# Quality Engineer (Project)

**Company**: Alcon
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Competitive Salary
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Healthcare
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q684825

**Apply**: https://www.alcon.co.uk/careers/quality-engineer-project/?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

As a Quality Engineer (Project) at Alcon, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of our product output on a timely basis. You will work closely with various departments to meet client requirements and enhance working relationships with client quality contacts.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- New Product Introduction and Project Quality:

- Apply APQP and PPAP processes to new and existing projects

- Participate in NPI meetings and provide quality engineering input

- Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to understand customer and product requirements

- Validate new or improved processes using quality tools and resources

- Utilize practical knowledge of IMDS

- Customer Quality Support:

- Liaise with clients on quality-related matters and apply problem-solving methods

- Raise concession requests with clients and follow them through to completion

- Monitor, manage, and resolve client warranty claims and quality containment requests

- Issue Resolution, Returns, and Supplier Support:

- Track, log, and manage client returns through to final resolution

- Work with internal manufacturing areas and suppliers to resolve quality issues

- Audits, Documentation, and Product Assurance:

- Prepare and maintain supporting documentation for internal and external quality audits

- Conduct internal system and process audits related to quality and environmental management systems

- Perform product audits and track associated actions through to closure

- Meetings and Customer Representation:

- Organize and lead internal and external meetings as required

- Represent the company professionally in client-facing meetings

- Maintain accurate and effective records within the company's quality management systems

**Key Competencies:**

- HNC in Engineering or related subject

- Computer literacy with ERP software and MS Office

- Presentation preparation and delivery skills

- Effective communication and reporting at all organizational levels

- Familiarity with Quality tools such as Control Plans, ISIR, 8D reporting, QOS KPI's

- Experience with 5 Quality Core Tools (APQP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, PPAP)

- IMDS database usage and updating experience

- IATF16949 certified internal auditor

- 5 years of experience in Engineering, Mechanical, or Metallurgic industry

- Technical drawing reading and interpretation skills

- Understanding of standard manual inspection gauges and their application

**Rewards and Benefits:**

- Competitive Salary

- 25 Days Annual Leave Plus Bank Holidays

- Pension Contribution

- Life Insurance

- Eye Care Assistance

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Company Events

- Wellbeing Incentives

- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

- Online GP Service

- Employee Assistance Package

- Christmas Gifts

## Skills

### Required
- APQP
- PPAP
- IMDS
- Control Plans
- ISIR
- 8D reporting
- QOS KPI's
- FMEA
- MSA
- SPC
- IATF16949
- ERP software
- MS Office

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Source: [Apply at alcon.co.uk](https://www.alcon.co.uk/careers/quality-engineer-project/?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)