Overview
Quality Engineer at CIL, location Andover, Hampshire. Working hours: Monday - Thursday: 08:30 – 17:00; Friday: 08:30 – 15:30. Reporting to: Senior Quality Engineer. Contract type: Full-time, permanent.
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 audits of a process or team
* Direct inspection of work-in-progress or completed assemblies
* 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 support with the implementation of any Health, Safety and Environmental initiatives to meet legal, regulatory and strategic requirements
* To support with the implementation of 6S principles throughout the organisation
* To work closely with all other departments to ensure cohesion and synergy between teams to achieve quality product to the customer on time
* To undertake any other training/education identified by the company for career progression
The ideal will person will demonstrate:
* 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 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
* 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!
Job details
Pay: £38,000 - £42,500 a year
Job type: Permanent, Full-time
Shift and schedule: Overtime
Location: Andover, Hampshire
Company benefits
* Free onsite parking
* Company bonus scheme (paid twice per year)
* Free Tea & Coffee and modern kitchen facilities to use throughout your day
* Company Christmas closure
* Overtime opportunities
* Company Pension Scheme
* Life Assurance
* Company sick-pay
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