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Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental (QHSE) Engineer

Business purpose

Do you want to work for a company whose products help protect the world’s largest wind tunnel? Whose products help maintain helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft around the world including the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Whose products keep our lights on by ensuring the turbines that generate our electricity work at maximum efficiency.

If so, join us in our mission to protect our customers' critical assets by delivering innovative, disruptive, and class-leading products, supported through life.

We are at an exciting point in our journey, with accelerated growth, high internal investment in product development, and ambitions to disrupt the sectors in which we operate. We are looking for highly motivated and capable individuals to help us to achieve our mission.

Role

The Company is seeking to recruit a QHSE Engineer based at our Torrington facility, situated in the spectacular and diverse region of North Devon. The area benefits from unique natural features such as the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty designated coastline and Exmoor National Park.

You will be joining a multi-functional Quality Health & Safety & Environmental (QHSE) team within an engineering organisation with strong links across industry and academia, where a combination of world-class, highly innovative products, robust engineering process, and use of the latest technologies combine to support our customers, operating within some of the most highly regulated industrial and aerospace sectors worldwide.

The successful applicant will provide QHSE support to both UK and international locations and must be willing to travel both nationally/internationally as required to deliver CMTG objectives.

The role offers the opportunity for future career development within our growing multi-disciplinary engineering team, with opportunities across the broader CMTG group.

Purpose

As a QHSE Engineer working at CMTG you will have the opportunity to both support our range of existing products and shape the future of the corporate QHSE Management Systems and processes. You will be involved in all key business activities ensuring the needs of the customer are met.

Main responsibilities

  • Maintain and ensure the effectiveness of all Company Business Management System Approvals (ISO 9001/AS9100/ISO 45001/Achilles B2 Verify).
  • Conduct Business Management System Audits against ISO 9001 /AS9100/ISO 45001/Achilles B2 Verify requirements and report findings to Management.
  • Conduct Quality Software/Hardware Audits to DO-178 & DO-254 requirements and report findings to Management.
  • Conduct Supplier Approval Audits and report findings to Supplier Management           
  • Write and update as necessary Quality System Procedures and Work Instructions.
  • Generate Company First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRS) for submission to Customers.
  • Review and approve Supplier First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRS).
  • Manage the Company Non-conformance Reporting (NCR) System and ensure that root causes are identified and robust corrective actions implemented to  prevent recurrence.
  • Implement Quality Planning activities and complete QA actions within the New  Product Introduction (NPI) process.
  • Complete Contract Review activities with respect to Quality  Assurance requirements and ensure all customer expectations are properly addressed.
  • Ensure that all nonconforming material is properly dispositioned & root cause analysis performed in line with company procedures.
  • Lead ongoing training of and communication to employees in all aspects of Quality and Continuous Improvement (CI) activities.
  • When delegated perform as Quality Assurance Release Signatory for parts & equipment release.
  • Maintain QA responsibilities within the Company Configuration Management  System.
  • Perform Goods Received & Final Inspection activities as required.
  • Review & approval Health & Safety Risk Assessments, Method Statements and Health & Safety Plans

Experience

Essential

  • Detailed knowledge of IS0 9001/AS9100 Quality Management System requirements.
  • Minimum of 3 years of quality engineering experience within a high technology manufacturing environment or in a Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) station.
  • Experience in aerospace, defence, automotive, utility, or similar sectors.
  • Experience in conducting Quality System Audits against ISO 9001/AS9100 requirements
  • Familiarity and use of Advanced Product Quality Planning techniques such as FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, Gauge R&R, DOE, SPC, etc.
  • Good understanding of electro/mechanical manufacturing, assembly & test processes
  • Strong interpersonal/communication skills at all levels within the organisation.
  • Management of Supplier/Supply Chain quality issues and their successful resolution.
  • Willingness to travel across the UK and internationally as required.
  • Experience in working closely with internal and external customers
  • High-level understanding of Configuration Management Systems
  • Current driving licence

Desirable

  • Understanding of DO-178/DO 254 Aerospace software/hardware standards
  • Component/Board level fault finding ability.
  • Recognised Health & Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate)
  • Experience of IPC 610 and IPC 620 manufacturing standards
  • Nuclear QA experience (civil or military)

Qualifications

  • HNC/HND/Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Manufacturing or Software Engineering.

Benefits

  • Hybrid working patterns
  • Global reach, CMTG has offices across the globe providing further opportunities for development and progression
  • A highly knowledgeable, high achieving team, with diverse skills and backgrounds
  • A culture of continuous improvement, new ideas, and experiences are always welcome!
  • Chance to be part of a growing and ambitious company, helping to deliver success
  • A competitive base salary plus an evolving benefits package

Apply today

  • To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to Careers at CMTG
  • Closing Date: 31 July 2022

About the Group

The Condition Monitoring Technology Group (CMTG) offers a wide range of system capability, innovation, and over 35 years of experience. We provide the technologies and services to optimise complex systems, identify potential failures and help our customers to plot solutions, reduce costs and improve safety.

CMTG is made up of Helitune, Semia, SEI, Beran, Prosig, and DJB.  The group designs manufactures and supports world-class vibration analysis, conditioning monitoring, and test and measurement solutions for the aviation, power generation, automotive, advanced engineering, defence, and manufacturing industries. CMTG has local sales and support facilities in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and the USA.

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