Quality Engineer in Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Quality Engineer required for Gloucester (GL1) based manufacturing company. Working 36 hours over 4 days a week, Monday - Thursday (7.30am to 5pm), paying up to £42,000 DOE

Our client is a well-respected manufacturing company with a long-standing history in the Gloucester area and a diverse range of clients ranging from Gas & Oil, Green Energy, Nuclear, Defence and Pharmaceutical are currently looking for an experienced Quality Engineer to join their Team on a Permanent basis.

The role of Quality Engineer will involve, but is not restricted to the following duties:

• Support the maintenance and continual improvement of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
• Investigate internal, supplier and customer non-conformance's and establish effective root cause/corrective actions
• Creation of technical documentation packs
• Lead and support corrective and preventive actions using structured problem-solving techniques
• Prepare and manage 8D reports and other customer quality documentation where required
• Involvement internal, customer, supplier and certification body audits
• Work with suppliers to resolve quality issues and improve supplier performance
• Help with new product introduction, engineering changes and process improvements
• Support environmental objectives, including waste reduction and continual improvement of environmental performance
• Identify opportunities to reduce scrap, rework, waste and the cost of poor quality
• Ensure quality and environmental requirements are considered when processes or products are changed
• Completion of internal quality / environmental audits to ISO 9001:2015 / 14001:2015 (training will be provided)
• Coordinate/raise purchase requisitions for replacement / additional inspection equipment
• Lead internal calibration programme
• Supporting creation of work instructions and SOPs for consistent inspection / manufacturing techniques

The successful Quality Engineer will be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Engineering qualification or experience within a similar role
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 and Quality Management Systems
• Previous experience in investigating non-conformance's and implementing corrective actions
• Experience with structured root-cause analysis and problem solving
• Able to interpret technical requirements, engineering drawings and specifications
• Inspection, measurement and process control
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience/qual
• Able to deal with customer complaints and customer quality reporting
• Confident in Excel, ERP/MRP or Quality Management Systems

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