Quality Engineer Placement

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About Siemens

Siemens MR Magnet Technology (SMT) is a leading manufacturer with a proven capability to incorporate the quality aspects of volume production into innovative magnet designs for MRI (Magnet Resonance Imaging).  The company employs just over 400 staff at its facility in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. MRI has become accepted as the leading diagnostic imaging modality, since its introduction in the early 1980's, and MR MT has contributed to this by supplying the majority of the superconducting magnets installed to date. 

SMT was established in 1982 and leads the world in the development and production of magnets for MRI applications. The company has achieved this by assembling a team of professionals who represent the very best in their fields, providing an unrivalled depth of expertise to develop our products through all the stages of design, manufacture and field support. This team provides a unique blend of the innovative research that continues to evolve MRI magnet technology, and the progressive production techniques necessary to realise these designs on a commercial level.

About the role

What are my responsibilities?

• To consult and develop novel approaches to supporting business activities by utilising quality tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• To carry out internal business audits to relevant regulations and industry standards ensuring business compliance and continual improvement.
• Monitoring and reporting current performance levels for customers complaints, product monitoring, internal processes audits and to prevent or escalate product safety issues.
• To liaise with suppliers to manage supper quality issues, in conjunction with SCM.
• Identify possible improvements, including cost reduction and process improvements, and to lead or participate in continuous Improvement activity, ensuring all processes are documented correctly
• To support the continuous development, compliance of regulations, and industry standards of the business and suppliers of MR SMT by completing the scheduled audits, report on findings, identify actions and check effectiveness of implemented actions.
• Trend and monitor quality KPIs and recommend improvement action.
• Supplier Quality Management Framework:- Drive implementation and maintain a prevention-oriented approach to SQM, to ensure compliance of Supplier Management with applicable regulatory and quality requirements and in alignment with the Quality Management and SCM requirements and policies. 

What do I need to qualify for this job?

• You will either be studying Engineering and looking to do a 12 month internship or have recently graduated
• Experience in a highly regulated, quality critical environment would be advantageous.
• Basic understanding and the use problem solving tools including 8D, 5Why’s, Ishikawa, Lean Manufacturing methods, etc.
• Ability to work as part of a team and alone.
• Planning & organisational skills, Meeting facilitation, Relationship management, Communication skills, Presentations & Facilitation skills
• Computer literate and analytical, with a proven ability to work with statistics and manipulate data in Excel and/or Access to produce reports
• Required to visit suppliers in the UK, Europe and occasionally the Far East to audit and build relationships.