Job Description:

The process quality technician role can cover any element of the value stream from goods receipt to final dispatch. Provide proactive and problem resolution support to ensure identified non-conformances are effectively managed to resolution via robust corrective action. Make a positive contribution to the company and its products through their work ethic, expertise, quality of work and willingness to learn and help in a wide range of tasks.

Main Responsibilities: 

• Perform quality checks and inspection of received, in-process manufactured and as-shipped product ensuring that SSG and customer quality requirements are met.
• Records and maintains accurate records /documentation of inspection activities.
• Leads the collaboration with production team to identify and address quality issues supporting the implementation and verification of corrective and preventive actions.
• Utilises measurement and test equipment to perform in process monitoring of manufacturing process i.e. micrometres, vernier callipers, gloss meters. Paint thickness gauges etc.
• Conducts audits of the manufacturing process to identify areas for improvement ensuring compliance to regulations and standards
• Fully engaged in the customer concern management process and where directed, conducts containment activity when required, providing production employees with documented methods for this activity.
• Conducts root cause analysis of identified quality issues to address underlying causes.
• Facilitate the material review board process to ensure that the investigation, the disposition root cause and
• CAPA are effectively and robustly managed.
• Communicates effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure quality objectives are consistently met.
• Tracks and reports quality metrics in relation to the role, highlighting areas of improvement and potential risks.
• Conduct any other reasonable management requests in line with business needs.

Qualifications:

• Internal Management Systems Auditor ISO9001:2015
• Level 2 education minimum (i.e. GCSE Maths, English, and Science subjects)
• Yellow belt lean six sigma

Experience:

• 3 years minimum working experience in a manufacturing inspection role
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Office applications
• Proven ability to read engineering drawings.
• Basic Metrology
• Proven ability in leading 8D or other problem investigation and improvement methodologies

Personal Attributes:

• Self-motivated
• Good organisational skills
• Good presentation skills
• Effective communication style written and verbal.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstrate commitment to continuous Improvement.
• Good timekeeping

Benefits:

• Bonus scheme
• Pension scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, 1 additional day is accrued from 5 years’ service onwards up to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays.
• Death benefit scheme 2 x annual salary.
• Salary exchange.
• Long service awards for 10,20 & 25 years (£50, £150 & £500).
• Vouchers for birthdays and Christmas.
• Simply Health Benefit (company funded at level 1, upgrades available) – employees can claim money back towards the cost of medical check-ups, appointments, and treatments to help keep them physically and mentally fit.