Quality Engineer - Chemicals manufacturer, Lancashire

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Quality Engineer for a leading Chemicals manufacturer in Lancashire.

Do you have a QA/QC background with a desire to run your own projects and help drive quality improvements?  If so, then this is the opportunity for you!

Company:  Progressive multinational chemicals manufacturer, with excellent reputation within the marketplace, which has passion for new technology development, continuous improvement and sustainability.

Hours of work:  Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week (flexible working hours).

Why join? 

• Career development and learning opportunities.
• Excellent salary and benefits.
• 25 days holiday (rises with service) + Bank holidays
• Service awards and other generous benefits.
• Life insurance and income protection schemes.

Location:  Lancashire.

Duration: Permanent position.

Salary:  Upto £40k (depending on your skills and experience)

You  will be involved in:

• Quality investigations (RCA, CAPA).
• Conducting training and development exercises across the laboratory, production and engineering.
• Reporting quality measurements against KPIs and internal auditing.
• Collating and reviewing data to make improvements to site operations and quality.
• Look at and implementing continuous improvement activities across the site and directly support the site quality manager.

What do you need to be considered?

You will need:

• Science or engineering qualification ideally to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Experience of Quality systems (CAPA, NCR, RCA, internal auditing).
• Previous knowledge of laboratory testing.
• Knowledge of lean & six sigma principles in relation to problem solving and SPC.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• If you have a background in process chemistry or R&D this would be a distinct advantage.