Quality Technician/Engineer

Location

Wednesbury, West Midlands | United Kingdom

Job description

Quality Technician / Engineer, Wednesbury, £25-30k.

This role will be part of a team that ensures products are manufactured to high standards of quality and reliability. 

The role will include routinely carrying out checks and ad-hoc before the products are released.

Liaise with key production, sales, and warehouse department members and will also include regular liaison with customers to ensure a good understanding of customer specifications and requirements.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Daily product and process inspection, sampling each machine for dimensional and visual inspection for morning and afternoon shifts and records results in the Quality System -Daily task (approx. 1 hour). 
• Mechanical testing of raw materials and products as and when required, including using power tools to prepare samples - daily task.
• Responsible for the daily testing of the mill coolant for concentration, PH, Temp and coolant level. Adjust levels if necessary - daily task.
• Ordering coolant and chemicals for coolant treatment as and when required.
• Processing of quarantined material from the production department. 
• Ensure weekly plug gauges are available on mills as per schedule.
• Check the daily warehouse for rusty products and other visible issues.
• Organise and help when required with the sorting, splitting of bundles and quick cleaning of product surfaces prior to despatch/laser transfers.
• Booking in and processing the returned goods as per company procedure. 
• Organise the rework area and record results as per plan.
• Sort and quarantine returned/ suspect materials.
• Raising Quality Alerts as and when required. 
• Raising Special instructions as and when required.
• Responsible for the overall test program - managing test certificates and test laboratory.
• Responsible for preparing and delivering sample tests to a lab or internally for sales when required. 
• Responsible for the Salt-spray testing program.
• Visiting customer premises when required for short sorting and sample collection.
• Organise bundled area for coolant and chemicals. 
• Organise and perform the quarterly calibration of all measuring instruments. 
• Assisting with test certificates issued when the quality engineer/manager is absent. 
• Any other tasks that are deemed suitable by the Quality Manager. 

Qualifications and Experience:

• Working in an office/manufacturing environment with experience of quality checks and testing. 
• Be computer literate and have a good level of Excel, Word and Outlook skills.
• Organised, positive, can-do attitude approach to work. 
• Commitment to continuous improvement.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Engineering or Quality qualification would be good.

You must be UK based and live within a commutable distance of the where the position is located. Sponsorship is not available so you will need to have full leave to remain.

The Selection Partnership (TSP) was formed in 1986 by experienced recruitment consultants to assist in solving the UK recruitment problems of client companies. We now operate from offices based in Central Birmingham (The Jewellery Quarter).Technical Division: recruits predominately for Engineering and Manufacturing clients. Positions we have recruited include Design Engineers, Toolmakers, CAD Designers/Technicians, CAD/CAM Engineers, CNC Setters/Operators/Programmers, Procurement/Purchasing/Buyers, Stock/Materials Control, Quality, Fabricators/Welders, Technical/Engineering Project Managers, Production/Maintenance/Service Engineers/Management etc. Sales & Support Division: recruits across a broad range of B2B sectors, requirements we have worked on have included Sales Support/Order Processing, Customer Services, Internal Sales/Telesales, Field/Area/Territory Sales, Account Executives/Managers, Business Development Professionals, Export, Sales Engineering and General Managers. We also recruit Back/Middle Office Support personnel including Administrators, Credit Controllers, Sales/Purchase Ledger, Accounts, Bookkeepers and Payroll etcCreative Division: recruiting on a national basis covering Agency, Design & Print, Signage, Packaging, POS, Events/Exhibitions and Conferencing. Positions filled have included: Account/Project Handlers/Managers, Events Managers, Estimators and Sales/New Business, Marketing (On/Offline), Social Media, Content Managers, Public Relations, Copywriters, Web Designers/Developers, Artworkers, Mac Operators, Graphic/3D Designers, Print Finishers, Printers and Production personnel etc. In addition we have also recruited for companies in other market sectors who have their own Internal Design, Marketing and Events Teams/Departments.Interiors Division: We have successfully recruited within the Shopfitting, Interiors, Joinery and Construction marketplaces for many years. Working throughout the UK our client base ranges from small independents through to multinationals. Positions filled have included: Sales/Business Developers, Estimators, Surveyors, Joiners, Contracts/Account/Project/Site/Installation/Operations Managers, 3D/Graphic Designers, CAD Designers/Technicians etc.Environmental/Services Division recruits nationally and our clients include Water Treatment, Water Hygiene, Legionella, Environmental, Health & Safety and Facilities Companies as well as Organisations who have their own Internal Departments and Teams. Positions we have successfully filled include, Graduate Trainees, Technical/Operations/Contracts Manager, Legionella Risk Assessors, Chemists, Plumbers, Sales/Service/Water Hygiene Engineers, HSQE, Buildings and Facilities Professionals, to name a few.

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£25k - £30k per annum