Quality Technician

Safran; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Seats GB is seeking a Quality Technician to assure product quality across the lifecycle. You will support lifecycle QA throughout manufacturing, ensure compliant processes, and drive quality improvements. As you gain expertise you may sign off EASA Form One and Conformity Certificates.

Ideal candidates have an engineering/quality background, experience with measuring equipment and engineering drawings, and AS9100 training is desirable. This full-time role is based in the UK (Wales).

Qualifications

• Sound engineering/quality background with experience of quality inspection in manufacturing/engineering
• AS9100 internal auditor training is desirable
• Experience in aerospace industry is desirable

Responsibilities

• Assure the quality of products throughout the product lifecycle with Safran Seats GB
• Support product lifecycle quality assurance through the complete manufacturing process
• Ensure processes and procedures are in place and adhered to for product quality
• Help define and implement quality objectives and KPIs
• Assist in audits and on-the-job training as required
• Act as signatory for EASA Form One and Certificate of Conformity when trained

Skills

Quality inspection

Engineering background

Measuring equipment knowledge

Engineering drawings understanding

AS9100 internal auditor (Desirable)

Education

Apprenticeship level or engineering discipline

Job description

Quality Technician

Vacancy details

General information

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's ""World's Best Companies 2025"" ranking.

With more than one million seats installed across the fleets of the world's leading airlines, Safran Seats is one of the global leaders in passenger, crew, aircraft and helicopter seating, delivering innovative, high value-added solutions.

Reference

2026-189086

Position description

Domain

Performance and Support

Job field / Job profile

Quality - Operations quality assurance

Job title

Quality Technician

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Technician

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

The purpose of this role is to assure the quality of products, throughout the product lifecycle with Safran Seats GB. The post holder will support the product lifecycle quality assurance, through the complete manufacturing process, and take responsibility for ensuring that processes and procedures are in place and adhered to in relation to product quality.

To help analyis all data to develop quality improvement plans (effectiveness and

efficiency).

To contribute to and support the qualification and quality training of operators.

To help ensure that products and services delivered to customers have gone through the appropriate manufacturing/repair/validation process by:

• Defining, updating and ensuring compliance with the key points for achieving quality.
• Supporting the due processing of customer dissatisfaction, non-compliance (production) and/or deviations from maintenance data (MRO).
• Stop any action that could have an unacceptable impact on the quality of a product and propose the necessary conditions for restart.

Once trained, act as signatory for EASA form one for parts and product for release and as a Certificate of Conformity signatory

General:

To protect customers from non-quality, by ensuring that products and practices comply with regulations, customer requirements and Safran standards and promoting a culture of prevention and anticipation

To drive continuous improvement, by capitalizing on factual data and feedback and providing the necessary support for all company functions

To undertake other reasonable duties, in line with business needs and objectives, which are consistent and commensurate with the overall purpose of the position.

To work with the operational manager and operational team as well as the other quality teams, to help define quality objectives in line with company objectives.

Responsible for measuring the quality of products and services delivered, with respect to the specified objectives.

To help ensure that appropriate action plans are implemented and carried out, and measured for their effectiveness.

To support and conduct audits (where requested) and OJT in accordance with regulations, company procedures and customer requirements.

To support the implementation of the industrial validation process and help maintain the validation process.

To contribute to QRQC as methods authority.

But what else? (benefits, specificities, etc.)

Excellent problem solving skills (Essential)

Competent / Confident communicator (Essential)

Good knowledge of measuring equipment (Essential)

Good understanding of engineering drawings (Essential)

This role requires the job holder to work flexibly by supporting other areas of the business as and when required. (Essential)

Candidate skills & requirements

Apprenticeship level or equivalent in an Engineering discipline (Essential)

Sound engineering / quality background, with experience of Quality inspection within a manufacturing / engineering industry (Essential)

Internal Auditor AS9100 trained (Desirable)

Experience within the Aerospace industry (Desirable)

Position location

Job location

Europe, UK, Wales

City (-ies)

Llantarnam Industrial Park NP44 3HQ Cwmbran