Quality Assurance Specialist

3 weeks ago


Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom fish4.co - Jobboard Full time
Job Title: Quality Engineer

Location: Northampton

Pay Range/details: £40,000 - £45,000

Contract Type: Permanent

We are collaborating with a leading automotive engineering company that designs and manufactures high-performance engines and electronics. They work with car manufacturers, motorsports teams, and high-performance vehicle makers, providing advanced engine technology, powertrains, and data systems.

The company is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to provide Quality Engineering support to the Quality, Production, and Engineering functions, while also being part of the customer interface.

Key Responsibilities
  • Ownership of internal quality issues and resolution using known Quality tools in a timely manner
  • Data collection, collation, and development of improvement activities
  • Definition of inspection criteria
  • Lineside quality improvement activities, including defect disposition analysis, scrap and rework analysis, and general improvement projects
  • Data-driven improvement activities in response to internal quality gate findings, including conducting root cause analysis, countermeasure implementation, and auditing
  • Management of internal quality KPIs and metrics development of improvement plans
  • Conducting internal quarantine and scrap reviews
  • Assisting in external Quality activities where needed, with significant overlap with customer impact issues
  • Planning and managing APQP and PPAP activities, including the PPAP tracker
  • Raising and management of concessions and the concession system
  • Process and Product Auditing and improvement activities
  • Considering the health and safety, environmental, and energy impact of all activities
  • Supporting the Company's compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018, following policy and best practice
Qualifications & Requirements
  • Experience in aluminium CNC machining
  • Working knowledge of GD&T
  • Basic knowledge of Aluminium casting processes
  • Strong practical problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated experience in automotive PPAPs/APQP
  • Experience of using Quality tools (8D, 5Why, Ishikawa, etc.)
  • Experience in a customer-facing role
  • Some experience of Process Audits
  • Good time management
  • Knowledge of visual management techniques
  • Experience of manufacturing metrology equipment, including CMMs
  • Experience in the use of handheld gauging equipment
  • Working understanding of statistical analysis tools, such as Gauge R&Rs, Capability analyses, and comparison tests, etc.
What we can offer
  • 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
  • Workplace pension
  • Occupational health and wellbeing support
  • Private medical insurance
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Digital GP service
  • Income protection
  • Life assurance
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted shopping, including active lifestyle discounts
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Hybrid working (dependent on role)

For more information on this role, please contact Phoebe Huxstep or send a copy of your CV to the provided URL.



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