Manufacturing Quality Engineer

About this role

MANUFACTURING QUALITY ENGINEER

CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY LTD | CAMBOURNE | FULL-TIME | PERMANENT

ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED QUALITY ENGINEER WHO THRIVES ON SOLVING COMPLEX MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES AND DRIVING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT?

AT CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY LTD, WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT DELIVERING WORLD-CLASS ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SOLUTIONS THAT MEET THE EXCEPTIONAL STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ZEISS BRAND. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A PROACTIVE AND HIGHLY MOTIVATED MANUFACTURING QUALITY ENGINEER TO JOIN OUR TEAM IN CAMBOURNE AND PLAY A KEY ROLE IN SUPPORTING PRODUCT QUALITY, SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE, AND MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE.

ABOUT THE ROLE

WORKING WITHIN A SMALL, COLLABORATIVE QUALITY TEAM, YOU WILL BE THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR QUALITY-RELATED ISSUES WITHIN PRODUCTION, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT INCOMING MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, AND FINISHED PRODUCTS CONSISTENTLY MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS.

THIS IS A VARIED AND HANDS-ON POSITION, REQUIRING A STRUCTURED AND DISCIPLINED APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING, STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND THE ABILITY TO MANAGE MULTIPLE PRIORITIES IN A FAST-PACED MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• ACT AS THE PRIMARY QUALITY SUPPORT CONTACT ON THE FACTORY FLOOR FOR PRODUCTION-RELATED QUALITY ISSUES.

• INVESTIGATE NON-CONFORMITIES AND LEAD CORRECTIVE ACTIONS USING STRUCTURED PROBLEM-SOLVING METHODOLOGIES SUCH AS 8D.

• DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND IMPROVE QUALITY STANDARDS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES.

• INSPECT AND EVALUATE MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, PROCESSES, AND PRODUCTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS.

• PARTNER WITH CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS TO IDENTIFY RECURRING QUALITY CONCERNS AND DRIVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES.

• ANALYSE REJECTED COMPONENTS, REPAIR DATA, AND SUPPLIER FEEDBACK TO IDENTIFY TRENDS AND IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

• RAISE AND MANAGE SUPPLIER QUALITY COMPLAINTS AND SUPPORT SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES.

• WORK CLOSELY WITH SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING TEAMS TO ADDRESS QUALITY NON-CONFORMITIES.

• PARTICIPATE IN INTERNAL AND SUPPLIER AUDITS, ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH QUALITY STANDARDS AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.

• SUPPORT CUSTOMER PERFECT ORDER (CPO) INITIATIVES AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE WITHIN A QUALITY ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING QUALITY, OR QUALITY ASSURANCE ROLE.

• STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT METHODOLOGIES INCLUDING CAPA, PDCA, ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS, AND STRUCTURED PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUES.

• EXPERIENCE WORKING WITHIN A MANUFACTURING OR ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT.

• EXCELLENT ANALYTICAL AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITIES.

• ABILITY TO INTERPRET TECHNICAL DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND ENGINEERING DOCUMENTATION.

• STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS, ABLE TO INFLUENCE STAKEHOLDERS AT ALL LEVELS.

• EXPERIENCE USING MICROSOFT EXCEL AND OTHER DATA ANALYSIS TOOLS.

• A PROACTIVE, SELF-MOTIVATED APPROACH WITH A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MINDSET.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

• KNOWLEDGE OF SAP AND POWER BI.

• UNDERSTANDING OF ISO 9001 AND ISO 14001 REQUIREMENTS.

• EXPERIENCE WITHIN HIGH-PRECISION MANUFACTURING, INSTRUMENTATION, MEDICAL DEVICES, SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT, OR ADVANCED ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTS.

• EXPOSURE TO LEAN MANUFACTURING PRINCIPLES.

• KNOWLEDGE OF ELECTRONICS, ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY, CLEANROOM ENVIRONMENTS, VACUUM TECHNOLOGY, OR MICROSCOPY PRODUCTS.

ABOUT THE TEAM

YOU WILL JOIN A SPECIALIST TEAM FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING QUALITY STANDARDS ACROSS THE MANUFACTURING OPERATION, WORKING CLOSELY WITH QUALITY ENGINEERS, SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, PRODUCTION, AND ENGINEERING TEAMS.

WHY JOIN ZEISS?

ZEISS IS A GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY LEADER RENOWNED FOR INNOVATION, PRECISION, AND QUALITY. THIS ROLE OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON CUTTING-EDGE MICROSCOPY PRODUCTS WHILE CONTRIBUTING DIRECTLY TO MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES.

IF YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT QUALITY, ENJOY SOLVING TECHNICAL CHALLENGES, AND WANT TO MAKE A REAL IMPACT WITHIN A WORLD-CLASS ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

APPLY TODAY TO BECOME PART OF THE ZEISS TEAM IN CAMBOURNE.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Abigail Hannaby, Farzana Rahman, Kate Benyon, Lara Haslam, Natarlee Lawrence, Suya Rolph