Are you an dedicated quality engineer with experience in supply chain and launch quality?

We are proud to be supporting one of our clients as they move into a new era and are looking for a supply chain quality engineer to join their team to drive quality and innovation to support growth for new and existing products.

Benefits include

Salary - £45,000 to £50,000 per year (DOE)

Days only position

Professional and Personal growth opportunity

Permanent Position with long term stability

Location: Ellesmere Port.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Quality Engineer with a proven track record of working across and driving improvements for current production, supply chain and launch quality.

You will play a pivotal role in developing new and existing processes, implementing systems and ensuring products exceed quality standards, meet safety regulations, delight customers and achieve on-time delivery.

This is your chance to shape the future of manufacturing excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Work cross-functionally across Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Design, Supply Chain and Purchasing, supporting manufacturing readiness to achieve on-time customer order dates

Ensure relevant quality controls are implemented at the correct stage of processes to deliver required design data and customer requirements

Support supplier operational, technical, health, safety and environmental audits in line with the supply chain audit calendar

Drive supplier quality improvements and coach suppliers to enhance capability

Work proactively with supply chain to anticipate and react to potential high-impact quality issues that may affect quality and customer delivery schedules

Participate in early stages of new product development/maturity gates, using APQP principles to maximise product robustness and validate APQP activities meet customer requirements

Support the creation of PFMEAs and take responsibility for creating pre-launch and production control plans

Support all production builds/quality loops, capturing build issues relating to process, parts and design, and drive the quality improvement roadmap to achieve required launch metrics

Champion and lead problem-solving activities for internal quality issues, supplier quality, non-conformance and customer complaint investigations, ensuring robust containment and resolution with appropriate documentation and escalation

Monitor production scrap and Right First Time (RFT) metrics and drive improvements

Cultivate a quality-first mindset across the team

Apply lean principles, tools and methodologies to thinking and processes

Capture lessons learned from current production, supply chain and launch activities, driving preventative and improvement actions to standards and procedures

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

Quality experience across current production, supply chain and launch quality

An analytical mindset with a passion for quality, problem-solving and continuous improvement

Self-driven, flexible, adaptable, organised individual who uses initiative and can work at pace under pressure

Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to engage at all levels

Desirable

Degree in Engineering

Awareness/working knowledge of AS9100 and Part 21 Sub Part G and J requirements

Training or experience in FMEA, MSA, APQP, or PPAP

Proficiency in Excel and other tools

Automotive sector experience

If you are a supply chain quality engineer with experience in launch quality we want to hear from you.

G&P is a world-leading quality management services provider, supporting manufacturers in the automotive, defence, aerospace and industrial sectors, and their associated supply chains, to transform quality and efficiency levels.

With over 30 years of experience, we provide tailored solutions through senior management support and expert personnel from our dedicated talent division. Through our award-winning engineering, technical, inspection and talent services, we help businesses minimise risk, maximise performance and achieve operational excellence.

Operating from strategic hubs in six countries, we continue to grow across new sectors, always focused on eliminating disruptions and supporting our clients’ drive to zero defects.

G&P is an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age

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