Senior Quality Engineer

Accrofab Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Accrofab Ltd. is recruiting a Senior Quality Engineer to join its Quality Department in the East Midlands.

The role focuses on maintaining AS9100/NADCAP quality systems, performing audits, and driving continuous improvement across manufacturing processes. The successful candidate will review customer requirements, support NPI, lead audits, and mentor the quality team while aiming for 100% quality targets and zero-defect culture.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working to Aerospace standards.
• Experienced in reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Understanding and alignment with Accrofab values: Respect, Integrity, Safety and Excellence.
• Preferably 3 years’ experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of quality, cost, delivery and OPEX targets.
• Maintain and develop a documented Quality Walk the Floor routine to control and improve performance feeding the DOMs.
• Maintain and audit the Quality Assurance System in line with AS9100 (Aerospace) and NADCAP.
• Be point of contact for customer queries/issues and liaise with customers for timely resolution of quality concerns.
• Review, understand and implement new/updated customer requirements.
• Support the delivery of NPI and reporting against KPIs.
• Maintain internal audit program to continually improve Quality System performance.
• Be prepared for audits through maintenance of Quality Assurance processes.
• Maintain control plans, PFMEA, PPAP, and understand AS9102 FAIR process.
• Participate/lead customer/NADCAP audits and support training of team members.
• Analyze Walk the Floor outputs to identify problems and drive resolution by operations or functions.
• Reduce cost of non-conformance via continuous improvement/lean initiatives.
• Monitor resolution of identified problems and ensure new standards are embedded.
• Identify actual/potential problems and take containment/action within timescales.
• Improve investigation and follow-up of Quality Assurance issues to prevent recurrence.
• Support manufacturing and planning to achieve 100% quality target and zero-defect culture.

Skills

Aerospace standards experience

Reading & interpreting drawings

Quality management & problem-solving

Lean / continuous improvement

Customer liaison & audits

Job description

We have a vacancy within our Quality Department and are currently recruiting for the role of Senior Quality Engineer We are looking for candidates who have relevant and proven experience seeking an opportunity to develop their skills and join a growing Organisation.

Shift Pattern: 39 hours each week with a flexible starting time between 07:00 and 08:00 Monday to Friday, with a flexible finish time between 16:00 and 17:00 Monday to Thursday, and on a Friday, a finish time of 12.00. You will be entitled to a 30-minute unpaid lunch break between 12:00 and 12:30 Monday to Thursday. Additionally, you will have a 10-minute paid break each morning Monday to Friday and a 10-minute paid break each afternoon Monday to Thursday.

Role Accountabilities:

• Support delivery of our quality, cost, delivery and OPEX targets.
• Maintain and develop a comprehensive and documented Quality Walk the Floor routine to control and improve the performance of the business in line with required targets and standards, the output of which is to feed the DOMs.
• Maintain and audit the Quality Assurance System in line with customer specific requirements, AS9100 (Aerospace), & NADCAP.
• Point of contact for customer related queries / issues
• Liaison with customers for timely resolution of any quality concerns / issues
• Ability to review, understand & implement new / updated customer requirements.
• Support the delivery of NPI
• Maintaining and reporting against key performance indicators to identify problems and develop solutions.
• Maintain & improve a comprehensive internal audit program to control and continually improve the performance of Quality System in line with required targets and standards. (AS9100, NADCAP, customer specific)
• Be prepared for audits at all times, through the maintenance of Quality Assurance processes.
• Maintenance of control plans, Process flow charts PFMEA, PPAP.
• Understanding of the FAIR process IAW AS9102.
• Participate / lead customer / NADCAP audits.
• Supporting training and development of team members.
• Analyse the output of the Walk the Floor routine to report on findings against the Quality System and to identify problems for resolution by the operational teams and / or relevant functional teams.
• Reduce the cost of non-conformance by engaging with the teams & carrying out continuous improvement / lean initiatives.
• Monitoring the resolution of identified problems (Internal & external) and ensuring that the new standards determined by this solution are maintained, and where necessary, built into the Walk the Floor routines.
• Identifying actual or potential problems (variations to the required target or standard) and taking the necessary actions to contain, solve or escape these problems within an appropriate timescale by engaging others.
• Improve investigation, problem-solving and follow-up of Quality Assurance issues to prevent both potential & recurring problems.
• Provide support to all manufacturing and planning areas to achieve our 100% quality target and Zero-Defect culture

Person Specification:

• Previous experience of working to Aerospace standards.
• E xperienced in reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
• An understanding and alignment to our Accrofab values; Respect, Integrity, Safety and Excellence.
• Preferably 3 years’ experience in a similar role.

We will be selecting a candidate who is aligned with our RISE Values; Respect, Integrity, Safety and Excellence, and who collaborates well with others to maximise teamworking.

We are an equal opportunities employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us.