Quality Engineer

at  Optima UK

Job Role: Quality Engineer
Location: Northampton
Shift: Monday – Thursday 8am – 5pm / Friday 8am – 2pm
Salary: £35k - £45k (DOE)
Benefit: (Life insurance, Company events, Online GP Service, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increases after 5 years service to 27 days), Eye care assistance, Wellbeing Incentives, Employee Assistance Package, Pension Contribution, Cycle to work scheme, Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, Christmas gifts)

· To assist with the preparation of APQP and PPAP for new and existing projects as required by Customer
· To liaise with Production to ensure product manufactured internally meets engineering specification.
· To resolve quality problems that arise during production. Working closely with manufacturing management and supervisors, to support the implementation of and adherence to laid down processes.
· Respond to customer complaints maintaining communication and reporting.
· To work alongside Production Engineering using Quality Tools to validate new and improved processes.
· Perform basic manual and visual inspections.
· Maintain the gauge management system.
· Do the upmost for proper record keeping on existing quality systems at the company.
· Perform internal audits to ISO9001 standard. (Preferred)
· Assist with creating IMDS reports (Preferred)