Quality Engineer

Description:

Quality Engineer / Quality Technician required to join a well-established engineering company in Kent. The Quality Engineer will use their quality and engineering skills for the inspection and testing of materials and perform quality control checks throughout the manufacturing process.

The Quality Engineer/ Quality Technician will ideally come from an engineering background or have experience in manufacturing and QA roles. Must be living in Kent

Package
Up to £38,000 DOE
Stakeholder Pension
Profit Sharing Scheme

Duties in the Quality Engineer / Quality Technician Role

Ensure the continuous development of the Quality Management System (QMS)
Co-ordinate the re-calibration of production measuring instruments ensuring they are re-calibrated to the schedule and maintain the master document for this function.
Support investigation and documentation of shop floor quality issues and concerns.
Root Cause Analysis determined by NCR’s and scrap reports
Assist the Quality Manager with any future UKAS extension to scope projects.
Lead Quality investigations and subsequent improvements
Conduct Quality audits (as leader/member of audit teams)
Reporting to the Quality Manager
Working to ISO9001 and AS9100.
Ability to complete FAIRs.
Collecting and evaluating quality data and initiating corrective and preventive actions
Develop & create project related Quality Process Plans
Involvement in external accreditations such as ISO 9001 and or AS9100- & third-party audits
Liaise with customer representatives with respect to physical checks and inspections (in line with customer order and documentation requirements)
Liaise with various engineering departments. Requirements for the Quality Engineer / Quality Technician role

Proven experience as a Quality Engineer, Quality Technician, or similar
Engineering qualification
Experience in controlling quality management systems (QMS) within an engineering or production/manufacturing environment.
Living and commutable in Kent