Senior Quality Engineer Accrofab Derby Product Quality

Accrofab Ltd; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Accrofab Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join its Quality Department. The role focuses on delivering quality, cost, and delivery targets while maintaining AS9100 and NADCAP compliant systems and supporting NPI initiatives.

The successful candidate will be responsible for customer liaison, audits, internal audits, and driving continuous improvement through Walk the Floor routines and KPI reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience working to aerospace standards.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Aligned with Accrofab values: Respect, Integrity, Safety and Excellence.
• 3 years’ experience in a similar role (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of quality, cost, delivery and OPEX targets.
• Maintain and audit the Quality Assurance System (AS9100, NADCAP, customer specific).
• Act as point of contact for customer queries and issues.
• Lead/participate in customer/NADCAP audits and supplier audits.
• Develop and maintain Walk the Floor routines and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor KPIs and drive improvements in quality performance.

Skills

Aerospace standards experience

Reading engineering drawings

RISE values alignment

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 elevate 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.

If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Department.