ESMU Quality Engineer in Cheltenham

Location: Cheltenham, UK

Benefits:

• 27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day
• Private Medical Insurance
• Bonus scheme
• Share scheme
• Enhanced pension plan
• Life assurance
• On-site gym
• Free on-site parking
• Salary sacrifice schemes for Technology and Electric Vehicles

Role Overview:

The Quality Engineer plays a pivotal role in providing technical support to the production manufacturing teams and wider stakeholders to ensure quality performance is in line with customer expectation and supporting end to end operations within the ESMU business unit. To report quality metrics, trends and identification of quality improvement themes to ensure robust countermeasures and preventive solutions are implemented.

Objectives And Responsibilities:

• Have in depth knowledge of the internal Quality Management System (QMS) and product requirements, quality tools and techniques.
• Timely inspection of raw materials, mechanical components, and sub-assemblies upon arrival to verify conformity to purchase orders, technical drawings, and specifications.
• Ensure timely action on Internal Failure (NCR) and associated Field Failure (FFR) complaints and issues via the Fusion Product Life Cycle (PLM) system, including dispositions, investigations and timely reporting; including decisive decisions attributed to remedial, containment and solutions.
• Analysis of NCR and FFR data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead and participate in projects and continuous improvement activities to enhance product quality and manufacturing processes.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma and Agile methodologies to all activities, driving cost efficiency and operational excellence.
• Support to ensure traceability of inspected items through batch numbers, certificates of conformity, and delivery documentation and review, upload / approve EN10204 material certificates.
• Actively ensure compliance with ISO9001/PED/ISO14001 and other relevant voluntary, regulatory/statutory requirements within UK Supply.
• As determined plan, conduct and follow up regular internal audits to assure compliance to Internal Quality System requirements and CAPA completion and support notified body audits.
• Support external and customer audits/inspections as required.
• Responsible for maintaining appropriate welding compliance to relevant codes and standards including the management of welder qualifications.
• Non-destructive testing (NDT) of welds within ESMU.
• Deliver planned performance levels in accordance with agreed departmental key performance indicators (KPI).
• Active involvement to resolve internal and external issues to ensure quality, compliant product is delivered in line with customer service metrics.
• Actively engage with business and departmental continuous improvement initiatives.
• Adhere to company policies and values.

Qualifications:

• Experience in manufacturing processes.
• Familiar with industry welding techniques and standards.
• An understanding of the pressure equipment regulations.
• Recognised engineering qualification or Apprenticeship e.g. HNC/HND or equivalent.
• ISO9001 / 14001 Lead auditor.
• A general knowledge of the steam product ranges and heat exchanger-based system design experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – able to build constructive and positive relationships across the business at all levels.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Personal resilience, ability to perform whilst under pressure – work to deadlines and managing conflicting priorities.
• Influencing and persuading.
• Delivery focused.
• Strong computer literacy inc. MS Office.
• Analytical/methodical problem solver.

The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world.

We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.