Advanced Quality Engineer - Kent Street (101326)

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Advanced Quality Engineer
Kent Street, Kent, England

A world leader in the innovation, design and manufacture of Diesel Fuel Injection equipment are now looking for Quality Engineers

The role of the Quality Engineer will be to ensure that projects fully satisfy the requirements of TS16949 and APQP and advise the project manager on steps necessary to comply with the internal systems.
The successful applicant will also advise the project team on best practices and their application so that their target of 95% FTQ is achieved at start of production. Supporting divisional Flawless Launch
Initiative

The Quality Engineer responsibilities also include:
To advise the project team on all aspects of quality management
Promote excellence in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
Integrate APQP into product and process development and assist in changing the
quality planning culture.
Facilitate fast and accurate two-way communication of new information and lessons learned.
Be the subject matter expert on quality planning
Help develop solutions, not just point out problems (be a coach, not a cop)
Assist project teams in the development of APQP project plans
Facilitate and support development of Characteristics Verification Matrix
Review corrective action data, monitor status and capture lessons learned
Provide input for APQP checklists and APQP open issues list
Facilitate and support the identification of special characteristics

Ideally the Quality Engineer will hold a(Mechanical) Engineering Degree with some industry experience and knowledge of TS 16949 and APQP would be an advantage

Project Management Skills (Preferred) Training to be provided to fill gaps.
Personal strengths should include: Customer focused, attention to detail, self confidence, goal orientated, personal initiative and team working.

Must be able to constructively deal with conflict situations.
Able to develop and present technical presentations to customers and others.
Must be willing to travel for training, work with customers and for problem resolution on projects as necessary.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.