Quality Engineer United Kingdom
Job description
As our business charts an exciting trajectory of growth, we are seeking a seasoned Quality Engineer with automotive or aerospace expertise to join our dynamic team and ensure that our ascent to success is built on a foundation of unwavering quality and innovation. We are looking for someone with relevant experience who is keen to develop themselves at the same time as growing our Quality Department. We have taken the time to map out an illustration of potential routes for progression for this and other roles within our business for talented individuals with the right outlook: Illustrative Progression Route for Quality
Goodfish Group is the UK’s leading privately-owned contract manufacturer of plastic and composite components. Our expertise in injection moulding, extrusion, vacuum-forming and tooling has been developed through successive acquisitions of leading companies in each discipline. Our customers are predominantly leading multi-national businesses in automotive, aerospace, medical, heating, cooling, retail displays, electrical and water distribution, and building products. We are looking to expand our capabilities, in line with growing industry demands.
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced self-motivated Quality Engineer looking to make their mark on a growing business, at our site in St Asaph, Denbighshire. With your experience within quality you will work as a team to help build and grow the quality department, over a number of years. You will help to improve what we already do under ISO9001 and seek to advance the site to the position where we are ready to make an application for the IATF standard.
If you're a driven Quality Engineer with a passion for excellence, don't miss this chance to join our pioneering team. Take the next leap in your career and apply now to be a driving force in shaping the future of our company.
OUTPUTS
Fundamentally this role is about taking a hands on approach to developing our Quality team in order to support our business as it grows. You will support our operational teams in getting things right first time, delivering on time in full (OTIF) to our customers, while adhering to the relevant quality standards. Outputs include;
- Ensure first-off parts are to drawing & specification; record and pass off as appropriate
- Complete certificates of conformity and submit to clients
- Gather information required for and complete 8Ds, SCARs and other structured problem-solving techniques and root-cause analysis (e.g. 5 Whys) as requested by Manager
- Suggest and implement appropriate countermeasures (e.g. Poke Yoke) to help reduce PPM defect rate
- Gather information, complete, and submit for approval PPAPs (incl APQPs, PFMEAs) as requested by Manager
- Patrol shop floor to seek assurance that products being manufactured and packed conform with customers’ requirements
- Ensure packaging intended for shipping to customers is correctly labelled and that parts are correctly packed, in line with packing specifications, where these exist
- Conduct system audits as per schedule matrix
- Draw up initial work instructions and adjust/improve as necessary, and communicate/train the operations team
- Monitor and ensure correct use of WIs on shop floors
- Manage and execute CMM report requests from customers/management, as directed
- Suggest, and implement as directed, continuous improvement ideas, from a quality perspective
- Suggest, and implement as directed, cost-saving & scrap reduction ideas
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment, in line with 5S protocols
- Fully support production supervisors that the departments 5s is maintained,
- Liaise with the technical department on any process issues arising on shift
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Has worked in a similar role in the automotive or aerospace industry
- It is essential that you have experience with ISO 9001 (Experience with IATF would be a big plus)
- Experience of working in plastic injection moulding or with plastic extrusion is desirable, although training can be provided
- Demonstrable Lean/Six Sigma experience would be an advantage
- Be able to contribute to the PPAP process
- Be able to use a variety of measuring equipment including; micrometer, vernier and CMM.
- HSE qualification is desired but not essential e.g. IOSH Managing Safely
- Internal Auditor qualifications and experience would be advantageous
- Have an eye for detail and a problem solving mindset
- Ability to communicate well at all levels including customers
- Courage and ability to stand his or her ground when customers, suppliers or Goodfish employees try to evade issues that are fundamentally important to Goodfish succeeding in improving its position with respect to delivering conforming products to customers OTIF
- Flexibility to visit customers and suppliers, as well as our other plants, when required
HOURS
This is a day role where you will work at least 40 hours per week Mon-Fri. A flexible approach to working additional hours, possibly on evenings or occasional weekends is requested.
BENEFITS
- 20 days holiday (increasing by 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 25) plus Bank Holidays
- Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- Life assurance
- Training and development opportunities
- Workwear provided
- Development potential in terms of training and applying new technology to the role
