Quality Engineer - (req68666)

Quality Engineer

Onsite-Cheltenham. Salary up to £50k subject to skills & experience, plus a fantastic benefits package including cycle to work, EV leasing, staff discounts and company bonuses.

Designing award-winning products for our market-leading brands - Mira Showers, Rada and Recoup - is our lifeblood. We focus on investment, investing in the best technology and resources available and investing in each and every individual. Put simply, it's who we are. Whether you arrive at our factories in Cheltenham or Hull, have a visit from a Service Engineer or pick up the phone to our Customer Service team, you'll instantly see that, no matter our department or location, we all share the same values at Kohler Mira.

From day one you're part of the Kohler Mira community - a collaborative, forward-focused team with a shared pride in our work and commitment to delight our customers, develop innovative products and services and inspire our people.

Opportunity

As a Quality Engineer you will provide Quality Assurance, Statistical Process Control, support Process Improvement, carry out Root Cause Analysis. You will also use Six Sigma Methodology following the DMAIC process, liaising with NPI, Production and SQA to root cause resolution, both internally and within the supply chain.

Specific Responsibilities

• Fault analysis to determine root cause whether part/rig/process and be key liaison between AME, NPI, Production, Process Quality, SQA and PIT.
• In conjunction with the relevant SQA, takes responsibility for all aspects of quality control, management, improvement and reporting. This to include timely communication of issues with the supplier, tooling improvements and return of non-conforming product.
• Assists sample approval activities/system (PPAP) of new or transferred products from submission to production approval.
• Assists with knowledge of production requirements and process considerations for incoming inspection check criteria and complete checks as required.
• Provides quality, engineering, and other expertise to support in cost downs in production and general process improvement activities.
• Attends and supports activities of Production Kaizens, Fishbone analysis, Huddle meetings.
• Ensures the timely, effective and efficient application of corrective action processes to permanently resolve quality deficiencies.
• Develop sound product knowledge to act as a responsible Independent & Impartial Internal Quality Expert for all key production lines within both buildings.
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