Full Time Quality Engineer
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Quality Engineer to join our friendly team.
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About the company
Lestercast is a leading UK Investment Casting manufacturer supplying global markets. Established over 50 years ago, we offer bespoke and often, very complex components in an extensive range of metals and specialist alloys.
Lestercast manufactures high integrity, ferrous and non-ferrous, precision, investment castings for the automotive, motorsport, marine, medical, aerospace, and rail industries, just to name a few. We produce over 1 million parts annually for 170 different global companies using over 100 metal specifications, across 20 different industry sectors.
Lestercast have over 50 employees at their foundry in Leicestershire. The company promotes a ‘family-like’ culture with many social events throughout the year.
Package & Benefits:
- 21.5 Days holiday + Bank holidays + Birthday leave
- Monday – Friday (finishing at 12.30pm on a Friday)
- On-site parking
- Company pension scheme
- Opportunity for promotion and progression
- Long service awards
- Company events
- Charitable events
- Regular social nights out
Job Description;
The main responsibilities of the role will be to:
- Assist in developing, monitoring, and maintaining company quality systems.
- Liaise with customers and suppliers to resolve problems following the 8D process when required.
- Evaluate and create PPAP, FAIR, and inspection reports of new and changed product.
- Manage the implementation of engineering changes.
- Conduct internal and external audits of processes and products.
- Monitor cost of poor quality and drive improvements.
Skills and Experience
- An engineering background, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001 and ideally of IATF 16949 standards.
- Good problem-solving attitude.
- Must be able to read component level engineering drawings and have a good understanding of measurement techniques.
- Experienced in auditing processes and systems.
- A good understanding of Quality Core Tools is important (8D, 5Y, MSA, PFMEA, Control Plans etc).
- A team player with a pro-active approach and the ability to work on own initiative.
- A good communicator with the ability to liaise effectively with customers and suppliers.
- Knowledge or experience of casting processes would be preferred but is not essential.
The salary for this position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
To apply please forward your CV and a covering letter to cherylross@lestercast.co.uk