Our clients based close to Winchester have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer to join their growing team. The Quality Engineer will be an agent for change. They will possess a strong character to drive change throughout the organisation and will be a decision-maker whose natural inclination is to base decisions on facts and data. Responsibilities Responsible for oversight of the quality-related performance of assigned product streams Supporting daily shopfloor performance meetings and actioning quality related activities Attending and facilitating production initiated QRQC events Spearheading the continuous improvement culture in production and manufacturing teams Ensuring compliance with processes and procedures through continual verification of operations activities Conformity of product; compliance to design, customer and regulatory requirements Capture and analyse manufacturing metrics to identify trends, gaps and opportunities for improvement; and facilitating the realisation of those improvements Assist with machine and process capability studies using data and statistical techniques Support the running of trials and other process improvement initiatives Implement and support the 5S and workflow improvement activities in manufacturing areas Ensure adequate installation and control of fixtures, jigs and tooling and calibration/maintenance thereof Generate and maintain Quality Control Plans and process flow charts to support manufacturing processes Adjudication and supporting technical liaison with suppliers on part concerns and rejections Timely response to customer and internal concerns raised, including effective containment and corrective action as necessary to secure conformity of product and service Supporting the RMA root cause analysis activities, liaising with the operations teams Engineering support Work closely with Design and Production Engineering to enhance the manufacturing quality assurance Participate in the creation and maintenance product and process flow documentation, SOPs and work instructions in conjunction with the Production Engineering function Support the Product Development and Design Engineering function from a quality perspective as part of the APQP and PPAP processes Required Skills & experience: Experience implementing culture change Experience with supplier and component issues Experience working with Quality Tools and techniques Working hours: 7:30 to 16:45 Monday Thursday 7:30 to 12:00 on Friday