COMPLIANCE ENGINEER

Functional area: Quality
Country: UK - United Kingdom
City: Deeside
Company name: Atlas Copco IAS UK Limited
Date of posting: Feb 21, 2025

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Soft skills related for the position:

• Confident and articulate, the role holder must be able to communicate effectively within the company at all levels.
• The role holder will also need to regularly liaise with different departments and needs to be able to lead a team and will therefore require good team and interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail is essential as well as the ability to work well in a fast-changing environment, demonstrate good organisational skills and be able to prioritise. Balancing the number of tasks this role involves, is imperative
• The role holder must be self-motivated and driven to achieve targets.
• Good time management and prioritising skills are key in the performance of this role as well as showing flexibility and responsiveness.
• An ability to make decisions, use initiative and carry out appropriate actions in line with the company policy and strategy
• The ability to work on own initiative and under pressure
• The candidate will have experience working in a fast-moving environment and be able to demonstrate good time management and organisational skills
• Good IT skills
• An interest in career development and training within the workplace
• Ability to represent the company externally in a highly professional and credible manne

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• APQP: Act as the site’s Quality representative during Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and manage product or process-related actions. Provide feedback to the project team using gathered data.
• Process Verification: Ensure all new processes comply with ISO/IATF standards and customer requirements.
• Liaison with OEMs and Customer Centers: Represent the site’s Quality department when communicating with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), global or internal departments during the onboarding of new products, customers, or changes requiring customer approval.
• Coordinate and manage the PPAP process: to ensure compliance with customer requirements and industry standards.
• Concerns Support: Assist in investigating internal and external quality concerns.
• Data Analysis: Use data analysis to support problem-solving processes and provide feedback to guide internal projects if changes are needed.
• Compliance with Standards: Work with other quality engineers to ensure manufacturing areas comply with ISO 9001/IATF 16949 standards and Customer Specific Requirements (CSRs). Maintain linkages between process flow, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Control Plan, Work Instructions, and records.
• Quality Coaching: Support and coach personnel on quality-related issues by interfacing with other departments.
• Internal Quality Audits: Conduct internal quality audits, generate reports, and ensure timely closure of non-conformances or Opportunities for Improvement (OFIs).
• Manufacturing Changes Verification: Analyze data to verify and validate proposed manufacturing changes and regularly report project progress to Quality Management.
• Supplier Development Support: Assist the Supplier Development team by participating in site audits or providing expert advice for supplier Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions.
• Quality Reporting: Report and act on Quality department findings and initiatives.

OTHER DUTIES

• To carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the company
• Minimum of 3 years in an automotive/ Aerospace quality engineering / quality role - essential
• Degree/HND in an engineering discipline – desirable
• Full understanding of IATF16949/ AS9100/ ISO9001 and customer specific requirements - essential
• Internal Auditor Trained to IATF16949/ISO9001– desirable
• Working knowledge of APQP process – desirable
• Working with bulk materials experience will be added advantage
• Working experience with quality software will be added advantage

Soft skills related for the position:

• Confident and articulate, the role holder must be able to communicate effectively within the company at all levels.
• The role holder will also need to regularly liaise with different departments and needs to be able to lead a team and will therefore require good team and interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail is essential as well as the ability to work well in a fast-changing environment, demonstrate good organisational skills and be able to prioritise. Balancing the number of tasks this role involves, is imperative
• The role holder must be self-motivated and driven to achieve targets.
• Good time management and prioritising skills are key in the performance of this role as well as showing flexibility and responsiveness.
• An ability to make decisions, use initiative and carry out appropriate actions in line with the company policy and strategy
• The ability to work on own initiative and under pressure
• The candidate will have experience working in a fast-moving environment and be able to demonstrate good time management and organisational skills
• Good IT skills
• An interest in career development and training within the workplace
• Ability to represent the company externally in a highly professional and credible manner