Quality Engineer

An experienced Quality Engineer who has strong experience within Quality tools like 8D, investigations, FMEA’s PPAP and SPC is required for a large and reputable Manufacturing business based in Plymouth. Our client is able to offer a long term and progressive career within a Multi-National organisation. Main Duties: * To work in line with Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies, Procedures and Instructions. * To identify performance trends and potential and actual non-conformances in products and processes through data gathering, analysis, monitoring and auditing. * Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions. * Decision making: To stop production, drive containment action and take corrective or preventive action and to ensure effective and timely defect management. * To propose and implement robust and cost effective solutions and improvements. * To carry out audits, inspections, measurements and tests in a timely and accurate manner. * To actively support the implementation, maintenance, performance and improvement of the Quality Management System by applying appropriate quality tools and techniques. * To work independently and as a team member in conducting Quality Engineering activities. * Clear, concise, accurate and data driven reporting of results, trends actions and progress. * To develop effective relationships with other team members and departments, suppliers and customer personnel as appropriate to facilitate product and service quality. * Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools for quality engineering. * To provide training support and to overcome barriers to quality improvement. * Customer performance monitoring, trend analysis & reporting * Process Control and training shop floor staff * Gauging methods development for process including Process data, trends and issues * APQP - Support NPI projects & Customer PPAP * Gather shop floor SPC and Dim Check Sheet data, trend and give quick feedback and document control * Liaise with and support other functions with document management (training) * Conduct internal process and systems audits & Assist 2nd and 3rd party external audits and associated actions * Quick feedback to production on issues from internal and customer etc. and liaison with Production to resolve issues * Support first off training and Scrap reduction project / BOS Education: * Minimum of BTEC – Ideally a HNC in Engineering/Science * Experience of Quality Tools * Computer Literate & Excellent communication skills * Ideally Lean trained * Experience within a Precision Engineering environme