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Job Titles: Senior Quality Engineer

Industry: Precision Engineering

Location: Heanor

Salary: Up to £47,500 DOE

Hours: Monday to Thursday (7.30am-4.30pm) and Fridays (7.30am-2.00pm)

Contracted hours: 40 per week

Holidays and Benefits: 33 days holiday, Xmas shut down, 7.5% pension, x4 salary death in service.

Overview:

Working within modern purpose-built manufacturing facilities the Senior Quality Engineer will be working for a precision engineering business that manufacture components and fabrications for the aerospace, nuclear and defence industry.

Brief overview of duties:

• Support the Quality Manager in maintaining certifications.
• Conduct product and system audits to ensure compliance with regulatory and customer-specific requirements.
• Compile documentation packs to support product delivery and traceability.
• Provide engineering support for Visual and CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) inspections.
• Interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications to determine quality standards.
• Apply First Article Inspection techniques in line with AS9102 requirements
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives across the business
• Use quality tools to detect, contain, and investigate non-conformances, ensuring robust corrective actions are implemented
• Define and apply process control methods, including identifying critical control points and developing work instructions

The ideal candidate / Senior Quality Engineer may have some of the following, however, please note these are only desirable and not essential as all applications will be looked at individually:

• Experience with data collection and analysis
• A strong background at implementing quality systems within a precision engineering environment - aerospace/machining/fabrication or similar
• Experienced in Lean/problem solving techniques (8D), Kaizen.
• Knowledge of 6 Sigma process beneficial
• Competent/capable of driving quality throughout a large business and manufacturer

Commutable from:

Heanor, Ripley, Alfreton, Hucknall and Surrounding areas.

If you are interested in the Senior Quality Engineer role, please apply immediately due to the urgency of this role.