Quality Engineer in Birkenhead

Who will you be working with?

As a Quality Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and compliance of engineering components.

You will be responsible for the investigation of customer returns and warranty claims through examination of parts and products to determine if warranty claims are valid.

Role: Quality Engineer

Salary: £Competitive

Location: Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside (CH41 1LF)

Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:30pm and Friday 08:00am to 13:00pm, 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

How will you make a difference?

To promote a culture of excellence in quality, taking a proactive approach to solving quality issues.

Ensuring warranty return claims get investigated promptly, root cause is established, and working with the Quality team for the implementation of Corrective Preventive actions and the 8D reporting.

What will your typical day look like?

• Investigate and report Customer Complaints.
• Carry out random outgoing product inspection and report to Quality.
• Liaise with Customers/Suppliers regarding rejects or quality issues.
• Provide support to assess existing and approve new suppliers by conducting desktop and on-site audits if required.
• Lead 8Ds, Pre FAI and Customer FAI’s.
• Maintain and improve 5S standards in the Quality Quarantine area.
• Write and communicate reports relating to quality improvement.
• Participate in setting, reviewing, and upgrading the quality standards, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain records of all audits performed.
• Coach, motivate, and challenge employees in the importance of quality and drive continuous improvement activities.

What do we want to know about you?

• HND or above in mechanical engineering
• Internal Auditor qualification
• Good Knowledge of core quality tools such as 8D, FMEA, PPAP, with demonstrated application in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Organised with the ability to manage multiple issues.
• IT literate and proficient in Microsoft Office.

If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values always put people first, and strive to expand what is possible.

About Wabtec:

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail.

Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world.

Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world.

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It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world.

Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make your and someone else's life better?

Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so!

Through our people, leadership development, services, technology, and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

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