Quality Engineer

Salary: £42,000 per year

Quality Engineer

This key role is to support off site manufacturing with customers, sub-contractors and suppliers in the Far East. The successful applicant will be permanently based in Gloucester and will work very closely with a site in France. Regular travel and communication with the French site will form a large part of the role. French language skills would be useful but not essential.

The role:

* Building strong relationships with Far East sites and their suppliers.

* Building strong working relationships with UK Far East Sub-Contractors and their suppliers.

* Completion of FAIR/ISIR reports for RT/RP customers when required

* Support Far East suppliers in completion of FAIR/ISIR/PPAP elements for RT/RP customers

* Interface with customers / projects requirements for IATF16949/ISO9001/ISO14001 (ISO 13485:2016 / AS9100:2016) certified sites.

* QC support for the Projects teams. Advice / Monitoring / supplier management to include 8D reporting, SCAR replies etc.

* Understand far east suppliers process capabilities and quality management system (certification) arrangements.

* Continual improvement activities for far east supplier’s quality development – including development of project specific SOP’s.

* APQP and PPAP Support- Construction / Completion of PPAP submission’s (Specific Levels/FAIRS/ISIR’s/CofC’s/PSW/MSA/Ge’ R&R/Control Plans/FMEA’s) / Advice across RP + RT.

* Quality Assurance checks/Audits of existing / new Far East Vendors

* Regular overseas travel (France and Far East)

* Project support / team feasibility studies at the birth of projects. Encompassing risk review and drawing review. GD+T trained.

* Interface with customers, projects and quality team through all phases to tool maturity.

* Completion of monthly supplier performance statistics for quality reporting.

* IMDS submissions for UK and European customers.

The Candidate:

UK Role Must Haves:

* Experienced Quality Engineer

* Experienced in manufacturing environments ideally automotive including methods of inspection

* General understanding of CAD and interpreting 2D drawing data to GD&T standard

* Experienced Internal Auditor in Quality Management & Competent in all elements of PPAP (core tools)

* Competent in development of Quality Procedures, SOP/SIP in process quality control documentation

* Bi-lingual French is advantageous

* Valid driver’s license

UK Role desirable to have:

* Lead Auditor in Quality Management.

* Experience in Environmental ISO 14001:2015 / AIEMA qualification

* 5S / Lean manufacturing experience

* Experienced in travelling and working in far east countries

* Served a recognised engineering apprenticeship (ideally technical apprenticeship)

* Experienced and comfortable in travelling overseas for work

* Experienced in Injection moulding / tooling design and fundamentals

* 8D Trained

Full time, permanent role

Excellent salary dependent on skills and experience