Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Salary £36,000 to £38,000 per annum - based in Gillingham, Kent. Days role working Mon to Fri (early finish on Fri) - Benefits include 33 days holiday, Pension, Onsite parking, employee welfare scheme. Permanent position.

Our client are a well established engineering company and due to ongoing success they are looking for a Quality Engineer to join them, based at their Gillingham site in Kent. Reporting to the Factory Manager this is a new role within their organisation - this is a stand alone role but will involve working with Inspectors and other shop floor staff. Whilst you will not be directly managing staff or a team, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of the quality fuction and be working in a hands on capacity.

Duties of the Quality Engineer will involve:

• Developing and maintaining quality procedures
• Driving continuous improvement strategies
• Conducting audits to ensure compliance
• Goods-In inspection
• Liaising with Sales team to resolve customer issues
• Implementing corrective and preventative actions
• Maintaining accurate quality records
• Ensuring calibration of quality control equipment
• Carrying out internal audits, ensuring procedures meet both internal and external standards
• Reviewing and approving documentation related to manufacturing and packaging (SOPs and RAs)
• Ongoing development of the QMS in line with continuous improvement programme
• Working closeley with other departments to drive a quality and continuous improvement culture
• Leading & supporting customer and regulatory audits (including BS audits)

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• HND or similar in an engineering related subject (would be ideal)
• Experience working in a quality assurance role within manufacturing
• NEBOSH certified (would be preferred, but not essential)
• Strong knowledge of ISO9001 and quality systems
• Good problem solving and analytical skills
• Proficient with quality control tools and MS Office
• Root cause analysis expertise
• Strong organisation skills and ability to lead others
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to communicate at all levels
• Enthusiasm for continuous improvement initiatives

In return the successful candidate will be joining a well established and prestigious organisation, in a key role and who offer ongoing training and development.

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Quality Engineer

Salary - up to £38,000 per annum

Mon to Fri (days role with an early finish on Friday)

Based in Gillingham, Kent

Permanent position

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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