Overview
Senior Quality Engineer
Derby | Full-Time | £45 - 47k per annum (Depending on Experience)
We are looking for an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to join our team at our Derby site. This is an excellent opportunity in a key role as the Customer Interface in a fast paced, high quality production environment where your Quality expertise and knowledge will directly influence product quality, compliance and continuous improvement.
As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will be a trusted technical authority, working closely with production, engineering and supply chain teams across the wider business to ensure consistent achievement of the highest quality standards.
Working Hours
* Monday – Thursday: 8.00am to 4.45pm
* Friday: 8.00am to 12.30pm (early finish every Friday)
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus 8 statutory holidays
* Pension scheme
* BUPA private healthcare
* Death in service benefit
* Long service awards
* Free on-site parking
Core skills / attributes needed
Essential :
* Minimum of 5 years’ experience within the Aerospace Industry, AS9100 requirements & NADCAP
* Minimum of 10 year’s Engineering experience
* Experience in lean tools and practical problem solving such as 8D, Kaizen processes
* High attention to detail, good problem solver and strong communication skills
* In-depth understanding of engineering / technical documentation and specifications
* A natural leader, who can motivate and lead with excellent interpersonal skill
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills as this is a customer faced role
Knowledge and Experience :
* Previous Internal auditing experience advantageous
* Experience in a quality control environment preferred
* First Article Inspection Report experience
* Experience of Machining, Fabrications and Treatments
* Chemical and special processes knowledge
* New Product Introduction & associated tools FMEA, APQP + PPAP Awareness
* Ability to resolve issues logically and methodically using proven methods
* Self-motivated with a desire to learn
Seniority Requirements :
A key part of this role will be interacting and communicating with shop floor operators, management and customers, it is essential you can communicate in a clear and concise manner
* Setting staff expectation inline with department and company objectives
* Ability to prioritise work based on criticality ensuring timescales are met
* Development, coaching & Support of others
* Manage and lead a team to achieve the set expectations
* Manage all quality-related issues within the manufacturing team (e.g. internal, supplier, customer)
* Monitor and report on quality-related key performance indicators including scrap monitoring, rework levels, parts per million (PPM) figures, NCR status
* Communicate throughout the shop floor, with peers, management and customers
* Carry out team supervision, development reviews & annual resource reviews
* Confident and effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills
Purpose of role and key accountabilities
To provide Quality and Inspection support for both existing and new business opportunities and to develop the Right First-Time philosophy required to become a leading supplier of quality components to the aerospace industry
* Maintain quality control within the manufacturing process, in line with business standards and customer requirements
* Check and verify the compliance of components produced at all stages within business
* Identify reoccurring quality issues and communicate them to the chief inspector along with recommendations
* Assist in the 5Why, Non-conformance procedures, RCCA & CAPA quality procedures and produce root cause analysis of product failures
* Represent the quality function at team meetings
* Support, develop and improve the relationship with quality contacts within our customer base
* Support and promote improvement activities to directly benefit product and processes
* To work within cross functional teams to support business development, growth and improvement projects as required.
* To support, develop, maintain and improve the company’s quality management system and conduct internal audits against the system
* To conduct root cause analyses, SPC and other appropriate quality tools and techniques to ensure that the manufacturing processes meet customer requirement
* Activities will focus on the internal Quality SQCDP requirements, including closing out actions and reporting against the company requirements
* Gardner’s key objective is to ensure Right First Time, Every time! Which is achieved by effective allocation, and any issues are resolved in a timely and effective manner
Measurable performance indicators / objectives of role
* The Candidate must also strive to support the elements of the SQCDP framework of the wider Gardner business;
Safety
work in line with all accredited company safety standards in order to provide a safe working environment for all
Quality
support the quality accreditations across the business to ensure the delivery of a ‘right first time’ performance
Cost
support the continuous improvements in cost reduction activities across the company in order to deliver increased profitability and value for money to our customers and stakeholders
Delivery
drive improvement in delivery performance to continually exceed customer expectations and targets
People
support organisational capability and influence cultural change by embracing diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and community
Key Performance Indicators
* Reduction in quality escapes from the shop floor with a goal of 0.0004 parts per million
* Reduction in second time manufacture failures
* Reduction in rework to 0.0004 parts per million
* Manage and maintain RCCA & CAPA activities
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