Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Location: Bedford

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per year

Hours: Monday Friday, 9am 5.30pm.

Job type: Full-time, permanent

Bridge Recruitment are helping one of our established clients recruit for an experienced Quality Engineer to join their ever-expanding team. You will be reporting to the Operations Manager being responsible for the quality control within the manufacturing, assembly and dispatch areas.

Responsibilities of the Quality Engineer:

Actively drive improvements in shopfloor quality through the implementation of formal procedures based on best practice.

To effectively manage and maintain the sample approval process.

Carry out internal audits and support purchasing with supplier audits.

Monitor and support performance improvement through data capture and reporting, including management review meetings.

Cooperate with purchasing team to establish supplier quality performance criteria and monitor supplier performance.

Ensure compliance with ISO9001.

Investigation and reporting of non-conformances.

Investigation and reporting of Customer Complaints.

Co-ordinate and control equipment calibration.

Carry out quality meetings which include documenting quality issues and providing feedback.

Identify new processes and equipment to streamline production and provide cost reductions.

To monitor and control local quality training within the department and factory.

Support correspondence with Clients / Customers requiring Company information.

Quality induction material/training to all new employees.

Abide by the Legrand Core Values and Code of Ethics and strive to meet and exceed the Groups Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitments.

Provide support in the investigation and analysis of customer returns.

Report the status of technical related debit notes to Management.

Design and/or modification of QMS documents.

Identify critical components and criteria and with support from colleagues develop and implement an effective GII system.

In cooperation with colleagues ensure product UL compliance and requirements are met.

Requirements of the Quality Engineer:

Have proven experience in Manufacturing and assembly environment and techniques including punch, folding, powder coating, welding and assembly

Be familiar with best practice in storage, movement and handling of metal components, assemblies, and finished products.

Have strong time management skills and excellent and attention to details.

Be responsible, trustworthy, with a high standard of accuracy.

Have good communication skills clearly at all levels of the organisation.

Be analytical and numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving skills.

Be driven with the ability to plan and deliver to meet project deadlines.

Have commercial and financial awareness.

Have experience of working in a busy environment with proven ability to effectively manage multiple tasks.

Have good interpersonal skills, capable of maintaining working relationships.

Be able to analyse complex situations and give balanced well considered decisions.

Support, motivate and strive to get the best out of each team member.

Have good IT skills and be familiar with MS Office packages

If you feel like you meet the above criteria for the Quality Engineer role, then please apply now!