Quality Engineer with an extensive knowledge of and background in the automotive industry, required to join a well-established leading manufacturer based in Kings Norton, Birmingham. Offered as a permanent contract, as Quality Engineer, you would be responsible for conducting and defining Quality Engineering activities, to ensure that the product quality fully meets customer and company requirements; ensuring customer and company quality requirements are maintained throughout production life and maintaining effective communication throughout the business to ensure a robust QMS is implemented and maintained.

A successful candidate would possess experience in:

* Conduct Internal Audits covering both Quality and Environmental Standards compliant with IATF

* Contribute towards setting Quality and Environmental Standards

* Familiarity with 8D process

* Identify 5S concerns and liaise with the relevant team(s)

* Conduct drawing and specification review as part of feasibility studies

* Evaluate dimensional and visual assessment of components & raw material, identifying errors and implementing necessary corrective action(s)

* Practical engineering experience

* Assist the Inspection Instructions based on the Control Plan/Gauge Plan/FMEA and gain concurrence form specified areas

* Conduct pre-production audits on samples prior to despatch to the customer and ensure that they meet specified requirements

* Assist with preliminary process studies, confirm control limits with Production Engineers, and agree actions to correct any non-stable / non capable processes

* Monitor process capability during production and agree actions to correct non stable/non capable processes

* Arrange for the inspection of customer returns and provide reports on causes of rejection and corrective action

* Lead root cause analysis and assist with the resolution of quality concerns

* Flexibility to undertake training and provide support within Quality Department as required

* Ensure housekeeping in the Quality area is maintained in a satisfactory condition

* Effective use of performance charts to present actions and tracking of actions & status

* To provide support to manufacturing teams to resolve quality concerns and promote quality

* On receipt of quality concerns, evaluate and implement containment activity, both internally and externally.

* Planning of workload to ensure completion of activities within agreed timing program

Successful candidate for the role of Quality Engineer must possess:

* Practical engineering experience

* Excellent understanding of PPAP, IMDS, PFMEAs, IATF

* Attention to detail

* Proficient communication skills

* Determination to ensure quality standards are met and customer satisfaction is ensured

* Preferred use of Polyworks software

* Experience of scanning arm or programming a CMM

Location: Kings Norton, Birmingham
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 7:00 - 16:00 and Friday 7:00 - 13:00
Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 p.a. dependent upon experience

If you have previous experience as a Quality Engineer or similar role within the engineering industry, then please apply today