Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

We are seeking a driven, personable and technically skilled parts Quality Assurance Engineer (Parts Supplier) to be part of our expert team. The hourly rate is negotiable based on experience, seniority, etc. The contract is deemed outside of IR35 for Sub-contract labour but Staff positions are available for the right candidates. The successful candidates will play a key role in delivering a high-quality service to our client and will be expected to be proactive and self-motivated in delivering the targeted outputs to support the product.

The Manufacturing Engineer will report directly to the Product Delivery Leader (PDL) and their role will involve them to be based at our Client site. Working within the ME team in our Auto Business Unit, successful candidates will join our experienced team, with whom you will work on varied projects in high-tech and future-oriented industries taking on exciting and responsible tasks according to your skills and knowledge, thus expanding your existing know-how.

• Support the day-to-day running of the Quality Management System, ensuring that processes and procedures are kept in line with the customer requirements
• Play a critical role in ensuring the needs of our customers are met, investigating and establishing root cause as a reaction to a part based quality problem whilst supporting cross functional team activities
• Maintaining and developing local procedures and forms within the document management system
• Facilitating external supplier audits
• Identifying and implementing potential improvement projects across management system
• Liaising with the customer global plants and reacting to concern management issue and documentation submission / approval Requirements
• Accountable for managing and supporting the development of countermeasures through the supplier, R&D and plant network
• Challenge, forward plan and make positive improvements to enhance part quality, reduce concern investigation time and to support implementation of robust countermeasures
• Assess and improve part quality, use data analysis to continually improve the production processes, working alongside the supplier and plant manufacturing operations as well as with the customer's global R&D functions
• Working closely with multiple stakeholders

• Degree level desired

• Experience in high paced, fast moving manufacturing environment. Automotive preferable but not essential
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC & MSA 

• Alliance New Product Quality Procedure (ANPQP) awareness desirable

• Good working knowledge of Quality Management Systems – preferably ISO9001 & IATF16949
• Experience working within the automotive industry
• Understanding of Quality Tools such as 5WHY, Ishikawa, etc.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access & SharePoint)
• Applicants with a varied background in one or more of the following disciplines are encouraged to apply: Body in White, Vehicle Trim, Electrical Architecture or EV Powertrains

Willingness to travel when needed

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges  
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects   
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses  
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

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• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive