Quality Engineer

My client in South Molton is currently in need of a Quality Engineer. This position is responsible for executing the defined Strategic Quality Plan in conjunction with plant leadership. Provides quality assurance support to customers, suppliers, partners and internal manufacturing cells and participates in continuous improvement activities in targeted areas. The role: * Provides Quality customer interface and expertise to proactively assure requirements are understood and satisfied, including leading complaint resolution and root cause and corrective action execution. * Supports the manufacturing area relative to the collection and analysis of quality data providing expertise and ensuring product and process quality requirements are implemented through EQS Policies and Quality Best Practice deployment. * Solves technical product / process and business process problems utilizing structured approaches such as 8D, Six Sigma etc. Ideal Knowledge required: * Thorough understanding of problem solving methods-i.e. Six Sigma, 8D, root cause analysis, and the associated statistical tools used to analyze problems, evaluate and complete improvement projects * Knowledge and understanding of Quality System requirements * Detailed understanding of the key phases and requirements of an effective new product development and launch methodology * Detailed knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques, i.e., pFMEA, Critical to Quality characteristics, Control plans etc. * Detailed knowledge of industry and customer specific quality registration schemes and certification processes (i.e., ISO9001, EASA Part 21, AS9100 etc). * Detailed knowledge of System and process auditing techniques to ensure compliance to defined quality requirements. * Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction (six Sigma) concepts and tool sets as they relate to process/product variability, and root cause and corrective action determination. * Knowledge of product and end user application/specifi