Jackson Hogg have proudly partnered with a long standing specialist engineering business in the Newcastle upon Tyne area on a Quality Engineer position. The Quality Engineer will ensure that products and services are consistently delivered in accordance with defined quality standards, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements, while actively driving continuous improvement across all processes. Quality Engineer Key Responsibilities \* Manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), ensuring thorough root cause analysis, implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and timely closure. \* Act as Quality Lead on project-specific contracts, overseeing upfront quality requirements, supporting manufacturing processes, and ensuring completion of in-process and final documentation. \* Lead and support Advanced Product Quality Planning activities, including Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), First Article Inspection (FAI), and other pre-production quality requirements. \* Provide regular and accurate project quality updates to internal stakeholders and customers, ensuring transparency and alignment. \* Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain, to drive improvements in product quality and operational performance. \* Support documentation control processes by providing accurate and timely information to ensure documentation packs meet customer requirements. \* Work closely with Production and Engineering teams to minimise rework and eliminate unnecessary in-house inspection activities. \* Monitor, analyse, and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to quality performance, identifying trends and areas for improvement. \* Review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements, translating them into clear and actionable manufacturing instructions. \* Ensure compliance with integrated Management Systems, including ISO 9001, ISO 3834, and EN 1090 standards. \* Plan and conduct internal and supplier audits, and support external and customer audits to ensure compliance and continuous improvement. \* Drive continuous improvement initiatives using structured problem-solving methodologies. \* Support customer engagement activities, including participation in customer service meetings and direct communication where required. \* Promote and contribute to a strong safety-first and quality-first culture across the organisation. \* Contribute to quality-led improvement initiatives and support overall quality performance objectives. Quality Engineer Requirements \* Experienced in a Quality Role, in a manufacturing business of highly engineered products or relevant industry sectors similar. \* Ability to interpret technical drawings, GD&T, and engineering specifications. \* Positive, Proactive and solution-driven mindset. \* Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. \* Strong team player with the ability to work independently when required. \* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience using quality tools (e.g., 7 step, ISHIKAWA, 8D, 5 Whys, FMEA, SPC, DMAIC). \* Familiar and experienced in Continuous Improvement tools and techniques, \* An in-depth Knowledge of these processes – Fabrication/Welding, Machining & a strong understanding of machining and fabrication tolerances & Weld Symbols. \* Experience managing NCRs and implementing corrective actions. \* Skilled in internal auditing and quality reporting. \* Proficient in Microsoft Office, ERP and quality reporting systems. \* Ability to investigate and interpret data, issues, and situations, to make sound decisions in high-stress situations. \* Self-motivating, proactive and results driven approach

