Quality Engineer

Eaton Group; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global career opportunities

Challenging projects in dynamic teams

Learning and development focus

Competitive compensation and benefits

Job summary

Ultra Electronics PCS is seeking a Quality Auditor to ensure the effectiveness of the Quality Management System and to support manufacturing excellence. You will perform internal audits, root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions while liaising with customers and authorities.

The role emphasizes continual improvement, documentation, and compliance with regulatory and customer specifications within a global, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Certified Quality Auditor training or equivalent
• Education linked to Engineering qualifications
• Degree level preferred if possible

Responsibilities

• Plan and carry out audits and assessments with documentation
• Investigate quality issues with root cause analysis and containment
• Manage completion of corrective and preventative actions
• Maintain QA compliance measures and targets
• Support external audits and customer visits
• Perform regular shop floor checks and resolve issues
• Coordinate timely responses to quality issues
• Assist with Quality Plans, proposals, and reports
• Support source inspection and product verification activities
• Facilitate concession applications and change requests
• Participate in design reviews and contract reviews
• Support operator approval processes and related stamps

Skills

Quality auditing

Quality management

Auditing experience

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

Engineering qualifications

A-level or equivalent

Degree (preferably)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

The Eaton Assurance function is responsible for ensuring the effectiveness and fulfilment of Eaton’s Quality Policy, which is to comply fully in the conduct of the Company's business with all applicable regulatory and customer required specifications, and to maintain an effective Quality Management System, working in partnership with the Operations and Engineering teams to ensure that products and processes conform to applicable standards and specifications, and the incidence and costs of quality non-conformances are constantly monitored and improved, while maintaining the highest practicable standards of manufacturing productivity and efficiency.

What you’ll do:

• Plan and carry out a schedule of audits and assessments with completion of associated documentation and activities in accordance with the QMS
• Support of any investigations arising from Quality issues through to their documented conclusion, with supporting root cause analysis and solutions to prevent re-occurrence
• Manage completion and effectiveness of Corrective and Preventative measures
• Ensuring Quality measures with associated targets are maintained for QA Compliance
• Support of external Quality audits, assessments and visits by customers and authorities
• Ensuring that regular shop floor checks are performed, reported and any associated issues are effectively resolved
• Support in the coordination and facilitation of timely responses and resolution of quality issues identified
• Assist with the generation of Quality Plans and proposals
• Support in the generation of First Article Reports internally as well as any associated customer facing activities for product verification.
• Support customer or supplier Source Inspection or Delegate Product Review Verification activities
• Facilitation of concession applications and engineering change requests
• Participate in Engineering Design Project reviews and auditing these projects to ensure compliance to internal QMS requirements
• Participate in Contract Reviews and New Business Proposal launches
• Support Operators Approval Processes, including issuing of Stamps and Scopes of Approval
• Ensure the departmental objectives are achieved in line with the job holders individual objectives:
• Perform duties in accordance with company policies, procedures and processes
• Develop and support of a business improvement culture and associated activities e.g. process mapping, lean, continuous improvements etc.
• Assist with the maintenance of company approvals e.g. EASA/CAA, FAR, ISO, AS etc. to maintain airworthiness
• There may be additional activities to perform from time to time in order to maximise the contribution to Ultra Electronics PCS goals and objectives

Qualifications:

• Certified Quality Auditor training
• Education linked to Engineering Qualifications
• Educated to at least A level at grade C or above (or equivalent)
• Ideally educated to degree level

Skills:

• Has a proven range of Quality/Business Improvement experience
• Proven experience working within a quality management system
• Experience with auditing, both internal and supporting external audits
• Knowledge of manufacturing environment and working with a supply chain
• Experience of liaising with internal and external customers
• Good communication skills demonstrated both verbally and in writing in the form of presentations and recommendations for improvement
• Works effectively with others
• Demonstrated experience in building good working relationships and gaining trust and respect with internal and external customers
• Plans work and delivers on time
• Demonstrates a “Can do” positive attitude
• Use own initiative within the scope of the role
• Makes timely decisions within the scope of the role
• Proactively able to manage own work to in order to achieve objectives
• Good application of Microsoft packages and relevant software for the role (Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

What we offer:

• Opportunity to work in a global, highly collaborative environment
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• Strong focus on learning, development, and career progression
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• A culture that promotes inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement

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