Principal Product Assurance Engineer - Manufacturing

Matchtech; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech is recruiting a Product Assurance Engineer, Manufacturing, to be based in Stevenage with a 6-month initial contract. The role combines three days per week on-site in Stevenage with remaining time remote.

You will provide independent quality assurance across UK Manufacturing projects, supporting risk reduction and process improvements while ensuring compliance with AS9100/EN9100 standards within the UK Eyes Only programme.

Qualifications

• Ideally qualified to minimum HNC/HND in relevant subject.
• Quality professional with experience in process-based integrated management systems & business improvement.
• Experience using risk management and problem solving tools (8D, 5Y, PFMEA).
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Quality Auditing experience.
• Extensive knowledge of EN9100/AS9100.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong planning and organising skills.
• Ability to communicate and influence at all levels.
• Self-motivated with persistence to deliver results.
• Understanding regulatory and certification requirements.
• Understanding AS9102 First Article Inspection Requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional support on quality within Manufacturing UK and apply quality expertise to drive excellence.
• Deliver quality awareness and training within Manufacturing UK.
• Support programmes to achieve cost, time and quality targets and assess quality processes.
• Ensure processes are tailored to Manufacturing UK in company programs.
• Conduct independent assessments and audits, report outcomes, and close issues.
• Maintain links with QA colleagues across MBDA for quality objectives.
• Work with Product Assurance Managers to define risk reduction strategies.
• Support Process Effectiveness Review Programmes.
• Interface with Customer Representatives when required.
• Advise on SAP as the non-conformance tool and identify SAP improvements.
• Assist Non-Conformance Review Panels and issue closure.
• Analyze non-conformance data to identify root causes and corrective actions.

Skills

Quality Management

Problem Solving

Risk Management

MS Office

Education

HNC/HND

Tools

AS9100 Knowledge

SAP

Job description

Product Assurance Engineer, Manufacturing - Stevenage

6 Month initial contract

3 days p/w in Stevenage (rest remote)

£35ph, UMB inside IR35

SC required, can start on BPSS clearance

Please note, this role will be working on UK Eyes Only programme so only applicable for sole British nationals

Overview of department: An opportunity has arisen for a Product Assurance Engineer to join the Product Assurance Engineering team as they provide professional quality support to the Manufacturing team in the UK. You will provide an independent visibility and assurance that manufacturing and related processes are applied across all Projects. You will provide support and advice on all aspects of quality within UK Manufacturing. You will provide support in the identification and implementation of sustainable Process improvements to existing methods and processes. You will support UK Manufacturing in the identification and reduction of project risk or problem areas / issues associated with process application, process effectiveness or compliance.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the Product Assurance Manager, responsibilities include the following activities:

• Provision of professional support and advice on all aspects of quality within Manufacturing UK; apply quality expertise to critical business issues to support business excellence, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.
• Provision of quality assurance assistance to Manufacturing UK in support of manufacturing excellence including development and delivery of quality awareness and other process and quality-related training.
• Supporting Manufacturing UK on all programmes to achieve cost, time and quality targets. Assessing and controlling the product assurance quality processes and the resulting outputs.
• Assuring to and implemented in Company production programmes, and providing the appropriate level of support to improve the effectivity of processes used by the Company Business Management System is correctly tailored Manufacturing UK.
• Confirm through a programme of Independent assessments and audits that processes and quality requirements are being successfully implemented, applied and improved. Provide reports to Management that identifies the outcome of audits and issues. Monitor and facilitate the progression of any improvements from audit activities and the timely closure of identified issues.
• Maintaining strong links with Quality Assurance colleagues across MBDA (UK and Overseas) to enable the dissemination and achievement of Quality Objectives within Manufacturing UK.
• Work with Product Assurance Managers and other functions to define appropriate risk reduction strategies/action plans
• Support the development and implementation of the Process Effectiveness Review Programmes
• Interface with Customer Representatives (DQAFF), when required, to support the mitigation of quality issues
• Provide advice and help in the use of SAP as the non-conformance management tool and identify SAP improvement with respect to the Quality Module.
• Facilitation and/or support to various levels of Non-Conformance Review Panels
• Analysis of non-conformance defect data and acting on this data to undertake problem solving investigations identifying defect root cause and corrective action implementation

Skillset/experience required:

• Ideally qualified to minimum HNC/HND in relevant subject.
• Quality professional, experienced in process-based integrated management systems & business improvement in an engineering / manufacturing environment. Experience using both risk management and practical problem solving tools e.g. 8D, 5Y, PFMEA etc.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
• Quality Auditing experience required
• Extensive knowledge and experience of EN9100/AS9100
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good planning and organising skills to ensure multiple tasks are prioritised and monitored to deliver set objectives
• Capability to identify sustainable business improvements & ensure effective implementation
• Recognise and understand internal and external customer requirements, and respond to them
• Ability to communicate and influence effectively at all levels of the organisation
• Highly self-motivated and demonstrate a determination and persistence to deliver results despite obstacles and setbacks
• Recognise and understand regulatory and certification requirements, and respond to them
• Understanding of AS9102 -First Article Inspection Requirements