Quality Engineer (High Precision / Machining)

About vacancy

As a Quality Engineer, you play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality of our complex precision components. You work closely with the production team, investigate deviations and ensure that solutions actually work and are properly implemented.

• Job description
  • You’ll be working on precision components with tolerances measured in microns; quality is therefore the absolute foundation of everything we do;
  • As a Quality Engineer, you ensure that our processes are in place and continue to improve;
  • Complaints Handling & Root Cause Analysis: you are responsible for analysing complaints and quality deviations (you will use methodologies such as 8D, 5 Times Why and Ishikawa to identify the root cause, after which you will implement effective measures and embed them structurally);
  • Supplier quality & external monitoring: you closely monitor supplier complaints and ensure that agreed actions and improvement measures are implemented, with a view to improving quality throughout the supply chain;
  • NPI & Engineering Support: you will provide support for New Product Introductions (NPI), play an active role in these, and carry out checks on FMEA reports, control plans and quality plans to ensure a smooth start to series production;
  • Data, Analysis & Continuous Improvement: you will work with KPIs and dashboards to identify trends and translate this data into concrete improvement actions (applying Lean and Six Sigma principles);
  • You launch initiatives that lead to more stable processes;
  • System support (QMS): although this is not your main day-to-day focus, you actively contribute ideas on how to further improve our Quality Management System (QMS);
  • In addition, where necessary, you will provide support in preparing for and following up on audits.
• About the company

  Our client specialises in precision machining. In a controlled production environment, they manufacture complex components with extremely tight tolerances for leading high-tech clients. With modern machinery, high-quality metrology and expert craftsmanship, they deliver everything from prototypes to series production — quickly and reliably.

  As part of a Group, they work seamlessly together throughout the supply chain, with the short lines of communication and commitment characteristic of a close-knit team in Valkenswaard.

• Offer
  • You have a higher vocational education (HBO) level of working and thinking, and preferably at least 3 years’ experience in a high-tech, machining production environment;
  • You have excellent analytical skills, you are proactive, and you are known for actually seeing tasks through to completion and ensuring they are properly implemented;
  • Thorough knowledge of, and experience with, analytical methodologies such as 8D, 5 Times Why and Ishikawa;
  • You are highly skilled at reading and interpreting technical drawings, and have extensive knowledge of form and position tolerances (GD&T);
  • You have experience with ERP systems for efficiently managing process data and carrying out quality analyses;
  • A strong focus on customers and service; you never lose sight of following up on commitments (both internal and external);
  • Requirements: a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification;
  • Nice to have: You have an interest in quality and environmental management systems (QMS/ESG) and enjoy providing (indirect) support with audits and following up on findings.
• Your profile

  At our client’s company, you’ll be working alongside specialists who strive for perfection. They combine craftsmanship with modern technology, such as high-end (wire) EDM machines, 5-axis machining and advanced CAD/CAM and measuring equipment. Quality, precision and traceability are key priorities; they focus on sharing knowledge and continuous improvement every day.

  You’ll be given a lot of responsibility, influence over the production process and the opportunity to develop your career within an informal, no-nonsense Brabant working environment.

  In addition:

  • An excellent salary, commensurate with your level and the value you bring, up to a maximum of 5,500 gross per month based on a 40-hour week;
  • A well-maintained, clean and modern working environment (all under one roof);
  • Working with state-of-the-art machinery and the latest measuring equipment;
  • Plenty of scope for personal input and initiatives to improve processes;
  • Short lines of communication within a flat, down-to-earth organisation;
  • Working alongside skilled colleagues as part of a close-knit team, whilst enjoying the benefits and career progression opportunities offered by the parent Group.