QC Engineer
Hernshead Recruitment
Job Summary:
- Responsible for verifying that all materials, components, and package assemblies, comply with project specifications.
Main duties of the job:
- Reviewing production documentation such as drawings/datasheets and inspecting the quality of production equipment to ensure compliance with project specifications
- Overseeing the non-conformance and change management process across the entire production cycle from machine shop through to package assembly and testing.
Other duties:
- Managing quality assurance activities downstream of the machine shop through to despatch.
- Reviewing project design documentation and monitoring the build processes to ensure we meet project requirements.
- Inspecting components, assemblies, and complete packages downstream of machine shop throughout the manufacturing process using contract specific Inspection and Test Plans (I&TP).
- Supporting instrumentation and equipment calibration activities.
- Completing inspections, assessments and providing documented reports, clearly identifying non-conformance to specifications and drawings.
- Supporting machine shop inspections using Faro 3D CMM measuring equipment (in addition to basic mechanical measurement activities).
- Supporting painted component inspections including but not limited to paint adhesion, thickness, and quality checks.
- Completion of assessments of welded components to assess quality of weld using visual and basic measuring equipment.
Education:
- General level of education to GCSE/A-level standard
- HNC/D in Mechanical Engineering / City & Guilds or similar experience
- Quality related qualification, CSWIP 3.0, PCN
Knowledge and experience:
- Experience working with industrial processing packages, including piping, pressure vessels, rotating equipment, structures, and electrical/instrumentation.
- Experience of working in a Quality Inspection role, ideally in a Manufacturing or Engineering environment, including experience of Metrology / Calibration / FARO Arm CMM.
- Knowledge and understanding of a variety of manufacturing processes and ability to evaluate and problem solve.
- Understanding and experience in interpreting Engineering Drawings, Certification, Specifications & Standards requirements. API, ISO, PED, etc.