Quality engineer M/F

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Reference number

2018-5867  

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Category

OPERATIONS - ENGINEERING/PRODUCTION

Job title

Quality engineer M/F

Contract

Permanent contract

Contractual hours

Full time

Job description

QUALITY ENGINEER
Bristol
We have a challenging opportunity within our Quality department for an experienced individual to join our small team in our Bristol office.

This is a varied role which will involve managing and maintaining the existing Quality Management System, as well as developing and driving Continuous Improvement activities and strategies, both internally and with external customers.

Key Tasks & Accountabilities

Develop improvement plans that support the Quality Management strategy
 Manage and maintain the Internal audit process
 Maintain and develop the companies Quality Management System
 Maintain and develop the Companies Customer Satisfaction process
 Take overall ownership of the companies Quality related KPI’s eg. On Time Delivery and On Quality Delivery
 Support the business in implementing Continuous Improvement activities
 Manage own activities to achieve set objectives
 Provide training and support in Quality related tools to other departments
 Support Internal and External audits
 Provide support to the Head of Quality to achieve business objectives
 Support Quality Related Project management activities
 Compilation of data, trends and statistics and Quality reports
 Assess effectiveness of activities and improvement actions
 Overall performance against set Objectives
 On time reporting of KPI’s
 Management of Internal audit process according to plan and within set timeframes.

 

Skills & Knowledge Required

 Minimum of HNC in an Engineering or related discipline
 Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
 Good knowledge of AS9100
 Excellent written and spoken English
 Experience in the practical application of Improvement Tools, Techniques, and Continuous process improvement.
 Knowledge of other industry standards (eg. IATF16949, ISO 14001)
 Proficient in the use of MS Office and Visio

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Benefits & Reward :
Excellent benefits including a generous company pension, private medical (cover for dependants) & income protection insurance, child care vouchers, cycle to work and access to perkbox, an online platform providing discounts to leading UK brands.
About AKKA :
AKKA is an engineering and technology consultancy group which supports its clients to meet their technical and commercial challenges. We bring the power of a global capability and the unique position of being able to harness transnational flexibility whilst offering the benefit of a local presence with our clients. A truly integrated organisation, our business units work hand-in-hand to deliver complex international projects where the expertise of our consulting engineers has become a major asset for our clients.
With nearly 15,000 skilled employees and a solid presence in Europe, Asia, and North America, we have grown to become one of the world’s leading engineering consulting companies, with a strong focus on the mobility sectors of aerospace, automotive and rail. Our Bristol engineering centre works closely with some of the world’s leading aerospace companies in technical domains including aircraft systems, software, mechanical and manufacturing engineering. AKKA offers a range of fully-managed work packages in support of many of the world’s major civil and military aircraft programmes.