Product Quality Controller

Spirit AeroSystems; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36-hour week

Job summary

Short Brothers, a Boeing Company, is recruiting a Product Quality Controller in Belfast to support Quality and Supplier Quality. You will inspect, assure and document quality, interpreting drawings, and guiding operators to maintain aerospace standards.

The role offers career development, diverse shifts and a strong safety culture. Key responsibilities include QA functions, ensuring compliance with specs and regulations, and producing technical reports to drive corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent with 2 years post-apprenticeship experience.
• Electrical apprenticeship with 2 years post-apprenticeship experience in aerospace.
• Ability to interpret drawings and specifications; strong communication.
• Experience in quality control requirements.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and assembly practices, requirements and standards.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out Inspection, Quality Control and Quality Assurance functions.
• Ensuring product compliance with design specification, customer and approving authority requirements and regulations.
• Providing instruction and advice to operators as and when required.
• Monitoring the ‘Delegated Operator Scheme’.
• Working flexibly in groups.
• Writing technical reports to highlight drawing, process and tooling anomalies to instigate investigation and corrective action.

Skills

Quality control

Interpret drawings

Effective communication

3D metrology

Education

Mechanical apprenticeship

Electrical apprenticeship

Equivalent qualification

Tools

3D metrology equipment

Job description

Overview

Product Quality Controller

Salary

£37,458 with incremental increases and guaranteed 4% increase in January 2027

At Short Brothers, a Boeing Company, we do work that matters — and we do it together. Our teams design, build and support advanced aerostructures, with safety, quality and trust at the heart of everything we do. People are respected, ideas are listened to, and good work is recognised.

We offer real career paths, flexibility where possible, and the opportunity to work on innovative projects that keep aircraft flying and help shape what comes next.

We are looking for Product Quality Controllers within both Quality and Supplier Quality teams to play a key role in ensuring every product we deliver is safe, consistent, and built to the highest standards. You’ll be part of a team that cares about getting things right and works together to ensure customers receive products they can trust. If you’re detail-driven, curious, and enjoy solving problems, this is a place where your skills genuinely make a difference.

You’ll benefit from:

• 36-hour working week (half-day Friday)
• Generous holidays and a range of flexible schedules
• Defined Contribution pension scheme
• Generous life cover
• Enhanced maternity-leave pay
• Access to 24/7 online GP services
• Occupational sick scheme
• On-site Occupational Health department
• Employee Assistance programme
• Professional development and growth, including coaching and mentoring
• Advancement opportunities
• Access to exclusive employee discounts
• Free car-parking

Responsibilities

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Carrying out Inspection, Quality Control and Quality Assurance functions.
• Ensuring product compliance with design specification, customer and approving authority requirements and regulations.
• Providing instruction and advice to operators as and when required.
• Monitoring the ‘Delegated Operator Scheme’.
• Working flexibly in groups.
• Writing technical reports to highlight drawing, process and tooling anomalies to instigate investigation and corrective action.

Qualifications

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

It is your responsibility to ensure that sufficient detail is provided on the application form to demonstrate how you meet essential job criteria, as this alone will be used for vetting purposes.

ESSENTIAL:

• A mechanical apprenticeship or Equivalent AND a minimum of 2 years’ relevant post apprenticeship experience in a manufacturing/assembly or tooling environment.

OR

• An electrical apprenticeship AND a minimum of 2 years’ relevant post apprenticeship experience in an electrical aerospace environment

AND

• Experience in quality control requirements.
• The ability to interpret drawings and specifications, and to communicate effectively is essential.
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate a knowledge of manufacturing and assembly practices, requirements and standards.

DESIRABLE:

• A knowledge of 3D metrology
• Experience working in Quality control in an Aerospace Environment.

Please Note:

We employ people from all sections of the community and are committed to the appointment of the best candidate based upon the merit principle alone. In pursuit of our equal opportunities programme, we would particularly welcome more applications from Catholics and females, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.