Quality Engineer

Location:- Birmingham

Salary:- £30k - £40k

A local chemical manufacturing company are now looking to recruit for a Quality Engineer to join their team.

Quality Engineer - Job Description

The purpose of this role is to assist in driving the Quality agenda, but to improve the Company's performance in all areas related to the Quality of our products, surpassing ISO90001. To achieve this by collaboratively embedding a Quality compliance culture within the organisation, from our shop floor operators to our senior management team members and by taking a holistic approach to raising standards above and beyond ISO90001. While, helping to implement initiatives that continually improve the Organisation in all Quality related activities in a timely manner.

The job holder will also ensure their site's compliance with (phone number removed) Health & Safety standards and 14001 Environmental directives as instructed by, and with support and guidance from the SHEQ Officer.

Quality Engineer - Main Duties

* Handling Customer, internal, and third party generated NCRs, working with the department Managers and Team Leaders to decide the corrective actions, verifying, and validating, ensuring a robust RCA is carried out.

* Scheduling, arranging, attending & taking minutes at Management Review meetings.

* Maintaining the controlled document register up to date kept up to date, numbering documents and storing documents accurately.

* Aligning manufacturing or production processes with governing standards according to Consultant's advice.

* Organising, and delivering SOP's training to employees. Reviewing SOPS in accordance with standards and current practices. Communicating updates or changes to the procedures.

* Gathering KPI data, creation and communication of presentations.

* Keeping the audit schedule up to date, co-ordinating with the 9001 Consultant.

* Conducting audits, documenting findings and results, following up actions and closing out. Assisting with Customer audits.

* Keeping calibration schedule updated, communicating and planning the months calibration requirements.

* Communicating the status of 90001 and other standards to relevant interested parties. Producing newsletters and bulletins to all staff. Supporting the department, by providing cover for the above in relation to 45001 during absences.

* Maintaining a central register of Quality improvement activities and reports.

* Overseeing the gathering KPI data, creation and communication of presentations.

* Encouraging the workforce to continuously review work practices and acting as a reference and resource for staff seeking to implement QHSE improvement actions.

Quality Engineer - Requirements:

The ideal candidate must come from a Manufacturing background as a Quality Engineer. You will also have the following skills, qualifications and experience:

* Ideally hold a HNC, HND or Beng in an Engineering related field

* Quality Auditor Certificate

* Hold a Six Sigma qualification

* FMCG or chemical manufacturing environment

For more information please call Paul Gorton on (phone number removed).

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