Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Salary:                                     £27,100 - £34,821 per annum, level dependent on experience

Standard Employee Benefits:   25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, subsidised canteen, free car parking, on site occupational health, stakeholder pension scheme (with company contribution) includes Life Assurance at x8 salary, learning and development opportunities, enhanced ill health policy, bonus plan (profit share), enhanced maternity and paternity pay, and workwear provided.

Enhanced Employee Benefits:  Childcare vouchers, Ride to Work Scheme, reduced healthcare scheme membership, reduced gym membership, car lease offers, Vodafone advantages, Kentigern Lottery, Cotswold discount, Edenred travel offers, Sodexho promotion and 250 club.

Are you an experienced Quality Engineer who would thrive working for an employee focused business that will truly value your hard work and dedication, and support your career development? If you have a quality focused and driven approach to your work, this superb opportunity to join Qioptiq on an 18 month interim contract is not to be missed.

Qioptiq is a world leader in the designing and manufacturing of photonic products and solutions that serve a wide range of markets and applications such as medicine, life science, industrial manufacturing, defence and aerospace, and research and development. Qioptiq’s outstanding global reputation exists thanks to the dedicated team of over 2,100 employees, who are provided with an interesting yet challenging work environment. Qioptiq endeavours to achieve excellent communication throughout the company, and has a focus on encouraging personal development and supporting individuals to exploit their potential, by actively promoting their quest for knowledge, enjoyment of continuous learning and active participation in the life of the company.

Reporting to the Quality Manager, as a Quality Engineer you’ll be responsible for supporting manufacturing process improvements and making a significant contribution to the strategic goal of continuous quality improvement to ensure customer satisfaction. Your responsibilities and duties will include, but not be limited to:

• Supporting the on-going maintenance of the site Quality Management System, and providing guidance in the development of procedures to drive improvement and AS9100 compliance
• Supporting operations in achieving an environment of continuous improvement through identifying best practice and championing changes (working closely with Shop Engineers)
• Supporting FRACAS reviews to ensure the system is administered correctly and that the required behaviours are adopted
• Participating and contributing in New Product Introduction Process and understanding specification development and verification upon transition to production
• Planning of product acceptance requirements, in-process, final inspection and FAI
• Conducting product and process audits
• Attending the various business/product reviews to ensure the business is addressing all aspects of the requirement to the satisfaction of the customer
• Building effective working relationships internally and externally

To be considered for this Quality Engineer role you MUST have the following experience, qualifications, skills, and attributes:

• Proven experience as a Quality Engineer within a manufacturing environment
• A good standard of formal education (preferably HNC/D level or higher)
• Knowledge / experience in AS9100/ISO9001 quality environment
• Proven experience in mechanical or optical engineering
• An understanding and practical experience of metrology (optical and/or mechanical)
• Experience of the practical application of problem solving tools / techniques
• IT literate with superb knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication skills, a methodical approach to working, and a high level of attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure to achieve demanding objectives

The following experience and knowledge is desirable, although not essential;

• An extensive knowledge of Qioptiq products and processes, together with an understanding of Quality Management Systems
• Familiarity with First Article Inspection (FAI) requirements, ideally AS9102
• Familiarity with auditing techniques
• Experience in lean practices
• Quality engineering experience in a precision manufacturing environment

Contract type:                           Fixed term 18 month contract

Hours of work:                         36 hours per week. Monday to Thursday: 8.00am - 16.30pm, Friday: 8.00am -12.00pm                    

Location:                                  St Asaph (Denbighshire, North Wales)

This Quality Engineer vacancy is advertised by JVP Jobs on behalf of the employer Qioptiq. At JVP Jobs we believe in providing complete transparency for you the job seeker to help you make informed decisions. By applying for this role you are submitting your CV directly to our above named client. Please note that we DO NOT operate as a recruitment agency, all applications will be reviewed directly by the employer Qioptiq, and should they wish to progress your application further they will be in contact with you.

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