Senior Quality Engineer

SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a Senior Quality Engineer. This is an exciting organization to be a part of, joining a prestigious, state-of-the-art manufacturing organization at the forefront of brand-new technology.

We have been providing pioneering technologies and products to our customers worldwide for a number of years. Our teams are accomplished experts, highly specialized in the development, industrialization, and production.

We are the market leader, committed to delivering high-quality products and services to our customers. We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Quality Engineer to join our team. This role will oversee Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA), Production Quality, and Metrology functions, ensuring adherence to quality standards while driving continuous improvements.

Commutable from: Birmingham, Coventry, Henley-in-Arden, Redditch, Studley, Stratford-upon-Avon, Solihull, Tamworth, Sutton Coldfield, Atherstone, Redditch, and Curdworth.

KEY BENEFITS

1. Salary: £50,000
2. Free parking on site
3. Employee discount (reward gateway)
4. Yearly incentive bonus paid out in December
5. Cycle to work scheme
6. Access to BEN (charity for automotive workers)
7. Flexible start & finish times
8. Death in service (once passed probationary period)
9. 25 Days Holiday (Bank Holidays on top), increasing to 26 days after 1 calendar year, then increasing to 28 after 5 years
10. Highly prestigious brand, products, and customers
11. Pristine and modern working environment
12. Market leader with more continued growth predicted

RESPONSIBILITIES

As Senior Quality Engineer, you will play a critical role in managing quality processes, leading a team of professionals, and driving improvements in product quality and efficiency. This role requires a strong leader with experience in quality assurance, problem-solving methodologies, and effective communication across teams and with customers.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Manage and guide employees within the SQA and Production Quality teams, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment with organizational goals.
2. Quality Standards Development: Define and implement local Business Unit (BU) quality standards, including work instructions, limit sample lists, and inspection plans, in coordination with BU Production Quality.
3. Conduct weekly quality improvement meetings to review product quality metrics, scrap rates, and error analyses.
4. Drive the Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) and corrective action implementation to reduce scrap and improve quality outcomes.
5. Lead and coordinate the 8D problem-solving process for quality complaints.
6. Manage internal documentation and update customer portals for complaint resolution.
7. Generate and present 8D reports, ensuring thorough root cause analysis and effective corrective actions.
8. Attend daily Production Quality meetings and monthly Team Leader meetings with senior management to report KPIs.
9. Occasional Supplier/customer visits.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Significant Senior Quality Engineering experience.
2. Proficiency in Quality standards and methodologies (8D, FMEA, Control Plans, and PPAPs).
3. Familiarity with metrology and techniques.
4. Strong leadership qualities.
5. Ability to coordinate.
6. All manufacturing backgrounds are considered.
7. Customer-facing with superb communication skills.

If you would like to be part of a growing success story, where there are unrivaled career prospects for you with truly exciting products, send your CV NOW!

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

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Job Info

Job Title: Senior Quality Engineer

Company: CV-Library

Location: Birmingham, West Midlands

Posted: Dec 2nd 2024

Closes: Jan 2nd 2025

Sector: Manufacturing & Surveying

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time