auto-scan

www.autoscan.co.uk

1 Job

71 Employees

About the Company

AUTOSCAN (UK) LIMITED Provides Quality Inspection, Containment & Quality Engineering Services to the Automotive, Off Highway, and all types of manufacturing industries and their supply chain.

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Company Name: auto-scan
Job Title: Resident Quality Engineer
Job Description: **Job title:** Resident Quality Engineer **Role Summary:** Resident Quality Engineer provides on‑site quality leadership for automotive manufacturing projects, acting as the primary point of contact for quality issue escalation. The role drives root cause investigations, containment, corrective action implementation, and reporting to suppliers and customer quality teams, ensuring compliance with automotive quality standards. **Expectations:** - Serve as first escalation point for all customer quality issues. - Conduct timely preliminary investigations and define immediate containment plans. - Compile detailed investigation reports and communicate findings to supplier manufacturing plants. - Ensure supplier action plans for containment and corrective actions are executed at source and validated. - Liaise with customer quality teams to confirm action acceptance and close issues. **Key Responsibilities:** - Receive and log quality issue notifications from customer associates. - Investigate suspect automotive parts (e.g., engine wiring harnesses, temperature sensors, connection cables, overmolded plugs, clock springs). - Apply 8D problem‑solving methodology to identify root causes. - Develop, document, and execute containment plans to mitigate immediate risks. - Draft comprehensive investigations reports for supplier review. - Partner with Italian supplier plant to drive corrective action implementation. - Monitor action status, verify effectiveness, and report outcomes to customer quality teams. - Maintain accurate documentation, metrics, and trend analyses. - Update quality registers and control plans as required. - Communicate findings and recommendations to all levels, including engineering and production management. **Required Skills:** - Proven experience as a Quality Engineer in automotive manufacturing or quality assurance. - Strong knowledge of automotive quality systems, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and 8D methodology. - Ability to conduct root cause investigations and develop effective corrective/contingency plans. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. - Proficient in quality documentation (root cause analysis, corrective action reports, FMEA, control plans). - Analytical mindset with a focus on continuous improvement. - Ability to work independently and manage multiple investigations concurrently. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or equivalent technical field. - Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or equivalent automotive quality certification preferred. - Valid right to work in the UK. ---

West sussex, United kingdom

On site

01-12-2025