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Quality Engineer

Job Posted: 11 days ago

Salary: £ 45,000 - 52,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire

Expire in: 16 days

Job Description

Quality Engineer

Location: Wellingborough
Salary: £45,000 – £52,000 per year
Hours: 7:30am -4:30pm Mon- Thurs 7.30am- 1.30pm on Fridays

Role Overview
The Quality Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining quality assurance protocols to ensure manufacturing processes and finished products consistently meet technical specifications, regulatory standards, and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Process Control & Continuous Improvement

  * Implement and manage Statistical Process Control (SPC) to monitor production performance and identify trends

  * Apply Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing methodologies to reduce variation and eliminate waste

  * Lead Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities to proactively identify and mitigate risks

Problem Solving & Corrective Action

  * Manage non-conforming materials from identification through to final disposition

  * Facilitate root cause analysis using structured problem-solving tools (8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa)

  * Implement and manage Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence of issues

Compliance & Quality Auditing

  * Ensure compliance with industry standards such as ISO 9001 and AS9100

  * Plan and conduct internal audits across manufacturing and quality systems

  * Act as the main point of contact for customer audits and third-party inspections

Supplier & New Product Integration

  * Conduct supplier audits and support inbound quality control processes

  * Manage Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for new components

  * Support New Product Introduction (NPI) to ensure quality is built into processes from the outset

  * Define metrology requirements and ensure calibration and capability of measurement systems (Gage R&R)

Qualifications

  * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing)

  * ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt (preferred)

  * Strong understanding of GD&T and engineering drawings

  * Experience using Quality Management Systems (QMS) software

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  * First Pass Yield (FPY)

  * Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)

  * Customer Parts Per Million (PPM)

  * Audit compliance and timely closure of findings

Additional Information
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