Performance Engineer

Main purpose of role

Overall responsibility for the performance aspects of products for the allocated business unit, maintaining specification compliance and commercial product uniformity and continuous improvement of both product and process.

Duties and main responsibilities

• Review incoming customer orders (including Pilot or PPAP) to assess the capability of HFL processes and product to supply.
• Co-ordination of FAIR and PPAP processes, data trend analysis and problem solving, with suppliers and customers to ensure controlled product release.
• Ensure fabric specifications (Customer or HFL) are available and applicable.
• Ensure all inspection/packaging standards are available and applicable.
• Ensure structured and consistent testing processes are available and applicable.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance to internal and customer specifications for non-conformance.
• Review of fabric and yarn data generated by internal laboratory and supplier labs to ensure compliance to specifications. Responsible for failures to be investigated, re-tests arranged and supplier complaints raised if appropriate.
• Responsible for liaising with all relevant departments to recommend continuous improvements.
• Responsible for monitoring of internal product quality from Inspection reports to monitor quality of product and feedback to manufacturing areas to improve performance.
• Accountable for providing data analysis (trend and spot/job data) to identify areas for improvement of product performance or risk of non-conformance, with the aim of avoiding disruption to the supply chain.
• Responsible for the completion of customer release paperwork including Certificate of conformities / analysis, customer concessions and customer complaints.
• Responsible for continuous improvement projects for Product Compliance, considering our customer commitments with regard to change management and notification to ensure compliance to Supplier Agreements, ISO 9001 and IATF16949.
• Responsible for initiating projects to improve process efficiency and compliance.
• Responsible for ensuring overall compliance to IATF 16949 / ISO 9001:2015.
• Responsible for the initiation and participation of supplier and customer visits, with on-site and off-site visits.

To be the key contact for both supplier and customer quality related aspects.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the job holder. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required. Additionally, the job holder may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Requirements:

Degree level education, preferably in engineering, science or textiles or equivalent experience. Experience of auditing and quality systems ISO 9001 / TS16949 or equivalent.

Essential skills and experience

• Scientific methodology.
• Data driven with the ability to produce statistical data analysis as appropriate.
• Problem solving to include: 8D, Ishikawa and 5-whys.

Desirable skills and experience

• ISO 9001 / IATF16949 Auditing in Manufacturing.

What you can expect from us

• Engaging work culture.
• Environmentally conscious company.
• Company profit share scheme.
• Company contribution pension plan.
• Personal learning and development.
• Leadership development and mentoring programmes.
• 34 days' holiday per year.
• Subsidised Canteen.
• On-site car and cycle parking.
• Health & wellbeing programme.
• Enhanced maternity benefits.
• Health & dental plans.
• Company sick pay and life assurance.
• Pension 6% ER contribution together with salary sacrifice option.
• Tech and Cycle Schemes.
• Discounts with participating local shops and businesses.
• Contribute to high-profile textile projects.
• Privately owned, debt-free company.
• Personal mentor.
• Competitive salary plus profit share scheme.
• Contribute to our future success.

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