Quality Engineer in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

We are Teledyne Energetics UK, part of the wider Teledyne UK group, who have been designing and developing solutions for the safety, arming, and initiation technology sector since 1984. We are a small, friendly team based in Lincoln who have big plans for future growth and expanding our business. We value a positive attitude and eagerness to learn from our employees, alongside skills and experience, and are interested in hearing from people who want to have a real career, instead of ‘just another job’.

Teledyne Energetics UK is seeking a Quality Engineer based in Lincoln, UK. The Quality Engineer will play an important role in ensuring that our products and processes meet established quality standards on site from development through to production phases of our product’s lifecycles. The successful candidate will support through design to delivery of high-reliability electronics products in an environment with stringent controls. This position plays an important role in ensuring that all products meet strict customer and regulatory standards. The Quality Engineer will work closely with the Quality Manager to help maintain and improve our Quality Management System and will be best placed on site to educate and encourage all colleagues on the benefits of compliance.

What you'll be involved in:

• Leading root cause analysis/corrective actions with cross-functional teams using structured problem-solving tools.
• Aiding in the training of colleagues in Quality related fields.
• Performing internal quality and product audits and working with the product/process owner on improvements thereafter.
• Supporting with non-conformance report investigations.
• Raising supplier quality notifications and liaising directly with suppliers.
• Preparing, performing and documenting supplier quality audits.
• Completing product assurance on products after final inspection and prior to shipping.
• Effective communication and education across all teams and levels within the organisation.
• Working closely with the manufacturing team to prepare and complete First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs) to AS9102 standard.
• Analysis of data and development of process KPIs in collaboration with process owners.

What we're looking for in you:

• Directly related experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally within electronic/engineering products.
• Internal quality auditor experience.
• Experience of product quality processes.
• MS Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint; prepare analytical results, charts/graphs.
• Extensive working knowledge of ISO9001.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 & AS9102 standards would be of benefit, but not essential as training can be provided for the right person.
• Exemplary attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with a pro-active attitude.
• Capability of working in a fast-paced environment.

Teledyne UK Company Benefits:

• Salary sacrifice-led pension plan that matches employee contributions up to 7%.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Free life assurance cover at the value of four times basic annual salary.
• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays.
• Holiday purchase scheme which enables employees to purchase an additional week’s worth of annual leave each year.
• Internal reward and recognition scheme linked to internal benefits platform.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme that supports employees with their physical, mental and financial health, as well as their cultural/environmental wellbeing.
• Competitive employee discounts platform that provides employees with discounts with leading brands/retailers.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits and policies.
• Company sick pay.
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee that supports and champions employee diversity.