Military Aircraft Quality Controller

D.O.M. magazine; Salford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Technical Services is seeking a QA2 Controller to audit and manage QA2/AMDA activities across 1 Regt AAC, Survival Equipment, Armourer and Role Equipment documentation at RNAS Yeovilton.

You will support MilAR processes, drive continuous improvement, and maintain airworthiness through documentation compliance and effective liaison with the Quality Team.

Qualifications

• Military service training to SNCO level or equivalent engineering apprenticeship.
• Experience with Military QA procedures and audits.
• ISO 9001:2015 Quality Auditor experience.
• Knowledge of MAA MRP Part 145 process.
• Understanding MAOS and WSE procedures.
• GOLDesp experience to 3rd signature level.
• Wildcat training to Engineering Managers Course level.

Responsibilities

• Carry out audits on 1 Regt AAC maintenance documentation (MF700 series).
• Record and recover QA2 (AMDA) activity per regs and AESOs.
• Trend QA2 observations, analyse data and drive improvements.
• Ensure technical docs are complete before storage by the Technical Librarian.
• Attend QA meetings and provide SME input to the team.
• Assist in ASIMS investigations as directed by QA leadership.
• Prepare QA reports highlighting evidence and action plans.
• Advise QA leadership on emergent quality issues and deviations.
• Utilise spare capacity to manage MilAR rectification and MF792 reporting.

Skills

Military QA procedures

ISO 9001:2015 Auditor

MAA MRP Part 145

GOLDesp

Wildcat training

3rd signature authorisation

Interpersonal skills

Communication to senior mgmt

Education

Military Service Training to SNCO level

Engineering Apprenticeship

Tools

GOLDesp

Job description

Morson Technical Services are currently seeking a QA2 Controller to join the team at RNAS Yeovilton on a permanent basis.

JOB PURPOSE

QA2 Controller. Required to conduct the QA2 process on all 1 Regt Army Air Corps (AAC) aircraft, Survival Equipment (SE), Armourer and Role Equipment (RE) documentation. Utilise additional capacity to support the MilAR programme where possible.

MAIN ACTIVITIES AND TASKS

• Carry out maintenance documentation audits on 100 of 1 Regt AAC maintenance documentation (MF700 series documentation), including Survival Equipment, Armourer and Role Equipment areas.
• Recording and recovering where necessary, all QA2 (AMDA) activity associated with 1 Regt AAC maintenance documentation i.a.w. current Military Regulatory Policy, including Regulatory Articles and Army Wildcat Aviation Engineering Standing Orders (AESOs), 1 Regt AAC Workshop’s quality plan and other relevant policies, ensuring all failings and documentation errors are identified in a timely manner.
• Trend QA2/AMDA observations, conduct data analysis and reduce errors through feedback to Workshop Managers and the engineering team. Where appropriate, propose rectification programmes ensuring any opportunity for improvement maintains the airworthiness process and drives continuous improvement.
• Ensure completion of all technical documentation prior to safe storage by the Information Knowledge Manager (aka Technical Librarian). When technical documentation is deficient, regulatory process is to be adhered to.
• Attend routine QA meetings and provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and conduct additional QA and provide additional support to the Quality Team as agreed by the QSO or QSM.
• Take an active role in Air Safety Information Management System (ASIMS) investigations as directed by the Quality System Owner (QSO), Quality System Manager (QSM), Quality System Coordinator (QSC) or FIND Air Safety Team.
• Complete QA reports and returns in accordance with Army Wildcat AESOs including Self Audits of processes relevant to their role, creating written audit reports detailing objective evidence of sampled information viewed during audit. Ensure any non-conformances, opportunities for improvement and observations identified during audits are recorded with an action plan generated towards recovery.
• Advising the Quality System Owner (QSO), Quality System Manager (QSM), Quality System Coordinator (QSC) or FIND Air Safety Team on emergent quality issues and deviations from standards affecting documentation. Identifying any Continuous Improvement opportunity which maintains Airworthiness through the documentation process.
• Utilise any spare capacity to manage MilAR rectification and completion of Section 10 of the MilAR report. Ensuring safe custody of all aircraft documents in their care. This includes liaison with the MilAR team to manage timely conduct of audits in order to reduce time lost though the MilAR process. Co-ordination of the MilAR Report (MF792) conducting the recovery action of all documentation observations with objective evidence to confirm that the airworthiness of the aircraft is maintained, prior to presentation to the management team.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Preferably Military Service Trade Training to SNCO level including 3rd signature authorisation (E507), or equivalent Engineering Apprenticeship / civilian status with a thorough understanding of Military Aviation Practices.
• Exposure to and awareness of Military QA Procedures.
• Experience as ISO 9001:2015 Quality Auditor.
• Experience of MAA MRP Part 145 process.
• Understanding and awareness of MAOS.
• Experience of GOLDesp to 3rd signature (MAMP-E507) level.
• Wildcat training (provided if not already held) to Engineering Managers Course Level.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a confident, effective approach to personal communications.
• Demonstrate initiative, enthusiasm and diligence whilst maintaining a tenacious commitment to high Quality Standards.
• Ability to communicate ideas and concepts to senior management, customers and staff in a clear and concise manner, using both verbal and visual formats.

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