Project Quality Engineer

Arabelle Solutions; Rugby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000

Job description

Arabelle Solutions offers a broad portfolio of turbine island technologies and services that are used in more than a third of nuclear power plants globally – helping customers across the world deliver reliable power as they transition to a lower-carbon future. The Arabelle steam turbine is the most advanced of its kind and the company provides turbine island lifecycle support solutions for all nuclear reactor types - improving power output, reducing environmental footprint, and lowering operational cost. Arabelle Solutions has around 3,300 employees across 16 countries and is a subsidiary of EDF Group.

At Arabelle Solutions, we’re proud to design services and solutions that are generating power not just for today and tomorrow but for generations to come. You’ll work alongside passionate bright minds. We offer a broad range of opportunities for those eager to build tomorrow’s world. We believe a supportive culture is key to reach common goals. Diversity and an inclusive mindset makes us and our business stronger.

We are delighted to announce we are currently recruiting for a Project Quality Engineer to join our team in Rugby. Reporting to the Quality Leader you are responsible for the co-ordination and compilation of all project specific quality requirements of shop floor manufacture within the Steam and/or Generators manufacturing facility at Rugby. Within this role you will monitor metrics jointly with the SC Quality Leader to drive manufacturing improvements in the area as well as participating actively to the development and sustainment of a quality culture.

This work is undertaken with UK Defence customers which will require any individual applying for the role to hold or be capable of getting SC Level clearance, be a British Citizen and working or have residency in the UK for a minimum of 5 years. Applicants not cleared will not be accepted into the business until this clearance is provided. Dual passport holders are acceptable if the second country is approved by the vetting authority.

Responsibilities Of The Role

• Lead, develop, coach factory staff on key competencies acc. to the needs
• Ownership for internal NCR/RCA & CAPA plan development & implementation
• Ownership for implementation of improvement actions resulting from quality plans and customer feedback through continuous improvement
• Ensure full document control and compliance to the project quality plans throughout project execution.
• Clearing material quality records against their associated quality specifications in co-ordination with team members
• Support in creating quality record sheets for the collection of CTQ data to meet the project specific quality plan.
• Ensure completed quality records from the shop floor are verified, collated and processed to the appropriate project folder and location.
• Ensure NCR paperwork is completed, and additional quality records are added to the appropriate project folder and location.
• Support customer meetings when required.
• Support Q-framework, QMS and ISO audits as required.
• Support regulatory compliance and optimization of quality systems procedures.
• Support proactive risk identification/mitigation to achieving project quality objectives.
• Work with CI team to drive sustainable process changes.
• Lead or support RCA's & CAPA plans for external defects.
• To act according to defined Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety instructions, including general and company own rules.

Qualifications

• Engineering bachelor’s Degree or suitable practical experience within a manufacturing environment preferably for heavy mechanical components.
• Proven expertise in customer resolution & preventive tools, ISO knowledge
• Inclusive leadership & communication skills
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications.
• Demonstrated ability to self-direct within defined responsibilities.
• Knowledge of Lean and/or alternative continuous improvement methods
• Must be a team player willing to sacrifice individual goals when needed.

Desired Characteristics

• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Experience dealing with customers
• Knowledge of RCA and CAPA tools and techniques
• Knowledge of APQP Advanced Product Quality Planning would be highly beneficial
• Knowledge of PPAP Production Part Approval Process would be highly beneficial