Job Title: Lead Quality Engineer
Location: High Post, Salisbury
Salary: £44,000 – £52,000 per annum.
Job Type: Permanent/Full-time.
This role will be worked over a 4.5 day week; Monday to Thursday 08:00 – 16:45 and Friday 08:00 – 12:30. Flexibility in this role is critical to the success of supporting the team.
Chemring is a FTSE-250 listed global business that specialises in the manufacture of high technology products and the provision of services to the aerospace, defence and security markets. Employing approximately 2,500 people worldwide and with production facilities in the UK, US, Australia and Norway, Chemring meets the needs of customers in more than fifty countries.
Chemring Countermeasures is a world leading and innovative company, designing and developing countermeasure solutions to armed forces throughout the world. We are part of the Chemring Group of companies and have a solid global infrastructure, which also helps us to thrive.
The Role:
The Lead Quality Engineer will be required to ensure that manufacturing process controls are adequate and robust and that they comply with the QMS and support NPI processes. You will Lead the Quality Focus continuous improvement Pillar and support NPP processes and to use various quality tools and techniques and statistical techniques to improve products and processes across the site.
The responsibilities of the role include (but are not limited to):
- Take the lead in supporting Manufacturing in resolving quality issues and their cause.
- Support Manufacturing in resolving quality issues and their cause.
- Be responsible for and managing the workload of the “Quality Focus” Pillar of work and other Continual Improvement projects as required.
- Lead, support and mentor the Quality Engineers in their development within CCM, to includes setting and measuring objectives.
- Take the lead on Quality activities required through the NPP process, being actively involved in the early design stages to ensure Quality is built into the design.
- Identify and implement preventive control measures to ensure finished product quality.
- Work to develop manufacturing Process Controls and documentation.
- Be responsible for Greenbelt projects or other Continual Improvement projects as set by the QA and BI Director.
- Take responsibility for Quality activities required through the NPP process for NPI projects assigned by the Head of Quality.
- Support Design FMEAs, facilitate Process FMEAs and generate Process Control Plans.
- Carry out or review risk assessments and support the Departmental Safety Review / meetings as and when required.
Quality Engineer Specification:
- Right to live and work in the UK, with ability to obtain SC level clearance
- Must have continually resided in the UK for a minimum of 5 years
- HNC or BTEC level 5 equivalent in an engineering or chemistry related discipline
- Experience of managing and leading a team including people issues within a manufacturing environment
- ISO9001:2015, TS16949 or similar experience
- Knowledge of Component Inspection Techniques and 5S Lean Technique
- Knowledge of Zero Defects Methodology and NPP process experience
- Working knowledge of Supplier Development / SQA would be advantageous
- Knowledge of Statistical Analysis / Software experience (Minitab)
- Proficient in MS Office
What is offered:
- We actively encourage an open and collaborative culture across our site through the recognised suggestion scheme and reward and recognition scheme
- 5 weeks’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- A generous pension scheme
- Share save scheme
- Holiday buying and selling scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes dietary advice, wellbeing initiatives, family matters and counselling support
- We hold annual social events
- Cultural days
- Free on-site parking
- Podiatrist
- Weekly fruit baskets
Armed Forces Covenant:
We are proud to support the armed forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. We recognise the value that Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reserves, Veterans, Uniformed Cadet Instructors and Service Families contribute to our business and the United Kingdom.
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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Quality Development Engineer, QA, Product Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Engineer, QA Engineer, Continuous Improvement, Quality Engineering, Quality performance Engineer, Manufacturing Quality Tester, Quality Management System Auditor, QMS may also be considered for this role.
