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Job Title: Quality Engineer

Salary: From £39,994 (depending on experience)
Location: Peterlee, County Durham
 

Benefits: 

25 days annual leave,    

Up to 10% Bonus

Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%

Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.

Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

About Caterpillar Peterlee

Caterpillar Peterlee is the worldwide source of Cat® Articulated Trucks, currently producing an 8-model range used in many industries including mining, construction and aggregates. The facility's manufacturing activities use the latest computer analysis techniques, robotic technology and a state-of-the-art paint plant. Machines from the site are shipped to customers around the world.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a Quality Engineer to take on a reactive, hands-on role focused on resolving daily quality challenges on the production floor.

In this role, you’ll be the first responder to quality concerns—quickly validating issues, coordinating with facility leadership and suppliers, and implementing immediate action plans to keep operations running smoothly. Your mission: minimize disruption and protect product integrity.

You’ll also lead the Corrective Action Process for supplier-related quality issues, ensuring long-term solutions are in place. This is your chance to deliver global impact through local excellence.

What You Will Do:

Major Role: - Reporting directly to the site-based Quality Manager this role is responsible and accountable for managing supplier related quality issues relating to Product Production, Pre-Service or V.E.H.R (0 Hour) and Warranty (Processing and component returns). This role will include initiating supplier driven containment activity (to ensure that production schedules are not prejudiced) reviewing and approving 8D Corrective Action Plans.

Customer: - Using ‘site based’ reporting systems (Reject reporting, ETQ, CAR conformance, AQE, BIQ Andon, documentation) this position will communicate supplier corrective action details to ensure that the customer is totally confident in Containment and Final Corrective Action Plans through IR, AQE & BIQ sort meeting. 

Leadership: - This position has no direct reports. The incumbent must exhibit strong leadership qualities to ensure that suppliers agree to and deliver Containment Action and facilitate Program Timing and Final Corrective Action, in accordance with the 8D process. Maintain the highest ethical and professional standards within this diverse global organization.

Supplier Management: - Responsible for maintaining accountability with the suppliers to establish containment plans related to quality discrepancies. Will ensure the supplier is developing corrective action plans to enable operations to continue with minimum disruption. 

Relationships: - maintains close working relationships with:                                  

Product Engineering Groups                             

Production Managers and Personnel          

Suppliers                                                         

Quality Groups                                                 

Logistics and Material Planning Groups            

Purchasing Groups                               

Supplier Development Engineers

What You Will Have:

Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
Level Working Knowledge:

Demonstrated practical understanding of engineering or manufacturing processes

Quality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
Level Working Knowledge:

Competent to use and demonstrate statistical and problem-solving tools

Demonstrated use and understanding of quality tools and processes

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Working Knowledge:

Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Level Basic Understanding:

Flexibility and Adaptability: Knowledge of successful approaches and techniques for dealing with change; ability to adapt to a changing environment and be comfortable with change.
Level Working Knowledge:

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Basic Understanding:

Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Knowledge of the concepts, principles and techniques of root cause analysis (RCA); ability to use a structured approach to identify the causes of undesirable consequences in a manufacturing environment and the changes needed to prevent recurrences.
Level Working Knowledge:
 

Top Candidates may:

Have an ONC, HNC or Bachelor’s degree

Demonstrate an understanding of manufacturing processes used to produce components and assemblies

Additional Information:

Hours: Full Time - 36.50, 5 days a week in the facility.

Travel:20%

What You Will Get

We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to our dynamic, diverse and friendly team. We have a culture of openness, autonomy, support, personal development as well as a continuous drive for improvement.  

About Caterpillar  

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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