Quality Engineer in England

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Westinghouse Springfields Business is looking to fill a vacancy working as Quality Assurance Engineer in a key part of a well-supported team in a diverse environment within one of the most modern Fuel Fabrication Facilities in the World. The future for the business is extremely exciting with the opportunity to challenge themselves to provide Quality Assurance activities for existing customer contracts and also an increasing portfolio for new orders and new customers whilst ensuring that we continue to strive for safer standards and higher quality and identify new opportunities for carrying out day to day improvement opportunities.

As a Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer Lead you will provide the opportunity to work in new markets including Reprocessed Uranium Fuel, HALEU/LEU+ fuel and other next generation fuel types. The business has experience developing employees into senior positions in the organization and outside the organization and you would be at the forefront of Nuclear Fuels Engineering in the U.K.

To ensure that Product is being manufactured meets the requirements of the Quality Management System, Process Parameters and Customer Specification Requirements. You will report to the QA Lead & Improvements Manager and be located at Springfields Fuel Ltd at Springfields near Preston.

• Certification of product to confirm it meets the requirements of a technical specification determined by our customer or internal technical team.
• Provide advice and decisions on potential non-conforming product, Quality Reviewer for related CAP's (Corrective Action Process), managing documentation (i.e., inspection schedules), and oversight of plant qualifications.
• Manage 'in process monitoring' and 'statistical process control' to ensure manufacturing parameters are maintained within a predetermined window.
• Support the auditing of external parties and accompanying the customer surveillance engineers along with attending customer Quality Meetings.
• Supporting our CAP to carry out corrective actions & carrying out first line quality investigations.
• Support the maintenance of certification to ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001.
• Assist the Quality Manager with defining, measuring, and improving Key Performance Indicators based around the 5 pillars of Safety, Quality, Cost, People and Delivery.

• Knowledge and experience in quality / operations management but other candidates will be considered.
• Experience of Statistical Process Control (SPC), trending & statistics evaluation.
• Continuous Improvement experience such as Green Belt, Black Belt, Six Sigma etc.
• Internal / External Auditor trained / qualified.

• Typically Engineering Degree (minimum 2:2) or experience of working within manufacturing as a Quality Engineer.
• Manufacturing quality assurance audit training and experience.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO14001 & ISO45001.
• Experience in a customer-facing role.
• Desirable but not essential, registration as a CQI practitioner.

• Attractive remuneration.
• Great benefits for your convenience and safety: Peer-to-peer recognition program, Life insurance, Pension plan, Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• We encourage our employees to participate in community service events and other team-building activities to strengthen their bonds and inspire each other.

You can learn more about Westinghouse by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com. Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.