Quality Engineer

Furthermore here at FFE we value our employees giving them the freedom to be creative and innovative. Having a great team spirt and people that are proud to work for a company that saves lives our teams see the direct impact of their efforts in the daily operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Product & Process Quality

• Investigate product nonconformances using structured methodologies (5Why 8D Ishikawa) driving robust corrective and preventive actions.
• Support Material Review Board activitiesinspecting assessing and dispositioning nonconforming parts and assemblies.
• Work closely with Production and Engineering to ensure inspection calibration and verification processes remain capable and compliant.

Supplier Quality Management

• Perform supplier evaluations audits and ongoing performance reviews to ensure adherence to specifications certifications and quality expectations.
• Lead supplierrelated problemsolving activities ensuring timely and effective containment rootcause analysis and corrective actions.
• Monitor supplier KPIs (delivery performance PPM rightfirsttime) identify trends and drive targeted improvement initiatives.

Compliance & IMS Support

• Maintain documentation and processes aligned to FFEs Integrated Management System (ISO 9001 ISO 14001 ISO 45001 ATEXCAA Part 21).
• Conduct internal audits and support external audit readiness across Quality Engineering Operations and Supply Chain.
• Participate in PFMEA control plan maintenance and risk activities for new products and design changes.

Continuous Improvement & Data Insights

• Analyse quality data (scrap rework defects supplier metrics) to identify risks and opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement projects aimed at reducing variability improving reliability and enhancing product and process capability.
• Provide clear concise reporting to Quality Engineering and Operations leadership.

Skills and Experience:

Essential

• Experience in a quality engineering or supplier quality engineering role within electronics electromechanical or safetycritical manufacturing.
• Practical experience with supplier quality toolsauditing inspection methodologies PPAPstyle reviews NCR management and supplier corrective actions.
• Strong problemsolving capability using recognised quality tools (8D 5Why PFMEA SPC).
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings specifications tolerances and test documentation.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001based quality management systems; awareness of ATEX / hazardousarea products is beneficial.
• Comfortable working in a handson manufacturing environment and collaborating closely with production and engineering teams.

Desirable

• Experience evaluating suppliers in lowtomedium volume highreliability product manufacturing.
• Familiarity with electrooptical or firedetection products.
• Exposure to Lean Six Sigma or structured continuousimprovement methodologies.

FFE Benefits include: 25 days Annual Leave Company bonus Scheme Halma Pension plan BUPA health insurance Simply Health cash plan EAP.

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