Job Description
Quality Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Produce visual aids and packing specifications for current production. Optimize and review the packaging formats (materials required etc)
- Maintain SAGE with product specification changes, i.e. materials, cycle times, weights, packaging, special instructions, label formats, etc, and enter new products.
- Support the Technical team with conducting internal trials with currently “live” (existing) products. This should take to the form of trial verification.
- Maintaining the currently in use measuring gauges used onsite, and validation of any new gauges onsite.
- Develop any new quality plans to include critical dimensions for the product and according to specific customer requirements.
- Maintain the quality plan and input new changes to reflect products in SAGE.
- Conduct trial specification inspections, dimensional studies and SPC analysis for new products.
- Analysis of any out of specification Sample Inspection Reports which have been raised by the QA team.
- Produce Product Specification sheets for all products and maintain (via regular review) the content and age of the specifications.
- Ensure that the calibration of all precision measuring equipment (scales, KEYENCE / CMM etc) is conducted at an agreed regular frequency and that all equipment is certified.
- Provide certificate of compliance statements for customers, when required.
- Maintain the document control system – including ensuring that all old versions are archived etc.
- Control and run the ongoing migration testing schedule.
- Arrange any CRC development testing via sending samples to the relevant lab.
- Compile additional procedures within our process for PS9000:2011 compliance.
- Carry out traceability analysis on a monthly basis.
- Conduct Monthly hygiene audits External & Internal & also to include Hemswell storage facility in accordance with the audit schedule.
- Collate the customer complaint investigation reports, and obtain information & update the database.
- Liaise with the customer directly where applicable.
- Glass brittle register audit & up keep.
- Maintain standards regulations.eg. Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food Regulations 2012 (SI 2619/2012) enacting relevant EC regulations including EC 1935/2004 (the framework regulation on food contact materials) and EC 2023/2006 and related amendments.
- Compile customer audit questionnaires in conjunction with the Quality Manager.
- Ensure that any issues arising from pest control recommendations are addressed.
- BRC Gap analysis in conjunction with the Quality Manager.
- BRC gap compliance, new or amending procedures, risk assessments, HACCP and pre-requisites.
- Complete any gap analysis assessment for any new version of the ISO or BRC standards.
- Make changes and implement new additions to the QMS, Hygiene & Procedure files as required and control any new documents under the document control procedure.
- Control Change control register and documents.
- Member of the HACCP Team
- Member of the Internal Audit Team
- Any other duties as assigned by the Quality manager
- All employees are required to maintain safe working practices by adhering to the Health and Safety policies of the company in place at any given time.
- The post holder may be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and do not in themselves justify the re-evaluation of the post.
About You:
- Good command of English language
- Numeracy skills essential
- Proven Project Management Skills
- ISO 9000, BRC, HACCP and Quality Systems experience.
- HACCP level 3 (preferred)
- Lean six sigma qualified
- Significant and substantial experience working in a Quality department (likely to be 5+ years)
- Must have experience at dealing with customers (both internal and external)
- Must have experience at setting standards (implementing Quality Assurance plans) within a manufacturing environment
- Must have experience at validating new tools / processes
- Must be able to work autonomously
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- To be computer literate, especially in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, Excel and MS Project.
- The ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve objectives; taking accountability for work/actions undertaken as well as co-ordinating the support teams across the site.
- Is conscientious, accurate and thorough in all aspects of work responsibilities, and has a professional approach to work.
- Pragmatic and objective whilst having the ability to understand commercial and financial realities of decisions made.
Job Application:
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply to send a copy of your full CV – or call us now.
Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.
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Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK