Quality Engineer

Data-Driven Improvement

Customer & Supplier Engagement

Continuous Improvement & Leadership

HOW YOUR SUCESS WILL BE MEASURED

Qualifications

• Engineering degree preferred (not essential)
• Internal or Lead Auditor qualification (AS9100 or ISO9001) preferred

Skills & Experience

• Strong auditing capability across suppliers, processes and business systems
• Solid understanding of root cause analysis and preventive action
• Understanding of data analysis and statistics, with practical application preferred
• Possess a strong background in engineering or quality assurance, exceptional attention to detail, and a proactive mindset.
• Sound knowledge of quality management systems and tools, including
• Proficient in using quality analysis and improvement tools such as FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis), FTA (Fault Tree Analysis), 8D or A3 problem solving techniques
• Working level demonstration of problem-solving techniques is essential, techniques include the use of Six Sigma
• Proven experience delivering Continuous Improvement projects
• Experience in AS9100, ISO 9001, or ISO13485 environments
• Ideally, experience in optical, photonics or high-tech manufacturing
• Experience participating in MRB processes

Personal Attributes

WHY JOIN US AT G&H TORQUAY?

G&H Benefits Include

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) - rising up to 30 days annual leave (phased with long service)
• Corporate Cash Plan
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme
• If you’re ready to make a real impact in a world-class photonics environment, we’d love to hear from you.
• Notes: This job description is not intended to be exhaustive in every respect, but rather to clearly define the fundamental purpose, responsibilities and dimensions for the role. Therefore, this job description does not describe any individual role holder. In addition to the contents of this job description, employees are expected to undertake all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by their line manager.
• The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunity or practices on the grounds of gender, race, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national laws under which the Company operates.
• Potential candidates should be aware that many of the employment roles at Gooch & Housego are subject to government security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities that you may have previously held and your place of birth, could restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.
• All UK applicants must, as a minimum, be able to successfully complete security vetting to the UK government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard , which includes a criminal record check being performed. Many roles may also require higher levels of security vetting to be completed, where applicants must typically have been continuously resident within the UK for the past five to ten years.