Job Title: Quality Engineer

Location: Northampton

Pay Range/details: £40,000 - £45,000

Contract Type: Permanent

We are collaborating with a large automotive engineering company that are known for designing and manufacturing high-performance engines and electronics. They work mainly with car manufacturers, motorsports teams, and high-performance vehicle makers, providing advanced engine technology, powertrains, and data systems.

They’re looking for an experienced Quality Engineer who can provide Quality Engineering support to the company’s Quality, Production and Engineering functions whilst also being part of the customer interface.

Key Responsibilities – Quality Engineer

• Ownership of internal quality issues and resolution with known Quality tools, in a timely fashion
• Data collection, collation, and development of improvement activities
• Definition of inspection criteria
• Lineside quality improvement activities such as defect disposition analysis, scrap and rework analysis, as well as general improvement projects
• Data driven improvement activities in response to internal quality gate findings including conducting root cause analysis, countermeasure implementation and auditing
• Management of internal quality KPIs and metrics – development of improvement plans
• Conducting internal quarantine and scrap reviews
• Assisting in external Quality activities where needed (significant overlap with customer impact issues)
• Planning and Managing APQP and PPAP activities, including the PPAP tracker
• Raising and management of concessions and the concession system
• Process and Product Auditing and improvement activities
• Consider the health and safety, environmental and energy impact of all activities
• Support the Company’s compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018, following policy and best practice

Qualifications & Requirements – Quality Engineer

• Experience in aluminium CNC machining
• Working knowledge of GD&T
• Basic knowledge of Aluminium casting processes
• Strong Practical problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience in automotive PPAPs / APQP
• Experience of using Quality tools (8D, 5Why, Ishikawa, etc.)
• Experience in a customer facing role
• Some experience of Process Audits
• Good time management
• Knowledge of visual management techniques
• Experience of manufacturing metrology equipment including CMMs
• Experience in the use of handheld gauging equipment
• Working understanding of statistical analysis tools such as Gauge R&Rs, Capability analyses and comparison tests etc

What we can offer – Quality Engineer

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Workplace pension
• Occupational health and wellbeing support
• Private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Digital GP service
• Income protection
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted shopping, including active lifestyle discounts
• Discounted gym memberships
• Hybrid working (dependent on role)

For more information on this role, please contact Phoebe Huxstep on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to (url removed)

Candidates who are currently a Quality Engineer, Quality Inspector, NPI Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer or Quality Assurance Technician may be suitable for this position

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