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Form of workQuality Assurance Engineer
Location: Poole, BH17 7EF
Salary: Competitive
Contract: Full time, Permanent
We are IMI Thompson Valves; we are recruiting and we want you.
IMI plc is at the forefront of delivering motion and fluid control technologies that create a more sustainable world, improving the quality of life for our customers and communities and ultimately delivering our purpose of Breakthrough Engineering for a Better World.
Our one big team work fairly and effectively but most importantly together to ensure we maintain the foundations that have enabled IMI’s success through its 150-year heritage.
Quality Assurance Engineer – The role:
The Quality Assurance Engineer (Contracts) Band 3 supports the Quality Assurance team to ensure that quality standards and procedures are met and aligned with legislation, standards, and customer specifications.
The Quality Assurance Engineer (Contracts) Band 3 will support key projects in working to reduce COPQ across the business.
From a day-to-day perspective, they will also investigate and identify the root cause of quality problems, managing high value customer documentation packs and supports the QA team in the upkeep and maintenance of the Integrated Management System (IMS).
As our Quality Assurance Engineer, you will:
- Support the QA Team with continuous improvement activities to reduce cost of poor quality.
- Be involved and sometimes lead investigations into shop floor raised issues. Ensure a clear root cause has been identified and effective corrective actions implemented using effective problem-solving tools such as, 8D, DMAIC, Ishikawa, 5Why’s etc.
- Create and manage high value customer documentation packs and ensure successful sign-off by customer.
- Review potential bids for manufacturing capability for nuclear, aerospace, hazardous area equipment and any other quality related requirements specified by legislation and/or the customer.
What We Offer:
- Opportunity to join a diverse, dynamic, and fun global team that likes to challenge the status quo with new ideas and maximum creativity.
- Strong Career progression opportunities
- A company culture of promotions from within
- Flexible Benefits purchase (eg. additional annual leave etc)
What We Are Looking For:
- Significant experience in a Quality Assurance related role within a highly regulated manufacturing organization (e.g., nuclear, aerospace, medical etc).
- Experience in conducting internal audits.
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the business and working directly with customers, suppliers, and regulatory bodies.
- Experience in working with problem solving methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC, Ishikawa, 5Why’s etc.
- Experience in working with APQP related elements such as PPAP, Control Plans, DFMEA, PFMEA.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Manages own time and deliverables effectively.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on “APPLY” today, forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.
No agencies please.
