Senior Quality Engineer
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Glasgow |
| Area | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Sector | Industrial - Quality |
| Salary | £35000 - £40000 per annum |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | EP-318-2 |
| Job Views | 12 |
- Description
- Senior Quality Engineer required in Thornliebank - £35/40k Per Year - Permanent Role
We’re recruiting for an experienced Quality Engineer on behalf of our client to support the site Quality Management System (QMS), lead corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement across products, processes and customer performance.
The role- Manage and improve the site QMS and ensure compliance (AS9100 / NADCAP)
- Lead non-conformance investigations and corrective actions (8D and other tools)
- Plan/complete internal audits and support/host external certification audits
- Work closely with Production on inspection, skills matrix and “zero defect” culture
- Support NPI/First Offs, PPAP (when required), contract review, data-cards, CoCs and shipment release
- Monitor and improve supplier performance; maintain approved supplier controls
- Support Lean / Six Sigma projects, Kaizen events and KPI/customer scorecard reporting
- Liaise with freight forwarding partner to support import/export compliance
- Degree (or equivalent experience) plus 5+ years in quality/operations within manufacturing
- Strong knowledge of SPC, variation control, process capability and data-led problem solving
- Experience with APQP tools (FMEA, Control Plans, PPAP) and ideally DOE
- Supervisory/people management experience
- Lean/Kaizen capability; Six Sigma/ASQ certification beneficial
- Confident communicator with strong customer and cross-functional stakeholder skills
- ISO 9001 and calibration knowledge beneficial
- Occasional travel may be required
- Clean UK driving licence
- Reasonable overtime as needed
- Commitment to H&S and company policies
This is a permanent role, with a salary of between £35,000 to £40,000 per year.
Exchange People are a family-run Employment Business, proudly providing people in North-West England and Central Scotland with careers since 1997.
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