We’re now recruiting for a Quality Engineer to join our factory in Armitage. The successful applicant will be joining the existing team to control plant quality standards and norms, interfacing with all areas of plant production, assisting in the approval process of new product introductions, and playing a role in the continuing drive to reduce the cost of poor quality throughout the business.
It's a great opportunity to broaden your skill set and add some variety into your career, along with not requiring to work shifts or at the weekend other than in exceptional circumstances.
Key responsibilities of a Plant Quality Engineer include:
- Product Auditing
- Process Control Auditing
- New Product Approval
- Factory Process Checks
- Incoming Component Checks
- Liaison with the Production, Cross Category Quality Leaders, and Research & Development departments to overcome any problems related to the finished product
- Review and implement quality improvement plans
An experienced operative within the ceramics industry would be preferred, though training would be provided to suitable candidates. The more exposure you’ve had to inspection and QA, the better. The job holder must have good written and verbal communication skills (English language skills).
General experience/knowledge base:
- Ceramic manufacturing product knowledge
- Measurement techniques
- Analytical Reasoning
Specific skills:
- Auditing
- Quality standards and norms.
- Practical with basic understanding of engineering
- Basic PC skills
Behavioural skills:
- Teamwork.
- Effective communication. Ability to summarise clearly and succinctly
- Analyse data from a variety of written and verbal sources
Skills Required
- Good written and verbal communication skills (English)
- Measurement techniques
- Analytical reasoning
- Auditing (product and process auditing)
- Knowledge of quality standards and norms
- Practical basic understanding of engineering
- Basic PC skills
- Ceramic manufacturing product knowledge
- Inspection and QA exposure/experience
- Teamwork and ability to analyse data from varied sources
What We Do
Opportunities for go-getters and goal-setters – become part of Villeroy & Boch! Ceramic is our strength. But the ability to perceive things differently is also part of our DNA. For this precise reason, we are looking for motivated colleagues to join our 8,000 employees in 125 countries. People who are eager to make things happen and rise to new challenges. And to work with us to shape Villeroy & Boch's successful future. Find out more about our extensive and varied vacancies offering excellent career and development prospects – in departments including Marketing & Sales, Online Marketing & E-commerce, HR, Finance, SCM, IT and Production. Take your first step on the career ladder with Villeroy & Boch Pupils: build solid foundations for your career with an apprenticeship or a dual study programme. Students: from work experience to student traineeships or dissertation – opportunities are available in many different departments. Graduates: as part of our junior programme, we support you all the way to your first management position. Professionals: we offer exciting opportunities for people at all stages of their careers, from entry-level positions to management roles. You will take on exciting tasks as well as responsibility at Villeroy & Boch from day one. Because we firmly believe that each and every one of our employees has his or her own very individual strengths. We will help to you fully explore this valuable potential, with tailored training and development programmes, a balance between career and family life, an attractive working environment with impressive architecture, modern offices and a friendly atmosphere. And, of course, by rewarding outstanding performance. Visit our careers website now to find out more about the company and our current vacancies. We look forward to hearing from you. Visit villeroyboch.com/career! Legal notice & privacy policy: https://www.villeroy-boch.de/social-media-datenschutz-impressum.html
