Quality Engineer

Paragraf Quality Management Specialist

Paragraf's patented contamination-free deposition technology delivers game-changing opportunities for the commercialisation of graphene by allowing us to manufacture high-purity 2D graphene sheets at scale.

Paragraf is the first company in the world to mass produce graphene-based electronic devices using standard semiconductor processes. We not only specialise in the manufacture of high-purity graphene but also its seamless integration into ready to use products that can be quickly adopted by our customers and partners to support the advancement of their technologies.

At Paragraf we are committed to materially transforming electronics through the development of high-purity graphene products that will facilitate massive improvements in the performance of technologies across all aspects of life.

Founded as a spin out from Cambridge University in 2017 with the aim of transferring the technology from the academic lab into a commercial entity. Since then, we have grown from one site in Somersham, Cambridgeshire and three employees to a team of over 100 people and an additional production facility in Huntingdon as well as sales teams globally promoting Paragraf.

The Role

This role will coordinate activities to support successful accreditation of further ISO standards required for the business such as IATF 16949 and ISO 13485 as well as support continuous improvement of existing processes. Providing advice and support to the organisation as we move to volume production in the electronics and medical devices markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to train and advise others in all aspects of the QMS and application of associated procedures.
• Carry out and report Internal Audits and associated corrective actions to the ISO Standard
• Coordination of activities to address of Corrective Actions, working with both suppliers and customers as required, fully analysing problems, and implementing effective solutions
• Develop internal business process maps and implementation on the EQMS.
• Support the maintenance of companywide Training process and associated records
• Coordinate the departmental risk register action and monitor appropriate risk mitigations
• Support the reporting on appropriate KPIs to the Executive and Management Teams
• Work with Production teams to complete full investigations into root cause analysis on defective products especially on the return of products with any quality related issues
• Develop any training collateral to the required ISO/IATF Standard associated with any of the above activities.
• Work with the Quality Manager in running of the Quality Department thus supporting all aspects of Quality across Paragraf including tasks related to the ISO 9001 certification.
• Support activities associated with Paragraf's ISO 45001 certification.
• Manage activities to support successful accreditation of further ISO/IATF standards required for the business.
• When required support, advise on and implement other business wide systems to include MES, PLM, ERP/MRP, JIRA and CRM