stakeholders across Operations, Supply Chain, Product Management, R&D and Engineering to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support the Quality and Operations teams in delivering continuous improvement activities that enhance customer satisfaction and business performance.
- Increase standardisation, reduce variation and deliver quality improvement projects, including new product development and existing product portfolio activities.
- Implement, maintain and analyse quality metrics, conducting root cause investigations and driving corrective actions to improve processes.
- Support the development and delivery of the Quality Improvement Strategy aligned to the Genuit Business System.
- Capture and analyse customer feedback, using insights to improve performance and enhance communication across the business.
- Develop and deliver quality-related training to build capability and reduce NCRs and customer support issues.
- Deliver improvements to quality management systems, product specifications and standards, while supporting visual management and workplace organisation initiatives.
- Apply continuous improvement tools and methodologies such as 8D, 5 Whys, Kaizen, Gemba, Pareto and SPC to drive business improvements.
- Develop and implement plans to improve end-to-end quality systems, enhancing efficiency, productivity and cost effectiveness.
Skills and Experience
- Proven experience delivering Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Experience developing and implementing leading and lagging KPI metrics.
- Experience of project planning.
- Experience of visual management.
- Ability to plan and deliver effective meetings and training modules.
- Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills.
- Demonstrable involvement in Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of Continuous Improvement, Lean tools, Root Cause Analysis and Kaizen methodologies.
- Dynamic thinking and problem‑solving abilities.
- Ability to train, present and conduct workshops.
- Willingness to travel to other UK locations to deliver projects.
Benefits
- Entitled to 25 days holiday
- Pension contribution matched up to 8%
- Save as you earn Genuit Share scheme
- Life assurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Various health and wellbeing initiatives
- Staff discount on all Genuit Group products
Quality Engineer in Horncastle employer: Polypipe Civils
Polypipe Civils and Green Urbanisation offers a dynamic work environment where safety and teamwork are paramount. Employees benefit from a rotating shift pattern that promotes work-life balance, alongside opportunities for professional growth within the Genuit Group. With a strong commitment to health and safety standards, this role not only ensures job security but also fosters a culture of collaboration and excellence.
