Quality Assurance Engineer
Newhaven, East Sussex
£30,000 - £35,000 + Benefits
THE COMPANY
A leading Plastic Injection and Moulding specialist based in Newhaven, East Sussex. Manufacturing for various industries they supply into sectors such as Aerospace, Leisure and automotive.
THE ROLE
The Quality Engineer will be responsible for the Quality of products through product development. Working with the Quality Manager and the Quality team, you will ensure issues are addressed and resolved prior to product release.
RESPONSIBILITES AND DUTIES
Work closely with Product Development, and Quality Engineers or QA Manager to develop appropriate verifications, validations and qualifications (subcontractors, system and subsystem), for both new design and changes to released product
Participate in the review and disposition nonconformities and to work with Supplier to coordinate supplier corrective actions
Provide validation support by applying manufacturing quality tools including, but not limited to: DFMEA, PFMEA, control plans, process verification/validation plans, process data
Lead and/or Participate in complaint investigations, failure analysis of returned products, and issues resulting in a ship/stop production; document findings, provide reports and analysis
Internal and External Auditing in line with ISO9001
Maintain and develop quality systems throughout the factory operations ensuring that the highest standards of product quality are maintained
Regularly update the Quality Manager on pending actions, completed project or any quality related production issues
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
Experience within a Quality Engineering role within a manufacturing/engineering setting
HNC/HND level of education
Experience of ISO9001 Quality Management Systems
Knowledge of Plastics or Injection Moulding is advantageous but not essential
Experience with inspection measuring equipment
THE PERSON
Confident
Proactive, hands on approach
Methodical approach
This is an excellent opportunity for a Quality Engineer to join a well-established, growing company.
Please apply now!
