Quality Engineer

Gap Technical Ltd; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Gap Technical Ltd represents a manufacturing business near Welwyn Garden City seeking a Quality Engineer. The role focuses on maintaining product integrity, supporting AS9100 compliance, and driving continual improvement within a low-volume aerospace environment.

The ideal candidate has extensive aerospace QA experience, audits knowledge, and strong incident/concession handling skills to support customers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing or Operational qualification or relevant proven experience.
• 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 and documentation control.
• Experience dealing with non-conformances and concessions process.
• Direct customer contact experience and ability to respond to complaints.

Responsibilities

• Preserve the integrity of the product at every stage of production.
• Support company compliance to AS9100 and accreditations.
• Be responsible for QA tasks issued by the Senior Quality Engineer.
• Assist with customer complaints and non-conformances in a timely manner.
• Manage internal non-conformances and ensure NCRs are closed on time.
• Assist in internal audits to meet AS9100 requirements.
• Prepare for AS9100, NADCAP and customer audits; compile concessions for customers.
• Participate in document control and interact with customers on quality issues.

Skills

Quality engineering experience

Internal audits experience

Concessions process

Customer contact experience

Change Management

Continuous Improvement

Education

HNC or Degree in Engineering or Quality

Job description

Quality Engineer

Competitive + Benefits + Bonus

Welwyn Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City

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 techniquesApply

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of gap technical who are operating as an employment agency.

Closing Date: 25/10/2026