Quallity Conformance Engineer

Guidant Global; Filton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidant Global is recruiting a Quality Conformance Engineer on behalf of Airbus to join the Quality Conformance Team at its Filton site. This full-time, on-site role focuses on turning quality data into improvements and owning quality improvement activity across a complex manufacturing environment.

You will work with lineside quality and multifunctional teams to analyse data, lead improvement projects, and ensure environmental, health, safety and airworthiness standards are met.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality conformance or related manufacturing quality.
• Aircraft manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Lineside quality or inspection experience.
• Experience leading multifunctional teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyse quality data and identify trends to drive improvements.
• Lead and report quality improvement opportunities with cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate and lead quality improvement projects with clear ownership of actions.
• Identify issues affecting quality performance and wider operations.
• Coach teams in quality tools and ensure build and operator competence.

Skills

Quality data analysis

APQP

Problem solving

Lead teams

Excel

Manufacturing quality

Data reporting

Quality engineering

Tools

APQP

Error-proofing

MS Excel

Job description

Quality Conformance Engineer

Filton

Full-time, on-site

35 hours per week, worked across 4.5 days or a four-day pattern

£23.41 per hour PAYE

£31.30 per hour Umbrella

Occasional travel

BPSS+ clearance required

Turn quality data into meaningful improvements across aircraft manufacturing.

Guidant Global is recruiting a Quality Conformance Engineer on behalf of Airbus to join the Quality Conformance Team at its Filton site. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of quality improvement activity, analyse performance trends and help reduce the Cost of Non-Quality within a complex manufacturing environment.

You will work closely with lineside quality, functional and multifunctional teams, using data and recognised quality tools to identify issues, implement improvements and maintain the standards required across the plant.

What You'll Be Doing

• Analyse quality data, produce business KPIs and identify trends that support measurable quality improvements
• Work alongside lineside quality, functional and multifunctional teams to identify, implement and report improvement opportunities
• Facilitate and lead Quality Improvement Projects, establishing clear ownership of actions and driving their resolution
• Identify and upscale emerging issues that could affect quality performance or wider business operations
• Implement and coach manufacturing teams in quality tools, processes and techniques, including APQP, error proofing and problem-solving
• Create, review and monitor operational surveillance and inspection criteria
• Help maintain consistent build standards, quality standards and operator competence across the plant
• Lead investigations into complex technical, business and customer quality issues
• Ensure suitable corrective and preventative actions are implemented using recognised problem-solving techniques
• Support the reduction of Non-allocated Concessions within the plant
• Coordinate the timely clearance of plant QSRs, SARIs and events, engaging the appropriate functional teams
• Ensure environmental, health and safety, and airworthiness requirements are achieved
• Provide quality support to customers and authorities when required

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Previous experience within quality conformance, quality engineering, manufacturing engineering or a closely related environment
• Good knowledge of aircraft manufacturing, with aircraft industry experience strongly preferred
• Experience of process improvement within a manufacturing or engineering setting
• Strong data analysis skills, including the ability to interrogate datasets and present information through graphs and spreadsheets
• Lineside quality or inspection experience
• Experience working with and leading multifunctional teams
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills
• A good general level of IT capability, including Microsoft Excel and Word
• Recognised training in problem-solving techniques and methodology
• Strong English and mathematics skills
• Ability to demonstrate professional workplace behaviors
• A practical, experience-led approach to quality improvement

Desirable

• Experience of aircraft quality attestation
• Previous responsibility for quality investigations or corrective and preventative actions
• Knowledge of APQP, error proofing and other manufacturing quality techniques
• Experience creating spreadsheet macros or coding solutions
• Experience working directly with customers or regulatory authorities

Why Join?

• Contribute directly to aircraft manufacturing quality and plant performance
• Take ownership of visible, business-critical quality improvement projects
• Develop your experience across data analysis, lineside quality, problem-solving and multifunctional working
• Work with a range of manufacturing, engineering and quality stakeholders
• Complete a one-stage virtual interview, with an on-site option available

Inclusive Recruitment

Guidant Global is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and will work with you to provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process where required.