Quality Engineer sought by a global automotive manufacturing organisation serving customers in more than 150 countries, based at their Burton on Trent plant.  
 
The Role:
Reporting to the Senior Quality Engineer, the Quality Engineer will be responsible for fulfilling quality related deliverables for the Burton plant.
 
Your day-to-day duties as Quality Engineer will include:

• Analyse customer returns, concerns and defects
• Prepare and maintain control plan for components and complete products
• Perform Capability Studies and Process Audits
• Able to use key Quality tools, PPS, A3, Ishikawa, Is/Is Not, Mini Tab, 5Why
• Support the continuous improvement of the Operator Description Sheets (ODS)
• Lead Problem Solving teams for Root Cause Analysis on Plant/Customer issues
• Understand supplier requirements for PPAP
• Be able to travel at short notice
• Raise and manage quality documentation (Quality Alerts, PFU’s etc)

• Automotive Industry experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Manufacturing Quality System experience and customer communication activities
• Ability to demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills to all levels of the business including the customer
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of Problem-Solving Tools and Techniques
• Required to be committed, self-driven to learn and have the ability to work on your own initiative
• Minimum HNC qualified.

• Excellent salary 
• 39 hours per week, core hours Monday to Friday 8am – 4.20pm
• Flexible working: working day can be extended to allow 12.30pm finish on Friday and early finishes throughout the week if hours are made up elsewhere (discretionary)
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays  
• Employee discounts available 
• Cycle To Work Scheme 
• Discounted Golf / Gym memberships 
• finishes throughout the week if hours are made up elsewhere (discretionary) 
• Contributory pension scheme  
• Opportunities for development and training