Quality Technician

Job Title: Quality Technician

Hours: Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 4.30pm, Friday 8.30am - 1.30pm (35 hr week)

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience, plus overtime. 

Benefits: 

• 25 Days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Service Related Holiday
• Bonus Scheme
• Company Pension (matched 6%)
• Comprehensive Training
• Potential Career Progression
• Monthly Bonus Scheme
• Onsite Parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme 

Role Objective 

• To provide the necessary competence and expertise to support the Quality department and the Organisation to ensure products and processes meet the required quality standards.
• Support all necessary activities to improve quality, minimise costs and drive improvements to support business goals and customer satisfaction.
• Responsible for supporting quality issues and for required participation to ensure zero impact to the customer.
• To encourage a team environment and to support best practices that emphasise defect prevention, reduction in variation and to contribute to continuous improvements and t o competently complete all necessary tasks of the role and to raise and drive resolution where required.

Main Responsibilities 

Requirement for a Quality Technician with proven experience in a manufacturing environment, to support Internal processes and provide support with customer and supplier quality related tasks.

Duties include - but not limited to:

• Ensure compliance and assist with adherence to the Quality Management system (IATF16949/ISO9001)
• Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in order to adhere to process and prevent occurrence of any non-conformity relating to product, process or system and providing feedback.
• Data collection activities to define issues and drive improvements.
• Support quality-related issues with for internal, supplier and customer concerns.
• Ability to identify and react to non-conformances engaging the correct escalation process as necessary.
• Support with scrap and RFT initiatives and identify ways to drive improvements and reduce costs.
• Conduct first off / last off sample approvals and have a working knowledge of the application of SPC and MSA principles.
• Support with root cause and corrective actions for product quality issues using proven methodology such as 8D and supporting tools.
• Support the internal audit program, with layered process audits, product and process audits.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing systems and processes.
• Working knowledge of welding, metal pressings and laser cut parts.
• Ability to use measurement equipment.
• Ability to read Engineering drawings and Control Plans.
• CMM application and CMM programming knowledge advantageous, (but not essential).
• Knowledge of quality systems, gauging and close tolerance measurement.
• Support all necessary activities to ensure a robust Quarantine process and system is in place.
• Support Quality with all administrative and daily tasks required of the department.

Required Experience / Skills 

• Proven experience in fast paced manufacturing organisation.
• Knowledge of problem solving ability using known methodology (i.e. 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa etc.).
• Knowledge of core tools (including MSA, SPC & ISIR) and GD&T principles is preferred.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of measurement methods and techniques using equipment.
• Understanding of engineering drawings and tolerances.

Closing date 21.09.2024

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