Quality Development Engineer

Contek Recruitment are currently working with a precision engineering client, located in Basildon, Essex. They are in a period of growth and investment at the moment, and are now looking for an experienced Quality Engineer to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.
Our client, established in 1962, is a AS9100 and BS EN ISO9001 certified supplier for precision machined components. They are a quality-focused, aerospace-approved precision engineering specialist that off a “single stop” supply source to the Aerospace, Defence, Marine, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Space, and Telecommunication sectors

Purpose:
To act as the quality shopfloor Development Engineer for the company, ensuring a robust repeatable engineering method/process is followed and be responsible for process quality inspection checks. To develop process driven operator inspection checks that improve throughput and reduce internal quality issues.
Working Hours: Monday to Friday (08:00 AM until 15:00 PM)
Salary: £18 - £20 per hour (Dependent on experience)
Duties and Responsibilities
General:

• Support shopfloor quality process dimensional measurements.
• Learn and train in current manufacturing methods and processes to help gain understanding of products and help support future development.
• To be responsible for developing process driven operator inspection checks.
• Work with the manufacturing team to ensure a robust repeatable and lean manufacturing methods are followed.
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures.

Reporting and Control:

• Support the manufacturing team with their recording & analysis of production data.
• Control of measurement equipment by following operating instructions and calibration requirements.
• Coordinate with management and maintain knowledge of products and their process.
• KPI metric reporting to control inspection bottle necks and throughput.
• KPI metric reporting for internal non-conformance and scrap analysis.
• Rework analysis and reporting.

People and Leadership:

• Develop and maintain positive relations and effectual communication lines with all the team, suppliers, and customers.
• Drive and develop a “whole team approach” which everyone is responsible for the quality of work delivered to next operation and final customer deliveries.
   

Continuous Improvement:

• Responsible for challenging current working processes based on information from KPI and metrics and be able to present a case for change to management and lead the change process.
• Seek opportunities to update job knowledge where possible.

Requirements:

• Good personal and interpersonal skills, share innovation and process driven techniques with team. Ability to achieve a team vision that inspires and develops operator inspection checks.
• An engineering or manufacturing based qualification.
• A CMM Programming course qualification would be ideal.
• Able to use a wide range of metrology equipment.
• An understanding of all inspection processes including manual and automatic measurement techniques.
• Experience in Standard operating procedures & creation.
• Reading & understanding technical drawings.
• Review of NC’s and identifying root cause.
   

If you do have any interest in the role, please send your application with an up-to-date CV, I'll take a look and I'll be in touch regarding the next steps.