Quality Engineer - NPI - Buckinghamshire

Quality Engineer NPI

£DOE/competitive

Buckinghamshire

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MDE are currently recruiting for a Quality Engineer to join a highly advanced Engineering and Manufacturing business

Main Purpose:

Co-ordination of APQP activities leading across all new product introductions and overseeing PPAP release status of all customer released products.
Interface with Customer Quality, Project Management, Testing and Engineering ensure customer PPAP targets are met for all launch and ECR requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy and Development

• Control and track all APQP documents through PPAP approval for new program launches to ensure customer submission dates are achieved.
• Execute PPAP submission and approval as required for customer & initiated Engineering changes.
• Contribute to lessons learned reflection workshops as common point of reference across product range.
• Understand and provide interpretation of customer PPAP specific requirements when required.

General and Task Management

• Oversee and participate in task completion of Quality related Project phased gateway release.
• Ensure latest customer specifications and standards are in place within BMS/QMS.
• Attend customer meetings if required.
• Act as internal customer for delivery of PPAP requirements.
• Internal Quality Champion for Run at Rate/2DP activities to ensure safe product launch.
• Support Gauge design and acceptance meetings.
• Support with statistical analysis through product maturation phases.
• Creating monthly PPAP status reports for management.
• Support D/PFMEA & DFM reviews as required.
• Escalation of delays across all departments impacting PPAP submission targets.
• Engage with Testing Labs to ensure capacity for new projects.
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Plant PPAP % Compliance.
• Project Gateway Quality Task completion %.

Skills & Experience:

• Significant experience in a medium volume manufacturing environment, preferably automotive.
• Strong knowledge of the latest Automotive tools and techniques.
• Strong demonstratable problem-solving skills (8D, PPS and advanced problem solving).
• Strong APQP experience
• Experience of dealing with customers and suppliers.
• Excellent leadership and man- management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage a variety of cross-functional team members.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Excellent organisational and follow-up skills.
• Competent in problem solving, team building, planning and decision making.
• IAFT 16949 auditing experience essential (VDA optional).
• Microsoft Office Predominantly Excel, PowerPoint.
• Minitab experience.
• Commercially aware.
• Able to communicate and build relationships from shop floor to director level.

Please note all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK