Lead Quality Engineer - Automotive

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Lead Quality Engineer - Automotive - £34/hr (Inside IR35) - Warwickshire - 12 Months (potential for yearly renewal)

This role will work on leading all aspects relating to Vehicle structures Quality, problem resolutions for in field vehicle Line activities, monitoring quality systems, through to design improvements and model year updates. The aim will be to achieve targets in all areas. Ultimately, the role will contribute to the delivery of Quality targets for each vehicle line

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of quality improvements within Vehicle Structures, including but not limited to:
  
• Lead the update, revision and control of all DFMEA & DRBFMs across vehicle structures in line with latest corporate metrics.
  
• Prevent Recurrence AIMS, leading the creation, acceptance, delivery and resolution.
  
• Lead Failure Mode Avoidance activities within Structures.
  
• Lead Vehicles Structures improvements with respect to warranty, R/1000, A/1000, TGW, White Alerts, Grey Alerts.
  
• Support the Lead Service Engineer in resolution of vehicle Technical Assistance (TA) queries.
  
• Lead the resolution of Engineering owned Vehicle Structures IQM projects.
  
• Inform and publicise new requirements and rules to the wider team.
  
• Lead the Lessons Learned process within vehicle structures, ensuring regular, timely, review and feedback, robust risk analysis and resolution plans.
  
• Leadership for a robust control and review of all vehicle structures Client Way processes.
  
• Provide support across the team with release of requirements , design rules etc. in 3DEx Total Requirements Management (TRM)
  
  Key Performance Indicators
  
• Warranty
  
• R/1000, A/1000
  
• IQM project resolution metrics
  
• PR AIMS metrics
  
• White Alerts, Grey Alerts
  
• DFMEA metrics
  
  Skills/Experience Required:
  
• Prior experience working on vehicle structure quality improvements within the automotive industry
  
• Experienced in DFMEA & DRBFMs processes
  
• Prior experience of vehicle warranty issue resolution
  
  Additional information:
  This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.
  The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Business.
  Premea is a specialist IT & Engineering recruitment consultancy representing clients in the UK and internationally within the Automotive, Motorsport and Aerospace sectors