Bedlington, Northumberland
Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits + Lunchtime Finish on Fridays!
We at JKR are recruiting a brand-new, exciting position for a global manufacturing company!
Our client has a vacancy for a Junior Quality Engineer. This new role is required to play a pivotal role in the development of quality systems. This is a full-time, site-based role.
Junior Quality Engineer Key Responsibilities: * Work closely with other departments and take a proactive approach to ensure business unit systems are maintained and continually improved * Drive non-conformances to closure, to prevent recurrence and adherence to the quality audit schedules * Providing support for internal auditors to ensure the level of audit capability within the business * Host / support customer and accreditation audits conducted on site
Junior Quality Engineer Core Requirements: * Exposure as a quality auditor * Familiar with the requirement of quality standards ISO 9001 or AS9100 * Competent in the use of MS Office * Competent oral and written communicator
Junior Quality Engineer Desirable Skills and Experience: * Previous quality or systems engineer experience * Experience of using quality tools (FMEA, Risk Assessment, Design Experiments etc) * Knowledge of PPAP, APQC * Knowledge of Q Pulse software * Knowledge of SPC techniques
Junior Quality Engineer Working Hours and Benefits: * Monday – Thursday: 08:00 – 16:30, Friday: 08:00 – 13:00 * Flexible working hours * 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, plus a “special day” equivalent to one day per year * Health Shield – Employee Assistance Programme – including reclaim of dental costs, opticians, physio etc * Cycle to work scheme * Option to buy shares annually * Free parking
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The Client Catalyst is delighted to be once more supporting a key client in the electrification technology sector in their recruitment of a Senior Validation Engineer to be based from their Tyneside HQ. My client is a global leader in their field and is undergoing an exciting period of change. The Role Reporting to the Electrical Engineering Lead, the Senior Validation Engineer will be responsible forthe offering of engineering support to the NPD process and team.The Senior Validation Engineer will be responsible for the specification, test, validation and qualification of newly developed power electronic devicesagainst their regulatory requirements and ultimately gain their accredited certification. Main Responsibilities This role will involve working closely with the hardware, software, mechanical and system engineering teams, as well as project management and product/quality management. You will be responsible for creating and following a New Product Integration Validation and Verification test plan, helping create validation test criteria/procedures, identifying, specifying and creating any necessary test environment, test and troubleshoot electronic assemblies, components and circuits. Perform and document a full suite of tests (cross referencing the specification requirements) and independently determining compliance or not. Identifying and managing risks, making sound judgments about quality and feeding into the teams decision to the release of product or a change to an existing product. Read, understand, keep updated on all regulatory standards relevant to our product ranges and desired applications. In particular but not exclusively: EMC standards, Electrical safety and Functional safety standards and UL/CSA. Extract the key requirements specific for our products and set them out as development requirements to design and test our products against Understand the regulatory test methods/conditions and create test cases (descriptions/procedures, equipment, wiring looms, loads etc.) to be performed on our products Create test plans for when compliance de-risk testing needs performing within the product development cycle and to what level (pre-compliance or full). Organize and pull together all equipment, loads, wiring etc. needed to perform the tests. Set up and perform the testing (in house for pre-compliance work, or at external test house for final full compliance accreditation). Willingness to travel is essential and will be required occasionally for final full compliance testing when using an external test house (most tests we can do in house to a pre-compliance level) Capture all of the results and create traceability reports, determining pass/fail status Liaise with external test houses and/or approval bodies to discuss/plan and quote blocks of compliance testing. Commission, Debug electronic circuits, components and PCB assemblies for new product development and sustaining projects. Design, setup and run tests to ensure the design meets specifications. Maintain records and documentation on all tests and analysis. Use industry standard development systems to achieve traceability and cross referencing for V&V. Work within a small design team to complete assigned objectives. Troubleshoot circuits from prototypes, development, and customer returns. Be the key interface for overall system (HW,SW,ME) for validation and alignment on test plan, priorities and execution. Work with Engineering to improve checklist of verification and validation tests and to define criteria for entry into Validation phase. Identify and resolve validation blockers. Drive closure of issues/findings. Establish a disciplined reporting and communication dashboard of project risks & status with respect to quality and readiness for release. Improve the scope and coverage of automated tests Augment the validation lab and life test capability and process Perform change validation before ECN/ECO release This is a broad ranging role requiring some desk and IT work (planning, researching, writing test procedures documenting test reports etc.) as well as practical hands-on engineering, building test bench set ups, adapting and modifying metalwork, cables, electronics, loads, operating test equipment, commissioning, debugging and repairing test units etc.) About you To be considered for the role, it is essential that you are an experienced electronics test/product validation engineering professional with demonstrable experience and in-depth knowledge of regulatory standards and test methods for product validation/compliance. Key Selection Criteria Bachelors degree or equivalent (preferably with bias towards power electronics). Demonstrable hands-on experience in a test and/or QA Validation role at system level (HW/SW) - experience of compliance testing for EMC/Vibration/IP ratings and/or UL would be beneficial. Experience of working with power electronic systems (experience with Higher voltage systems 200V to 800V DC preferred but not essential) An intuitive and practical disposition Organized, proactive and independent An understanding of Safe practice (H&S) Knowledge of switching power converters. Knowledge of circuit analysis, and design of experiments. Knowledge and experience in QMS ISO 9001, TS 16949, or ISO 26262 Knowledge and experience in applicable product regulatory standards such as (EN1175, EN13849, UL 0583, and EN12895). Willingness to travel to external test laboratorys occasionally Experience of ESD/EMC principles and practices. Effective verbal and written communication skills. PC literate with experience in MS Office and databases (good and thorough documentation skills) This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader in their specialist field of technology and to work from their highly impressive operation in Tyneside.

Job Title: Automation Tester Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Salary: Competitive + package (dependent on experience) Hybrid Working: Please note - This role will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office 3 days per week. Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. "Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us." - Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO As a team: Our Advanced Technology Centre is a thriving technology and innovation hub from where we deliver high quality services to a number of private and public sector clients. You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways If you're looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job. In our team you will learn: How to provide solutions to real world problems across a variety of industries. How to help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. How best to develop your skills and hone your talents within an innovative technology environment

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