Quality Engineer

With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advance composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and additive manufactured parts. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices and R&T centers around the globe. Become a part of the "strength within."

Hexcel is currently seeking a Quality Engineer for our Leicester, UK location.

The Leicester site is focused on Industrial carbon fiber and glass fiber, feeding into the Automotive, Structural and Marine markets.

This is a hands-on position requiring daily interaction with all areas of the business, in particular Operations. The plant works 24 hours so some flexibility in working hours is essential.

Key responsibilities:

• Working to resolve Quality issues using industry recognized methodologies. 8D problem solving to reduce customer complaints and internal non-conformities.
• Root cause analysis to ensure robust fixes for Quality issues and identify corrective and preventive actions to prevent reoccurrence, improve schedule adherence and reduce internal waste.
• Adherence to and maintenance of our sites Quality Management System (QMS).
• Compile and maintain the Quality KPI's plus reporting on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Carry out internal audits.
• Maintain the current document management system, ensuring that all reviews are completed in a timely manner.
• Supporting with external certification agency and customer audits.
• Training and developing operational personnel in good quality practices.
• Interpretation of customer quality specifications, manufacturing specifications and other customer requirements.
• Contribute to continuous Improvement activities. Caretaking of own and others Health & Safety.

Key Attributes & Qualifications:

• HNC or above in an Engineering Subject and/or Automotive / Aerospace industry experience in a Quality role.
• Experience of using Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel, Power BI, Dynamics.
• Working knowledge of PPAP / APQP / FMEA / Lean Thinking Principles.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and AS9100 standards.
• Understand a wide range of Manufacturing Processes.
• Time and workload management skills, excellent organizational abilities, communication and people skills.
• Attention to detail, able to take a methodical and logical approach to work, ability to learn quickly and work within a rapidly changing environment sometimes under pressure.
• Positive, "can do" attitude.
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team, internal team and the global team.
• Understanding of Health & Safety requirements within a manufacturing environment.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the country where the position is based. Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.