Location: Andover, Hampshire
Working hours: Monday - Thursday: 08:30 – 17:00 Friday: 08:30 – 15:30
Salary: £38,000 - £42,500 (DOE)
Reporting to: Senior Quality Engineer
Contract type: Full-time, permanent
Company benefits
Free onsite parking
Company bonus scheme (paid twice per year)
Free Tea & Coffee and modern kitchen facilities to use throughout your day
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Company Christmas closure
Training & development support
Overtime opportunities
Company parties & social events
Perkbox
Birthday gift vouchers
Company Pension Scheme
Life Assurance
Flexible working
Employee well-being support
Company sick-pay
The role
As a Quality Engineer at CIL, you will be primarily responsible for leading product quality in both customer and production related areas, including; containment, investigations, correction, implementation and validation of corrective actions, whilst supporting total preventative maintenance in the development of a continuous improvement culture throughout the Business.
The successful person will also be responsible for supporting all other departments across the business to ensure they remain compliant to the standards at CIL. Primarily; ISO 9001, AS9100 and ISO 13485 accreditations and other relevant regulations which arise through Customer or market needs of the business.
Primary duties & responsibilities
* To assist with the maintenance and development of CIL’s Quality Management System
* Developing, maintaining, monitoring, and reviewing Quality Manufacturing Plans and PFMEAs for key products
* Supporting the production departments to ensure all control measures are followed (material expiration, training records, preventative maintenance, etc.)
* Conducting Quality spot-checks within the production departments, such as; Internal spot/scheduled audit of a process or team
* Conducting procedural and product audits to ensure conformity to CIL’s standards
* Identifying common/repeat issues and conducting the appropriate level of investigation to address the root cause, suggesting and implementing the appropriate corrective actions, and verifying the effectiveness of the changes
* Dispositioning any non-conformities within the business through liaison with internal stakeholders
* Liaising with the Supplier Quality Engineer to bring quality concerns to their attention, as well as supporting planned supplier audits
* Supporting the Senior Quality Engineer to process CIL’s Customer communications/enquiries about CIL’s Quality Management Systems, including product complaints
* Identifying risks to the business through involvement within the New Product Introduction, Sales Order Reviews and Change control procedures
* Assisting with inspections at various points of the manufacturing stages to support the business needs, such as goods inwards, in-process inspection, and counterfeit inspection
* Supporting the management and release of the Business Management systems documentation into the company intranet
* Communicating any findings to internal and external stakeholders, at all levels of the business
* To support in the introduction of any accreditations deemed necessary to reach CIL’s strategic direction
* To support the compilation and review of strategic company and departmental KPIs
* To identify and highlight opportunities for improvement in their day-to-day activities
* To undertake any other training/education identified by the company for career progression
The ideal will person will demonstrate:
Essential:
* A minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a Quality Engineer role within a relevant manufacturing/engineering environment.
* Experience of working within an organisation certified to one or more of the following standards: ISO 9001, AS 9100, ISO 13485, IATF 16949.
* Experience in investigation methodologies, such as; 8D, CAPA, 5-Whys.
* Experience in internal auditing to ISO 9001, AS9100D or ISO 13485.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office (or equivalent), data handling and analysis.
* Demonstrable ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the business
Desirable:
* Previous experience working in the Electronics PCBA Manufacturing industry
* Ideally educated to HNC level (Level 4) in a discipline beneficial to the Company’s needs, such as Electronics Engineering.
* Ideally holds IPC qualifications IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610.
* Lean Six Sigma qualified to yellow or green belt.
* Experience in inspection, including first article inspection.
If this exciting opportunity in our Quality team sounds ideal for you, please don't hesitate to contact the CIL recruitment team for more information. Alternatively, we would be delighted to receive your application today