Benefits: 

• Earlier finish on a Friday 
• 25 days plus bank holidays 

The Company: 

Theo James are thrilled to be supporting an automotive partner in its search for a highly skilled and motivated Quality Engineer to join our dynamic team at a leading automotive company based in Newton Aycliffe. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge automotive projects, ensuring the highest standards of quality are achieved and maintained. The successful candidate will possess a strong background in quality engineering within the automotive industry, demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills, and have a proven track record of improving processes and product quality. With a focus on continuous improvement and customer satisfaction, you will play a crucial role in our mission to produce vehicles of unparalleled quality and reliability. If you are Quality Technician who is looking for development, this could also be the role for you. 

Salary: £35,000-£40,000 

Shifts: Day shift - 07:00-15:00 

Responsibilities: 

• To to assist in the development and maintain Product Assurance systems ensuring Customer Specific Requirements are fulfilled ( IATF16949 and other specifics )
• To provide leadership and to develop a culture of defect prevention and waste elimination
• To be a capable user of core quality tools & techniques and their application, typically: SPC, Ishikawa, Histograms, Pareto Charts, Scatter Diagrams, Stratification etc
• Support the Internal manufacturing teams with regard to the timely resolution of Customer and Internal quality concerns.
• Support the NPI teams during the development of Controls Plans, PFMEA, Gauge Planning etc. and highlight potential failure modes ref Lessons Learnt.
• Support the Internal Audit team by performing various Internal Audits.
• Understanding and utilisation of Automotive Core tools such as APQP, PPAP, PFMEA processes.        
• Promote compliance to company systems, procedures and control plan requirements.    Champion to promote compliance to company systems, procedures and control plan requirements.    Champion to promote compliance to company systems, procedures and control plan requirements.
• Provide and communicate Quality/process data to the Senior Teams and facilitate actions to improve.    Provide and communicate Quality / process data to the Manufacturing Teams and facilitate actions to improve.    Provide and communicate Quality / process data to the Manufacturing Teams and facilitate actions to improve.
• CMM Measurement analysis and programming capability to perform routine CMM Measurements along with NPI Capability studies.        
• Support the Quality manager, to manage the activities of Quality Engineers / Lab Supervisors on a day-to-day basis.        
• Proactively visit customer/supplier locations to resolve customer concerns and maintain high levels of customer liaison when required.    Pro-actively visit customer / supplier locations to resolve customer concerns and maintain high levels of customer liaison.    Pro-actively visit customer / supplier locations to resolve customer concerns and maintain high levels of customer liaison.

Skills and Requirements: 

• A good working knowledge of metal forming and fabrication processes.             
• An appropraite qualification in Mechanical / Production Engineering  ( e.g Degree or HNC)                
• Appropriate experience working within Automotive high volume industry role with good working knowledge of IATF16949 / ISO9001                
• Thorough knowledge of APQP,PPAP and PSW documentation and OEM Customer Specific Requirements                
• Knowledge and application of CMM Measurement and Programming