Quality Engineer (German Speaking) Job in Birmingham, Midlands UK

Quality Engineer - Job Purpose:
Quality Engineer to operate effective quality procedures to satisfy external regulatory requirements, customer quality requirements and operate the company’s total quality assurance programme to eliminate defects and continually improve processes. Facilitate effective quality engineering assurance with the process.
Quality Engineer - Key Task Summary.
• Analyse potential/actual quality problems determine the best course of action.
• Review analyse Non-conforming Product (NCP) on a daily basis.
• Review the Main Frame on a daily basis and clear associated QDI’s.
• Monitor the supplier base and implement corrective actions where appropriate.
• Audit the supply base implement corrective actions where appropriate.
• Audit the supply base at a suitable frequency.
• Manage the PSW/PPAP process.
• Conduct 5s audits.
• Conduct system audits of the Business Operating System (BOS).
• Ability to champion Practical Problem Solving (PPS) activities.
• Evaluate and analyse issues relating to customer complaints. Initiate and/or recommend corrective action. 
• Support product development teams in aspects of quality planning, product/design verification, process qualification, problem solving, quality techniques and tools.
• Create, encourage and follow up on improvement ideas; liaises Senior Management when improvement ideas cannot be implemented by the production areas. 
• Work closely with team members at all levels to establish and maintain quality related metrics to satisfy company statistical requirements and aid driving continuous improvement activities.

Quality Engineer - Essential Requirements.
• Fluent in German
• Detailed knowledge of quality management syatems and standards, auditing and application of engineering principles.
• Experience knowledge of MRP systems.
• Excellent practical application of Quality tools, such as 6 stigma, Capability analysis, PPAP, FMEA and more.
• Educated to degree level in engineering.
• Previous experience in a progressive press manufacturing environment.

Quality Engineer - Desirable Requirements.
• Previous experience within the automotive industry.