Job Description - Senior Quality Engineer
Manage Quality Engineering activity in the valve seats value stream
- Track and monitor daily quarantine activity, implement and drive through actions resulting from this
- Ownership of productivity projects related to quality improvement (primarily scrap reduction, external cost reduction)
- Ownership of quality firewall / inspection validation processes
- Responsible for quality elements of new business / launch in the value stream, including APQP and PPAP activity
- Leads continuous improvement teams to improve quality
- Deliver quality process and awareness training
- Represent quality in PFMEA activity
- Input to capital expenditure process, including the commissioning of new plant and equipment
Manage customer complaint activity with global OEM customers
- Manage customer containment activities at customer locations, to minimise financial and reputational damage to the business.
- Lead problem solving activity in the value stream, utilising problem solving techniques such as Ishikawa, 5 Why, & Is-Is Not analysis.
- Produce and present customer 8D reports and corrective action plans
- Represent the company on customer plant visits and / or conference calls to present these activities
- Closely track overall external quality costs for the value stream
Manage and improve the IATF accredited quality system within the value stream
- Control Planning
- Layered auditing
- Measurement and SPC system
- Gauging & calibration
- Documentation control
- VDA 6.3 process audits
- Preparation of production areas for customer audit
Meet leadership expectations of Senior Quality Engineering level
- Support value stream manager as key quality representative of the value stream
- Support quality manager as part of functional quality leadership team
- Lead quality engineering and technician levels in the value stream, and quality function if directed
Demonstrate the personal skills required for this position
- Able to lead change and challenge deviation where observed
- Calm, professional but persistent approach when dealing with customers
- Proven or developing leadership skills
- Data and results driven
- Able to work well in a flat, cross-functional team structure
- Enthusiastic and able to work on own initiative, with strategic direction
Salary
£50000 negotiable
Experience
Experience in a leadership position, in a similar quality role within an automotive manufacturing environment.