Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

For this role, the successful candidate will be required to travel on a regular basis to different customer sites and we are therefore open to considering candidates that live 1.5 hours north, 2 hours east or 2 hours south of Kirkbymoorside.

Job: Quality Engineer

Job Type: Full-time, permanent

Location: Kirkbymoorside with regular travel to customer sites (40% on-site, 60% travel)

Salary: £depending on experience

Purpose: To work on site and at key supplier’s premises to ensure that all products meet the company’s quality standards through inspection of received goods to finish maintaining documentation and record keeping.

Key Responsibilities:
• Verifies mechanical, machining and weld materials based upon drawings and test specifications.
• Inspection of fabricated and machined components to engineering drawings both on and off site.
• Support Engineering change control.
• Perform mechanical inspections for components and completed assemblies, paint shop inspections, visual inspections, thickness measurements and weld shop inspections.
• Assist with the company’s Quality vendor management.
• Complete all necessary documentation according to the company’s requirements, (including timesheets, ECN.. etc.)
• Prepare certification packages as required.
• Assist with the construction of certification packs for ROV records.
• Deliver non-conformance register for each unit
• Ensure good housekeeping.
• Monitor corrective and preventative actions to ensure adequate and timely closure.
• Make recommendations to management for process improvements.

Accountabilities:
• Perform dimensional reporting and code and standards interpretation.
• Perform inspections.
• Prepare material certification, calibrations, welding procedures, test reports, route card, etc.
• Prepare certification packages as required.

Technical Competencies:
• ISO 9001, 45001 and ISO14001 experience
• Good understanding of lean manufacturing, TQM and continuous improvement tools such as PDCA, DMAIC, six sigma, 5S.
• Working awareness in manufacturing
• Able to read technical drawings
• Familiar with typical project quality requirements (ITPs, QP, etc)

Key Skills:
• Knowledge of lean six sigma in manufacturing
• Proficient in Microsoft applications - Access and Excel
• Must be able to read and interpret drawings in line with basic quality control decisions
• Good communication skills, learning ability and proactive personality.
• Full driving licence
• Willingness to travel to site in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire and client sites in Birmingham and any other required locations in the UK. Candidates will be expected to spend approx 60% of their work hours at client sites.

Experience:
• 5-10 years’ experience in quality control activities within a mechanical component environment
• Previous experience of using measuring equipment. (vernier callipers, micrometres etc.)