Quality Engineer

Gap Technical Limited; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Gap Technical Limited is recruiting a Quality Engineer to support production quality and AS9100 compliance at their Welwyn Garden City area facility. The role focuses on preserving product integrity and timely handling of non-conformances with customer interaction.

The ideal candidate has aerospace QA experience, internal audit capabilities, and a strong grasp of document control and continuous improvement tools to maintain our QMS.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in aerospace quality roles with AS9100 exposure.
• Experience handling NCRs, concessions and FAIRs.
• Internal audit experience or qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product integrity via QA activities across production.
• Support AS9100/audit readiness and customer audits.
• Manage non-conformances and close NCRs within deadlines.
• Participate in document control and change management.
• Interact with customers on quality issues and concessions.
• Drive continuous improvement and Lean/Kaizen initiatives.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Aerospace industry

Internal audits

Non-conformances handling

Customer liaison

Document control

Continuous improvement

Education

HNC or Degree in Engineering/Quality

Job description

Days Only (Mon-Fri)

gap technical are proud to be representing this manufacturing business in their search for a Quality Engineer to work at their facility based near Welwyn Garden City

Performance Objectives

• As a member of the quality team, you will be essential to preserving the integrity of the product at every stage of production. You will be someone who has a vast amount of experience as a quality engineer.
• Support company compliance to AS9100 and accreditations
• Responsible and accountable for Quality Assurance tasks assigned to you by the Senior Quality Engineer
• Assisting with customer complaints and non-conformances in a timely manner
• Management of internal non-conformances ensuring NCRs issued to departments are closed in the timeframe given
• Assisting in internal audits to meet AS9100 requirements
• Assisting in preparation for AS9100, NADCAP and customer audits
• Compiling concessions and submitting to customers
• Actively participate in document control
• Direct interaction with customers on quality issues
• Undertaking Continuous Improvement activities to ensure the integrity of the QMS is maintained

Person Specification

• Manufacturing or Operational qualification or relevant proven experience
• HNC or Degree Qualified in Engineering or Quality
• Minimum 5 years' experience in the Aerospace Industry
• Internal auditors' qualification (or minimum 3 years' experience conducting internal audits to aerospace standards
• Understanding of Quality Systems
• Experience of dealing with non-conformances
• Direct customer contact experience
• Experience of concessions process
• Experience in compiling and reviewing FAIR's
• Experience in document control process
• Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements relating to manufacturing
• Manufacturing experience in a low volume environment.
• Understanding of continuous Improvements tools such as Value Stream Mapping, Lean, Kaizen and 5S
• Strong understanding of Change Management.

Desirable

• Management qualification
• Lean Manufacturing
• NADCAP experience
• Knowledge of Inspection procedures & standards
• Coaching and Development
• Knowledge of lean six sigma techniques