Product Quality Engineer

If you're looking to join a company with a dynamic vision for the future, set your sights on a challenging career with Nikon Metrology. We develop a wide range of measurement systems for dimensional quality control deployed worldwide in automotive, aerospace, and other manufacturing industries.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Product Quality Engineer based at Nikon X-Tek in Tring, Hertfordshire UK.

What is your role?

The position is responsible for the Supplier Quality Engineering activities on the Nikon X-Tek Tring site but with the opportunity of a broader scope to support customer and internal quality activities as well. The purpose is to complete product quality assurance activities to prevent nonconformities and to co-ordinate the containment, corrective and preventive actions for nonconformities in order to support the achievement of the business quality objectives.

This role would suit a Quality Engineer or Senior Quality Engineer with several years' experience in the field.

Key areas of responsibility

• To be the lead point of contact Quality Engineer for supplier quality.
• Ensuring correct recording of non-conforming product.
• To analyse the quality data to identify risks and opportunities for improvement, propose solutions and drive changes.
• To be a 'voice of the customer' for quality into the business.
• To resolve nonconformities and ensure prevention of repeat cases using a disciplined problem-solving approach.
• Coordination of actions and investigations to resolve supplier product quality incidents to resolution including visits to suppliers as required. Reporting progress to the team and to management
• Supplier Quality. Supplier Quality management, audit and development to assure quality of supplied product
• Quality planning of inspection activities for check and release of product on site and at incoming goods for current and new or modified product and processes.
• Quality planning input to the Product Development, Engineering Change and Manufacturing change processes to assure right first-time quality.
• To be an Internal quality auditor and to support continuous improvement of the Quality system.
• Maintenance of quality workmanship standards and counter-checking conformance to drawings and specifications. Input to the setting of quality standards from knowledge of measurement, statistical variation and potential or actual nonconformities
• To support the coaching, mentoring and training in quality methods and tools such as problem solving, defect prevention, fool proofing, measurement, statistical variation. 8D, APQP, SPC, Poka Yoke.
• Quality representative for Product Quality at review meetings including daily production meetings, supplier reviews.
• Management of measurement methods and equipment.

Ancillary Responsibilities

To be Quality team member on other business improvement programs or initiatives

Qualifications

• Degree / HNC / HND equivalent in an Engineering discipline
• 5 years' experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably Electro-mechanical
• Experience / Qualification in Quality methods including measurement, problem solving, SPC, Advanced Quality Planning (identification of key characteristics, inspection planning, quality approvals)
• Ability to read and understand drawings and specifications
• Internal and supplier auditing experience
• Advanced SPC
• 8D Problem solving experience / qualification
• Knowledge of ISO9001 Quality Management System standards
• Strong evaluation and analytical skills.
• Clear technical communication
• Ability to co-ordinate activities across functions
• Ability to build strong working relationships
• A hands-on teamworking approach to problem solving
• Working with accuracy and attention to detail

Why Nikon Metrology?

At Nikon Metrology, our success is achieved by our employees. Clearly defined common goals, objectives, and priorities, create a foundation to work with pride and confidence. Our employees highly value the supportive and collaborative working environment, and we share our passion for technology and innovation.

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