Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Who we are:

Atkore is forging a future where our brands suppliers employees customers partners and communities are building better together a future focused on empowering our customers while we power and protect the world.

Atkore is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electrical mechanical and safety infrastructure solutions. With approximately 3900 employees and 65 manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide we manufacture electrical conduit cable management systems armored cable metal framing and security products and solutions.

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for a proactive and hands-on Quality Engineer to support our UK business. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with manufacturing and logistic teams solving technical quality problems supporting customer investigations and helping to strengthen quality systems across a busy environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining ISO 9001 compliance ATEX UL supporting product and process approvals improving RFT performance and driving effective corrective actions across the business.

What youll do:

• Support the maintenance implementation and CI of the QMS across the business ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 UL and ATEX customer and certification requirements.
• Coordinate containment corrective and preventive actions ensuring actions are completed effectively verified for effectiveness and closed within agreed timescales.
• Lead and support investigations into customer complaints internal non-conformances and process failures using structured problem-solving tools such as 8D 5 Why and fishbone analysis.
• Provide hands-on quality engineering support to Production Assembly Warehouse Technical and Engineering teams to ensure product and process quality standards are understood and maintained
• Support the Quality Lead in the effective delivery and quality assurance goals and standards
• Support first-off in-process and final inspection activities product validation testing traceability checks and release of product in line with agreed specifications and procedures.
• Prepare review and maintain quality documentation including procedures work instructions control plans inspection records Certificates of Conformity Material Test Certificates PPAP FAI and customer quality packs.
• Conduct internal audits support external/customer audits raise audit findings and follow up corrective actions to support ongoing QMS compliance and continual improvement.
• Monitor and report quality performance through KPIs trend analysis and improvement activities supporting reduction of defects repeat issues customer complaints and cost of poor quality.
• Conduct product testing and evaluation to verify product conformance against applicable specifications standards and customer requirements.

What you bring:

• Essential BS EN ISO 9001 & Desirable UL and ATEX
• Three years experience in a quality engineering role or equivalent
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Confident working with cross-functional teams and challenging non-conforming practices professionally.
• Competent in using Microsoft office applications (minimum)
• Experience investigating customer complaints internal non-conformances. Practical understanding of root cause analysis and corrective action tools such as 8D 5 Why and fishbone.
• Experience working in a manufacturing engineering assembly fabrication cable management electrical construction products or similar technical environment.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings specifications inspection standards or technical requirements.
• Good understanding of inspection testing first-off approval process control and product release. Experience with PPAP FAI control plans process flow diagrams FMEA.
• Able to work independently make evidence-based decisions and escalate appropriately.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave
• Festive shutdown at Christmas
• Companywide bonus scheme
• Service and recognition awards
• Training and development opportunities
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance 4x salary
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Free annual flu vaccination vouchers
• Employee assistance programme including a 24/7 GP service.
• Cash health plan
• Free home cyber security training
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free onsite parking

We are a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process if you do require any reasonable adjustments please contact .

Atkore is committed to creating an engaged and aligned workforce that drives a collaborative culture. Our team strives for breakthrough results stays focused on being standout leaders and fully supports decisions of the Company. We consistently live the Atkore mission strategic priorities and behaviours all in a way thats consistent with our core values. Together we build strong leaders that continually endeavour to move us forward

Required Experience:

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