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Quality Lead / Senior Quality Engineer

£45,000 DOE

Monday - Friday | Days

Poole, Dorset - Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, Wimborne, Ferndown

Are you an experienced Quality Engineer with a background in precision engineering, aerospace, defence or nuclear manufacturing looking for your next opportunity?

Our client is looking for a Quality Lead / Senior Quality Engineer to take ownership of the quality function, lead the Quality Department and maintain and continually improve their AS9100 quality system.

This is a hands-on role where you'll combine quality leadership with technical inspection, working closely with production, customers and suppliers to maintain high standards and drive continuous improvement.

You'll suit this role if you're an experienced quality professional with strong AS9100 / ISO 9001 knowledge, a background in precision manufacturing and the confidence to lead a quality function while remaining hands-on.

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The Role

*Owning, maintaining and continually improving the Quality Management System to AS9100 / BS EN ISO 9001

*Planning and conducting internal, customer and supplier audits

*Managing non-conformances, concessions and production permits

*Completing customer 8D reports and liaising with customer Quality Departments

*Leading, supporting and developing the Quality Inspection team

*Managing the calibration system and supplier quality processes

*Driving Root Cause Analysis and continuous improvement initiatives

*Producing quality performance reports and analysis

*Carrying out dimensional inspection of precision components, both in-process and procured

*Operating and programming fixed and portable CMM equipment

*Leading First Article Inspection (FAI) activities and maintaining accurate documentation and traceability

*Promoting a strong quality culture across the business

*Providing support to production and planning when requiredAylesbury

Our client is a leading engineering manufacturer and is looking for a Quality Assurance Manager to join their growing team!

As the Quality Assurance Manager, you will develop, implement and maintain the company’s Quality Management System while leading relationships with customers’ quality teams and relevant compliance authorities.

Quality Assurance Manager Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and maintain the company’s Quality Management System
• Lead the NCR and root-cause analysis process, producing key performance metrics
• Maintain and continuously improve company quality procedures
• Plan and lead internal, external and accreditation audits
• Maintain the company’s ISO 9001 accreditation
• Support the wider Quality team with its ASME quality manual
• Work with Procurement to review existing subcontractors and audit new suppliers
• Monitor root-cause investigations and ensure corrective actions are delivered promptly
• Support Operations with operational excellence, Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
• Work with the QC Manager to maintain the team skills matrix and implement development plans
• Lead relationships with customers’ quality teams and compliance authorities
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Procurement, Logistics and Finance
• Successfully implement quality systems and improvements across the business

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing and quality checking outgoing client correspondence before dispatch, ensuring accuracy, clarity, tone and compliance with FCA guidelines
• Identifying errors, inconsistencies or areas for improvement and providing clear, constructive feedback to the team
• Maintaining high standards across a fast moving, volume driven operation
• Working within an FCA regulated framework to ensure all client communications meet the required standard
• Acting as a key line of quality control in a business where getting things right genuinely matters
• Role OverviewImplement, Develop and Maintain the Food Safety Management system under guidance from the Quality Manager. This involves review of all relevant customer COPs and supporting documents, BRC/IFS standards and the C&D Foods Quality Management System identifying the gaps and implementing the changes to ensure compliance. Liaising with the owners of the relevant prerequisites & areas managers to ensure they are aware of their ownership and responsibility to the food safety management system.
• Completion of gap analysis against the above to create the Procedures and SOPS required to ensure compliance.
• Working with production in the development of site practices in line with Retailer Standards & Codes of Practices.
• Reporting to the site Quality Manager this role will be share in the responsibility for full site Food Safety & Quality programme.
• Compiling reports and driving the food safety culture in the business will be key deliverables.
• Due to the complexity of the individual requirements of our customer base, we are a highly audited site and must be compliant with the customer COP, Standards, IFS, BRC and our own internal group benchmarking standards.
• The primary focus of the Compliance Coordinator will be to strengthen the food safety management system to ensure it encompasses all requirements of the retailer COPs, Standards, BRC, IFS to ensure we are audit ready every day from a factory focus and documentation perspective and related standards.
• The Compliance Coordinator will assist in leading and coordinating all site FS & QMS systems and projects as well as the site behavioural programme. Improving the QMS / FS programme and involvement in the company Continuous Improvement programme will be key delivery objectives as directed by the Site Quality Manager.
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