Quality Conformance Engineer

Searchability NS&D; Filton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability NS&D in Filton requires a Quality Conformance Engineer to join the manufacturing quality team. You will analyze quality data, identify trends and lead improvement initiatives to reduce the cost of non-quality, working with lineside teams and stakeholders across the business.

Responsibilities include leading quality improvement projects, applying tools such as APQP and error-proofing, and ensuring compliance with airworthiness and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace or aircraft manufacturing.
• Understanding of quality conformance and process improvement.
• Experience analysing quality data and producing reports using spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Analyse quality datasets, produce reports and identify trends.
• Monitor KPIs and escalate quality issues to minimise impact.
• Lead quality improvement opportunities with cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate and lead Quality Improvement Projects with clear ownership.
• Apply and coach quality tools within manufacturing, including APQP and structured problem-solving.
• Review surveillance checks to maintain build standards and operator competence.
• Investigate complex quality issues and drive corrective/preventive actions.
• Support NAC reductions and timely clearance of quality events.
• Ensure environment, health and safety standards and airworthiness requirements are met.

Skills

Aerospace manufacturing

Quality data analysis

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Team leadership

APQP

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Google Workspace

Job description

• Full-time, on-site in Filton, working 35 hours per week

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client operates within a highly technical aerospace manufacturing environment, where product quality, safety and airworthiness are critical. They are looking for a Quality Conformance Engineer to join their manufacturing quality team, using data analysis, problem-solving techniques and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality performance and reduce non-quality costs.

THE QUALITY CONFORMANCE ENGINEER ROLE

As a Quality Conformance Engineer, you will support the manufacturing quality function by analysing quality data, identifying trends and leading improvement initiatives to reduce the Cost of Non-Quality. Working closely with lineside quality teams and wider business functions, you will investigate quality issues, implement corrective actions and help maintain consistent manufacturing standards.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Analysing quality datasets, producing reports and graphs, and identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Monitoring business KPIs and escalating quality performance issues to minimise operational impact.
• Working with lineside quality teams and cross-functional stakeholders to identify and deliver quality improvement opportunities.
• Facilitating and leading Quality Improvement Projects, ensuring clear ownership of actions and timely resolution of issues.
• Applying and coaching quality tools, processes and techniques within manufacturing areas, including APQP, error-proofing and structured problem-solving.
• Reviewing and monitoring operational surveillance checks to maintain consistent build standards, quality requirements and operator competence.
• Leading investigations into complex technical and customer-related quality issues, ensuring appropriate corrective and preventative actions are implemented.
• Supporting the reduction of Non-Allocated Concessions (NAC) and coordinating the timely clearance of QSR, SARI and other quality events.
• Ensuring environmental, health and safety requirements and airworthiness standards are maintained.
• Providing quality-related support to customers and relevant authorities when required.

QUALITY CONFORMANCE ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Previous experience within aerospace or aircraft manufacturing.
• Good understanding of quality conformance, manufacturing processes and process improvement.
• Experience working with quality data, analysing trends and producing graphs and reports using spreadsheets, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Experience of lineside quality, quality inspections or aircraft quality attestation is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to work with and lead multifunctional teams.
• Recognised training or experience in structured problem-solving techniques and methodologies.
• Excellent communication, report-writing and stakeholder management skills.
• Good general IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word and Google tools; experience creating macros or using coding to analyse data would be advantageous.
• Strong numerical skills and advanced English language proficiency.
• Ability to identify quality risks, investigate root causes and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Understanding of manufacturing quality, airworthiness, environmental, health and safety requirements.