Quality Conformance Engineer

Click Digital; Filton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Click Digital seeks a Quality Conformance Engineer for an on-site role in Filton, working with an aerospace organisation. You will lead conformance activities, analyze quality data, and drive improvements with cross-functional teams to enhance reliability and safety.

The role requires strong communication, problem-solving skills, and experience in aerospace manufacturing processes. It is an umbrella contract, Inside IR35, with a focus on delivering measurable quality outcomes on site.

Qualifications

• Experience applying conformance engineering principles to improve quality metrics.
• Strong data analysis skills to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Proven ability to lead multi-functional teams and projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for reporting.
• Proficiency with MS Excel and general IT tools; coding/macros a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead conformance engineering activities to reduce non-quality costs.
• Analyze quality datasets and report trends to drive improvement.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to implement QIP opportunities.
• Facilitate quality improvement projects and ensure actions are completed.
• Escalate issues based on KPI trends and mitigate business impact.
• Coach on quality tools and processes (APQP, problem solving).
• Monitor build and operator competence to uphold standards.
• Conduct investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Support NAC, QSR, and event closures with relevant teams.

Skills

Quality improvement

Data analysis

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

MS Excel

Coding/macros

Problem solving

Aircraft manufacturing knowledge

Tools

Excel

Word

Google tools

Job description

We are recruiting for a Quality Conformance Engineer for a leading Aerospace organisation based on site in Filton.

Responsibilities

• Conducting tasks in line with Conformance Engineering principles, leading to a reduction in the Cost of Non-Quality by generation of business KPI's and analysis of trends
• Data analytical skills to interrogate Quality data sets and provide trend analysis with emphasis on Quality improvements
• Working alongside the Quality Line side team, functional teams and multifunctional teams to identify, deploy and report on Quality Improvement opportunities in line with overall business and plant objectives
• Facilitate / lead Quality Improvement Projects (QIP) activities to enable clear ownership of topics, improvements opportunities and actions resolution through networking and team working within the business to achieve required results
• Escalation of issues impacting the Quality performance occurring in the business by the analysis of KPI trends to mitigate business impacts
• Facilitate/lead implementation, application and coaching of Quality toolsets, processes and techniques within manufacturing areas to support business requirements (e.g. APQP, Error Proofing, Problem Solving, etc.)
• Review, create and monitor Operational Surveillance, check criteria to ensure consistent build standards, quality standards and operator competence is obtained within the Plant
• Conducting and leading Quality investigations into complex / technical issues from the business and customer ensuring appropriate corrective and preventative actions are taken using Problem Solving Techniques
• Facilitate / lead reduction of Non-allocated Concession (NAC) impacting Plant perimeter Coordinate / lead clearance of Plant QSR, SARI and Events in a timely manner engage appropriate functional teams for support
• Ensure Environment, health and safety and airworthiness requirements are achieved
• Provide necessary support to customers and authorities as required

Skill Set

• The successful Quality Conformance Engineer will demonstrate the behaviours relevant to the professional operating level
• Have a good knowledge of aircraft manufacture and previous experience of process improvement
• Excellence communication and report writing skills
• Experience of working with and leading multi-functional teams
• Good level of general IT skills (Including Microsoft Excel, word, google, etc.) and advantageous if able to create coding / macros

This is an umbrella contract, the role is Inside IR35