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You will be supporting the Lead Quality Engineer ensuring the overall product quality of the Optical Sorters manufactured at Buhler London. This is by identifying and addressing part non-conformance, problems, design evaluation and implementing improvements. You will be testing and evaluating a range of parts and products from different manufacturing suppliers, such as fabricated parts, electronics and PCB components, machined parts etc.
You will also be communicating and collaborating across cross-functional teams (engineering, design, production, customer, sales) to address quality issues and ensure compliance.
This role is primarily based on site at our London office with some UK travel possibly required (<5%)
What you'll do
- Daily Supplier Quality performance management – part non-conformance management, containment activity, validation of root cause analysis and 8D response and monitoring of supplier performance.
- Creating and maintaining monthly supplier quality performance dashboards and reports, as well as participating and running monthly quality meetings with suppliers.
- Supporting with supplier visits and quality audits
- Supporting in the completion of technical customer complaint 8D Investigations. Investigate potential internal or supplier part or process failures which have resulted in a failure at customer site. This will include becoming familiar with the 8D Investigation Process and Root Cause Analysis tools, with support and training from Lead Quality Engineer.
- Supporting with individual tasks to manage overall site quality which could include:
- Testing and inspection of part non-conformances.
- Improvement activities or project(s) with possible application of Six Sigma / DMAIC.
- Creating and updating of quality documentation and instructions such as Quality Alerts, Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.
These are the skills you'll need
Required qualifications
- This role is aimed at current undergraduates or recent postgraduates to increase their industrial experience. You will ideally be studying (or have recently completed) a scientific, engineering or technical discipline at BSc, BEng, HNC/ ONC or BTEC equivalent
- High standard of secondary / A-Level education
- Basic spreadsheeting
- Fluency in English
- Confident communicator and proactive in approach (self-starter)
Desirable qualifications
- Previous use of MS Excel to an intermediate level
- Experience of handling statistical data
Benefits
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 1 celebration day
- Canteen offering a variety of lunch options
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Bupa Health and Dental Cash Plan
- Employee perks and discounts (Telus)
- Give as you Earn
- Barnardo's Workplace Lottery
- Regular social, sports, leisure and wellbeing events in a diverse and inclusive workplace
