Graduate Quality Engineer

2 x Graduate Quality Engineering positions (Med-tech related Degree preferred)
Belfast (Some occasional travel may be needed for business needs)
£29,500 + 10% Bonus + 9% company pension contributions + Private Healthcare + Educational / Training assistance etc
Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours a week with full flexitime (based on 10-4 core hours M-T and 10-2 F)
Top international Medical Device Company - awarded one of the top ranked companies to work for across the world!

Our Client is a top renowned, Medical Device company with bright spacious offices and pristine manufacturing facilities just outside Belfast. They offer job security, stability, training, development and a company culture that well surpasses most companies you will have had exposure to in your career to date - with this in mind; the right personality, attitude and approach to others and your career are key to successfully applying for this role.

The quality team within this company is just over 20 employees in total currently - made up of various levels and specialities.

Due to extensive expansion and growth across the company that has come from high demand for their bespoke products, they are seeking two Graduate Quality Engineers - full ground up training and development will be given to the successful candidates
The role of Graduate Quality Engineer is to provide quality engineering support in quality assurance, control, and preventative activities with a focus on continuous improvement of internal products and processes. Support supplier quality issues impacting daily operations. Advocate and lead the execution of initiatives and projects to enhance quality performance within the business and for our customers. Ensure compliance to regulation and standards.
The role of Graduate Quality Engineer:

• Work closely with operations and the business functions to ensure quality performance of product and processes.
• Collaborates with Divisional QA, cross-functional and supplier teams to address top quality issues.
• Own identified internal and supplier driven non-conformances and manage the timely closure of NC's.
• Own or support identified internal CAPAs and manage to timely root cause investigation, implementation and closure.
• Disposition non-conforming product within MRB, issuing NC's as appropriate.
• Communicate with suppliers regarding non-conformances, escalating supplier corrective action requests as required.
• Engage in the development and improvement of the internal manufacturing processes for existing products.
• Performs critical assessment of internal and supplier proposed change management activities.
• Participates in the creation and/or review of new or modified procedures.
• Maintain KPIs for monitoring of process and/or product quality, perform analysis, and interpret trends, identifying and activating on appropriate actions as necessary.
• Support execution and analysis of manufacturing related complaints and product field actions.
• Advocate of Human Factor practices, familiarity in the science of Human Factor identification, reduction, and mitigation.
• Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to identify and execute opportunities for supplier part certification.
• Develop understanding of risk management practices and concepts and applies knowledge to manufacturing operations.
• Support the creation and maintenance of inspection methods and sampling.
• Applies statistical methods of analysis and process control to current operations.
• Engage and interface in internal and external audits providing subject matter expertise.
• Support the development and review of process and equipment validation/qualification and MSA of internal processes.
• Execute internal quality deliverables associated with engineering changes, manufacturing transfers and supplier-initiated changes.
• Support manufacturing transfers to/from other plants/facilities, executing appropriate quality activities.
• Responsible for initiation, internal containment, communication and support of Commercial Holds for potential product escapes

Essential requirements for the role of Graduate Quality Engineer:

• A third level in a relevant technical science, med-tech, electronics or related engineering discipline
• Ideally you will have 1 years' industry experience alongside your 3rd level
• Excellent communication and team working skills
• A high proficiency in IT skills

If this role is of interest; or if you have a relatable skillset that might match other similar vacancies; then please send an updated CV via the link on the page, or get in touch with Hugh Nugent to discuss in absolute confidence

Hugh has 11+ years' experience specifically in Engineering / Manufacturing Recruitment and specialises across Senior Executive Placements, Design/Development and Quality Engineering roles throughout Ireland.

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This role would be particularly suitable for those from the Belfast, Bangor, Holywood, Co Down, Antrim, Carrickfergus, Larne, Lisburn areas.