Quality Technician

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
Congleton
Salary
Competitive
Posted
03 Aug 2022
Closes
31 Aug 2022
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Blue Arrow is working in partnership with a local company in Congleton CW12- a world renowned manufacturer of automotive safety systems. We are currently seeking an experienced quality technician to fill a permanent role. This role would have you join the on-site quality team and involves achieving and continuously improving all key objectives of the Quality Department.

As the quality technician, you would be an essential player responsible for ensuring consistent high quality of products being produced on-site. You would work to improve overall understanding within the team of the corporate standards and IATF 16949. You would also implement problem solving techniques to drive scrap reduction and resolve other issues. You would also be expected to achieve targets set and implement improvement activities.

Core Responsibilities
To work with the Quality Engineer & Process Engineer to review and audit processes to prevent Quality concerns.
To ensure adherence to internal and external quality standards
To work with Maintenance Technician and Team Leaders to implement an effective TPM culture, schedule and system.
To participate in meetings, ensure all data presented is consistent, compliant with company standards and accurate.
To manage & ensure operation of SPC within the company, to recognize unstable processes and react accordingly.
To participate with the team on FMEA, SOPs & Control Plans.
To generate QOS reports as required.
To liaise with leaders and other quality technicians on problem resolution.
Train / support all operators to E(phone number removed) acceptance criteria and Quality First Principals.

This position would have a full continental shift pattern:

A classic 12 Hour Continental Shift
3 Days on: 06:00 - 18:00
3 Days off
3 Nights on: 18:00 - 06:00
3 Days off
You will have 75 minutes of paid breaks per shift.

The position has a rate of pay of GBP12.86/hr with a weekly shift allowance of GBP65/week totalling an annual salary of GBP31481.

Key Competencies
Planning and organizational skills
Takes personal ownership for ensuring completion of quality activities
Ensure Accountability
Recognizes when decisions must be taken by more senior team members, but always willing to offer a recommendation
Cultivate Innovation
Drive Customer Focus
Recognizes when other team members need to be informed of a situation / concern
Ability to come to a good level of general knowledge of the business, its operations, company goals and developments

Personal qualities
Always demonstrates integrity
Good communication skills
Can operate effectively in all conditions - Adaptable
Strives to meet the Leadership Behaviours set onsite
Teamwork capability
Flexible in approach
Excellent time keeping

Education/skills
Previous Quality Experience
Computer skills essential - especially use of Microsoft Office - Excel
Numeracy and literacy skills are essential
Completion of relevant professional / vocational qualifications or working towards them would be considered an advantage
Understanding and application of APS advantageous
Understanding of SPC advantageous

If you have the experience and skills detailed above, please press APPLY today and contact Blue Arrow on (phone number removed) to discuss this exciting permanent role with a great employer in Congleton. We are looking forward to hearing from you