Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer – Winfrith

Primary Location:

Dorset Innovation Park, Winfrith, Dorset, DT2 8ZB. This is a beautiful part of the country in the heart of the Isle of Purbeck near the town of Poole.

Application stipulation:

This position requires all candidates to be eligible to live and work in the UK and must be capable of achieving a valid UK Government security vetting clearance, candidates must also hold a sole UK British passport (no dual nationalities). Norco will guide and assist with the process once employment is agreed and provide ongoing support and training in this field.

Company Profile:

Norco Composites are one of the UK’s largest and fastest growing Composite manufacturers. Our complete moulding service includes everything from design for manufacture, to 5 axis CNC patterns and moulds, through to the final manufactured product and assembly.

We focus on manufacturing large complex composite structures for companies primarily in the defence market as well as a variety of other markets, from prototype aerospace and automotive parts to medical and leisure marine. We are looking for an experienced Quality Engineer to join our business and be instrumental in our future growth as a business.

The Role:

The role within the Company supports our defence and aerospace contracts and helps drive new product introduction and maintains the QMS.

Salary:

From £45,000 per annum

Standard Working hours:

Monday to Thursday 0800 – 1700

Friday 0800 – 1400

Job Types:

Full-time, Permanent

Hybrid working is not able to be offered for this role.

Pension:

5% Employer / 3% Employee

Benefits:

• Location Weighting
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Quarterly bonus

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Monitor, maintain, & make continuous improvements the QMS
• Devise quality control documentation i.e., APQP, inspection plans and inspection sign-off documentation.
• Product Inspection & quality sign off.
• Authorise the release of product to the customer
• Auditing of the QMS & associated processes
• Control of calibration system.
• Quality sign off for Manufacturing packs.
• Run non-conformance process.
• Undertaking of FAIR’s to AS9102
• Monitor and gather process data for reporting.
• Measure performance and identify any areas of weakness, recommending and implementing improvements, feeding the info back into the QMS for continuous improvement.
• Daily / weekly / monthly quality reporting upwards & downwards. Key Skills & Qualifications:

Key skills & Qualifications:

• Working to AS9100
• Excellent understanding of Engineering drawings.
• Excellent understanding of GD&T.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of root cause and corrective actions process and tools.
• Positive and professional attitude with the ability to work well independently.
• Proactive with the ability to identify process improvement and implement any changes.

Desirable:

• AS9100 auditor.
• PolyWorks experience
• CMM laser tracker experience
• Previous experience in an Engineering role.
• Experience with MSA and Gauge R&R.
• Lean and 5S experience.
• 5+ years in a Quality Engineer position or similar.
• An understanding of composites.
• CQI Qualification.
• Report writing including CMM report analysis.