Quality Engineer

Salary: £37,000 – £45,000 per year.

Cradlefin Consultants have a fantastic opportunity for a Quality Engineer has arisen at a Cambridge-based, cutting edge, leading electronics product development company whose innovative technology is reshaping the medical, life science, environmental and industrial sectors.

The Quality Engineer will join a small, dynamic quality team helping to contribute to the growth and success of a high-value manufacturing business. You will be an integral part of the team ensuring product quality, and act as a key point of contact for manufacturing issues.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supplier quality assurance, monitoring supplier performance, conducting supplier evaluations and facilitating supplier part approvals.
• Coordinating investigations and improvements in conjunction with the Production and Manufacturing Engineering teams.
• Control and monitor quality, tracking any issues and driving continual improvement in our activities.
• Maintain document management system (QMS) including the creation and updating of process and procedure documentation.
• Contribute to ongoing efforts to improve and develop the QMS.

Person Specifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline
• 2+ years of recent experience in a quality engineering role within a manufacturing environment
• Proven experience working with quality tools e.g. PPAP, FMEA, CAPA, continual improvement, problem solving, 5S, Risk Assessment, etc.
• Experience operating within an ISO 9001 (or similar) certified QMS
• Experience conducting supplier audits and evaluations (both on site and remote)
• Excellent technical writing skills and well versed in drafting formal quality documentation (e.g. SOPs)
• A meticulous approach to work with a strong eye for detail
• The ability to promote a Quality culture throughout the business
• Experience with a document management system or eQMS a bonus
• Experience using ERP systems a bonus
• Knowledge of injection moulding and PCB assembly processes a bonus