Quality Engineer
Are you looking for a great opportunity as a Quality Engineer? Then we are looking for you!
An opportunity exists for a full-time Quality Engineer reporting to the Quality Manager to join our state-of-the-art plant in Clara, Co Offaly.
This role is responsible for and has the authority for product/process quality improvement programmes, analysis of quality costs, customer complaints, analysis of quality waste, reliability evaluations and process capabilities studies.
Main duties and responsibilities:
1. Ensure that safe working practices are adhered to at all times, including wearing PPE as appropriate. Acquire knowledge of Health & Safety procedures, work instructions, and associated documentation. Comply with all Health & Safety Policies and instructions and actively contribute to Company efforts to promote safe behaviour and safe systems of work.
2. Lead quality improvement programmes using recognised problem-solving and project management techniques
3. Participate in cross-functional teams to ensure that we achieve our Quality Policy and Quality Objectives
4. Evaluate quality trends and reasons for product or process failures relating to customer complaints and lead corrective action plans.
5. Evaluate quality costs and determine critical causes.
6. Prepare and approve quality assurance specifications and assist in the formulation of written policy/procedures
7. Align and integrate company test procedures with International Standards requirements.
8. Assist in determining inspection frequencies and sampling plans using significance testing, capability studies and through collation and analysis of data
9. Participate in validation of all new tooling equipment, methods and products.
10. Ensure all areas comply with specified regulatory requirements
11. Any other reasonably duties as required
Education:
12. Third level qualification in science/ engineering.
13. Three years’ experience in Quality Engineering in a manufacturing environment
Specific training and experience:
14. Demonstrable Lean/ Six Sigma certification is an advantage
15. Strong analytical skills, including statistical analysis is an advantage