G&H (Gooch & Housego) · 1 day ago
Senior Quality Engineer
G&H (Gooch & Housego) is a company focused on quality engineering and compliance. The Senior Quality Engineer will coordinate root cause analysis for various issues and conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with standards such as ISO9001.
Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
Responsibilities
Adherence to all Company policies, management systems and standard operational procedures, including legal responsibilities in relation to Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality
Working positively to develop and foster good working relationships with colleagues and contracted personnel in order to maintain a culture of mutual respect and dignity
Promote and display the G&H values: Customer focus, Integrity, Action, Unity, Precision
Underpin the achievement of ISO9001, ensuring standards are compliant, maintained and meet with business needs in support of a more robust infrastructure
Support Quality department on going maintenance and upkeep of the business management system to ensure the Company maintains compliance to ISO9001 and other subscribed requirements
Play an active role coordinating multi-functional projects for business system continuous improvements
Performing internal audits to proactively determine quality risks within our processes and work with appropriate management/staff to ensure satisfactory mitigation
Provides mentoring, coaching and suggests corrective actions as necessary
Develops and deploy strategic plans in which business goals and objectives are met
Providing a mature customer facing lead role in ensuring effective issues management from initiation to closure of customer returns
Approve incoming materials by confirming specifications; conducting visual inspection and measurement tests; rejecting and returning unacceptable materials
Approve in-process production first off activities by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; communicating required adjustments to production supervisor/operator
Conduct visual & automated inspection activities on part finished & finished goods
Document inspection results by completing reports and logs
Work closely with all functional areas to identify supply related issues and work closely with Purchasing in closing the route cause with the supplier
Supporting the Global Suppler Quality team in the management of new and existing supply chains
Provide analysis and regular tracking of issues related to material non-conformance
Utilising standard problem techniques/tools to address route causes and chairing MRB meetings
Supporting the NPD/NPI gate review activities
Coordinating the calibration of measurement equipment
Coordinating the concessions/permits along with analysis and progression of changes to further reduce
Supporting customer and 3rd party audits
Qualification
Required
Internal or Lead Auditor to ISO9001
Adherence to all Company policies, management systems and standard operational procedures, including legal responsibilities in relation to Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality
Working positively to develop and foster good working relationships with colleagues and contracted personnel in order to maintain a culture of mutual respect and dignity
Promote and display the G&H values: Customer focus, Integrity, Action, Unity, Precision
Underpin the achievement of ISO9001, ensuring standards are compliant, maintained and meet with business needs in support of a more robust infrastructure
Support Quality department on going maintenance and upkeep of the business management system to ensure the Company maintains compliance to ISO9001 and other subscribed requirements
Play an active role coordinating multi-functional projects for business system continuous improvements
Performing internal audits to proactively determine quality risks within our processes and work with appropriate management/staff to ensure satisfactory mitigation
Provides mentoring, coaching and suggests corrective actions as necessary
Develops and deploy strategic plans in which business goals and objectives are met
Providing a mature customer facing lead role in ensuring effective issues management from initiation to closure of customer returns
Approve incoming materials by confirming specifications; conducting visual inspection and measurement tests; rejecting and returning unacceptable materials
Approve in-process production first off activities by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; communicating required adjustments to production supervisor/operator
Conduct visual & automated inspection activities on part finished & finished goods
Document inspection results by completing reports and logs
Work closely with all functional areas to identify supply related issues and work closely with Purchasing in closing the route cause with the supplier
Supporting the Global Suppler Quality team in the management of new and existing supply chains
Provide analysis and regular tracking of issues related to material non-conformance
Utilising standard problem techniques/tools to address route causes and chairing MRB meetings
Supporting the NPD/NPI gate review activities
Coordinating the calibration of measurement equipment
Coordinating the concessions/permits along with analysis and progression of changes to further reduce
Supporting customer and 3rd party audits
Self-driven with the ability to set own priorities and work independently
Challenging, but with high level of emotional intelligence
Attention to detail with excellent analytical skills
Strong influencing, communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills
Confident in generating / remodelling / facilitating business processes
Performing audits that include; supplier audits, process compliance audits through to verifying the effectiveness of the Business processes
Detailed understanding of root cause analysis tools and engaging with Engineering staff to identify and verify preventive action
Mature Customer focused approach handling issues with urgency
Proven track record with deployment of Continuous Improvement projects using a structured problem solving methodology
Metrology methods
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Awareness of ISO 9001 & AS9102 Quality Standards
Industry experience of working within an ISO9001 environment
Previous experience within a quality engineering role, ideally within an optical technical development/manufacturing environment
Involvement in MRB's (Material Review Meetings) for handling all non-conforming materials, from incoming to outgoing
Experience in implementing process improvements using structured problem solving methodologies
Experienced in the use of Microsoft office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint essential
Preferred
Degree level Engineering qualification preferred but not essential
Working level demonstration of Lean Six Sigma is essential
Company
G&H (Gooch & Housego)
G&H is a world leader in optical designing, testing and manufacturing.