Quality Inspector

Quality Engineer with an extensive knowledge of and background in the automotive industry, required to join a well-established leading manufacturer based in Kings Norton, Birmingham.

Offered as a permanent contract, as Quality Engineer, you would be responsible for conducting and defining Quality Engineering activities, to ensure that product quality fully meets customer and company requirements; ensuring customer and company quality requirements are maintained throughout production life and maintaining effective communication throughout the business to ensure a robust QMS is implemented and maintained.

Quality Engineer responsibilities:

• Conduct Internal Audits covering both Quality and Environmental Standards


• Contribute towards setting Quality and Environmental Standards to ISO 14001


• Identify 5S concerns and liaise with the relevant team


• Conduct drawing and specification review as part of feasibility studies


• Lead, or provide active input into, PFMEA meetings and subsequent reviews


• Evaluate dimensional and visual assessment of components & raw material, identifying errors and implementing necessary corrective action


• Assist the Inspection Instructions based on the Control Plan/Gauge Plan/FMEA and gain concurrence from specified areas


• Conduct pre-production audits on samples prior to despatch to customer, ensuring meeting of specified requirements


• Assist with preliminary process studies, confirm control limits with Production Engineers, and agree actions to correct any non-stable / non capable processes


• Monitor process capability during production and agree actions to correct non stable/non capable processes.


• Arrange inspection of customer returns, provide reports on causes of rejection and corrective action


• Lead root cause analysis and assist with the resolution of quality concerns


• Lead improvement activities within the company


• Visit/liaise with customers and suppliers as required

Successful candidate for the role of Quality Engineer must possess:

• Practical engineering experience in an automotive manufacturing environment


• Previous experience as Quality Engineer


• Excellent understanding of ISO9001, IATF16949, ISO14001, APQP and PPAP


• Attention to detail


• Proficient communication – written and verbal


• Determination to ensure quality standards are met and customer satisfaction is ensured


• Preferred use of Polyworks software


• Experience of scanning arm or programming a CMM

Location:             Kings Norton, West Midlands

Hours of Work: Mon to Thurs 7am to 4pm, Fri 7am to 1pm

Salary:                  £38,000 p.a. to £40,000 p.a. (dependent upon experience)

If you have the skills and experience to fulfil the role of Quality Engineer, please APPLY TODAY!