Senior Quality Engineer

Senior Quality Engineer Wallingford

General Description:

• Support the production line with supplier related quality issues to promote a culture of Right First Time (RFT).
• Facilitate rework / repair of supplier related non-conformances with both the internal and external composites suppliers.
• Liaise and develop suppliers via PDCA interactions to improve supplier performance.
• Conduct goods inwards quality control for critical moulded components to ensure the capture, reporting and resolution of quality related non-conformities is undertaken in an efficient and timely manner.
• Monitoring and maintain the company Quality Assurance database (NCR) for supplier related issues to understand the failure modes to improve supplier performance.
• To liaise with the production quality engineer to understand the production impact of non-conforming supplied parts.
• Providing QA data to assist the Head of QHSE and Supply Chain Lead in understanding supplier performance and in setting supplier targets.

Main Duties for the Senior Quality Engineer job in Wallingford:

• Recording of all Moulding Inspection reports and raising Service Calls (Non-conformity Reports to enable QA related issues to be clearly identified, tracked, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Facilitate supplier development activities via supplier visits and audits to support and verify the implementation of corrective actions.
• Monitor and maintain the goods Inwards QA inspection process to ensure incoming materials meet required drawings and quality standards, whilst ensuring continuity of supply to production.
• Conduct internal and supplier visits and audits as required.
• Supporting the Purchasing Team to collect and review supplier metrics with the target of improving supplier performance/ parts delivery into factory.
• Feedback of quality data to production teams by means of regular meetings to include team leaders and supervisors, highlighting areas for improvement.
• Provide information for quarterly reports on supplier quality performance.
• Liaise with the manufacturing engineering team to facilitate manufacturing change.
• Liaise with engineering / design regarding engineering changes and improvements.

What you will need:

• Minimum of three years previous experience in similar QA role within a fast-moving production environment.
• Experience with QMS procedures.
• Able to read engineering drawings.
• Problem solving skills such as 6S or 8D.
• Understanding and experience of robust QA procedures

Your own transport is essential, and parking is provided.

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