An opportunity has arisen for a Quality Engineer within the Casting Plant, at our Exeter site, reporting to Peter Leach, Quality Manager. This position provides leadership and guidance to the organisation and peers acting as a change agent to drive process improvement across the organisation in the achievement of an operational excellence environment and tangible results. Key responsibilities: + Assess health of the business systems against customer and/or industry standards through an efficient and effective internal audit/corrective and preventative action management system + Develop, maintain, and implement quality systems procedures and work instructions in compliance to customer and regulatory requirements + Purchase order and specification review leader focused on negotiation of customer requirements, advanced product quality planning and translation of requirements to operator level + Customer advocate + Process improvement leader focused on review, disposition and elimination of material review, concessions, corrective / Preventive actions, and escapes + Ensure customer verification is complete (i.e., FAIR) and submitted to the customer + Perform other (job-related) duties, as assigned, within the scope of practice Education: + A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline + In lieu of degree, seven (7) years relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment Experience: + Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) designation from ASQ or other equivalency examination from recognized quality authorities (Exception for CQE would be certification as a Six Sigma expert) + Auditing Experience ISO 9001 / AS9100 (per AS9014) + Must possess production operation knowledge and experience relating to manufacturing, inspection, engineering, and customer interaction + Ability to apply problem solving methodology to positively impact business objectives + Understanding of ISO 9000 and/or AS9100 along with knowledge in Statistical Tools and Techniques, APQP and Measurement System Analysis + Least cost application of customer specs/drawings (no over-processing) Blueprint Reading/customer requirements flow down + Customer interface and understanding/deployment of customer requirement + Understanding of non-destructive validation methodology (Visual, x-ray, penetrant, etc.) and Nadcap understanding (if required) + Geometric Dimension and Tolerancing (GD&T) required + Good computer skills Personal Attributes: + Strong ability to multi-task in a demanding environment + Good team player + Ability to make decisions based on data and fact