A great opportunity for a Quality Engineer to work with our aerospace client based in Burnley.
As a quality engineer within this business you will support the Operations team in delivering products on time and to the quality standards required by our customers.
Your tasks will be to:
• Continually reduce customer escapes, internal and external concessions and the overall
cost of non-quality through the application of appropriate Quality and continuous improvement
tools.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures and external customer and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain a clean, organised and safe working environment and organise 5S initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to the group Quality Management System and compliance to all customer and regulatory requirements including EASA Part 21, EN 9100 and NADCAP.
• Prepare for and contribute to external audits with Customers and regulatory bodies.
• Schedule and manage product and process audits and any resultant non-conformances and corrective actions.
• Develop and lead customer escape prevention plans.
• Develop and lead concession reduction plans.
• Apply key quality tools such as PFMEA, Gauge R&R, 8D, SPC and to support others in the application of these tools.
Job requirements
• To develop and lead zero concessions plans for new products at entry into service.
• To ensure that first article (PVI/PPAP) reports are correctly completed for any new or modified parts.
• To develop and lead non quality cost (CoNQ) reduction plans.
• To support Operations to eliminate waste in the production processes.
• Engineering related Degree / HND, or equivalent experience
• Quality assurance experience in a technical and/or manufacturing environment.
• Experience of complex problem solving and the delivery of improvement projects
• Experience of the application of key quality tools (PFMEA, SPC, 8D, 6 Sigma)
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Experience of Quality planning for the introduction of new products
• Experience of Aerospace quality standards and regulations
