Quality System Auditor

GKN Aerospace; Papendrecht; On-site; EUR 59,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Grade L1 salary per CLA Metalektro

8% holiday allowance

42 paid holidays (adv days included)

Pension scheme (PME)

Travel allowance

Profit sharing

Professional and personal development

Job summary

GKN Aerospace is seeking a Quality Systems Auditor to partner on-site with the QA team. You will audit Business Management Systems against regulatory and industry standards, report non-conformities, and drive continual improvement.

Strong English and Dutch communication and AS9100 knowledge are essential, as is experience with RCCA and cross-functional collaboration. You will support internal and external audits, develop audit plans, prepare questionnaires, and promote a culture of quality

Qualifications

• Experience as Quality Auditor undertaking internal audits.
• Bachelor's degree or technical equivalent.
• Strong English and Dutch communication skills.
• Auditing training completed with a certified partner.
• Familiarity with AS9100 and aviation regulators.
• Knowledge of APQP/PPAP and ZDM core tools.
• Experience with RCCA and audit follow-up closure.

Responsibilities

• Assist QA Manager and BMS Lead in audit delivery.
• Host and support external audits.
• Participate in audit planning, scoping and follow-up.
• Create audit questionnaires from work instructions and standards.
• Deliver audit objectives with thorough preparation.
• Gather evidence, prepare reports and conduct follow-up.
• Promote Quality Culture across GKN Aerospace.
• Share best practices and drive process improvements.
• Present evaluation of evidence and non-conformities.

Skills

Quality auditing experience

English communication

Dutch communication

Auditing training

AS9100 knowledge

RCCA techniques

MS applications/tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

APQP/PPAP (AS9145)

Zero Defect Manufacturing

Job description

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

The Quality Systems auditor will report to the QA manager and act as an on-site business partner where you will operate singularly or within a team to audit Business Management Systems (BMS) & processes, against Regulatory Requirements, Industry Standards, Customer and GKN Aerospace requirements.

To report & ensure conclusion on non-compliances, as well as highlighting improvement & best practice sharing opportunities and help drive a value added, continual improvement culture through the organization.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the Site Quality Manager and BMS Lead in the delivery of audit activities that support the respective audit plans and schedules.
• Host and support in external audits.
• As appropriate, participate in audit engagement planning, scoping, and follow-up activities.
• Generating audit questionnaires, based on work instructions, procedures and external quality standards.
• Delivering the objectives of the audit, ensuring adequate preparation for the conduct of respective audit criteria.
• Gathering audit evidence, preparing the audit and distributing the audit report and conducting the audit follow up.
• Propagate Quality Culture across GKN Aerospace.
• Identify and share across the business, best practices and support continuous improvement of the BMS and its processes.
• Define and present for the evaluation of the audit evidence; non-conformities, recommendations / opportunities for improvement based on risks.

Job Qualifications

• Experience gained from a Quality Auditor role in undertaking Internal Audits against the audit process requirements.
• Technical College / University (bachelor’s degree).
• Strong in both written and verbal communication in English and Dutch.
• Obtained Auditing training through a certified Training Partner.
• Possess the necessary personal attributes / behaviors to act in accordance with the principles of auditing as described in ISO 19011.
• Demonstrable knowledge of AS9100 and Aviation Regulators (EASA, FAA etc.) (Training Certificates required).
• Knowledge in the use of APQP/PPAP (AS9145) / Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) Management core tools;
• Experience in Problem Solving and Route Cause and Corrective Actions (RCCA) Techniques in order to provide effective audit follow up / closure assessments.
• An effective communicator with experience in MS applications/tools.

What we’ll offer?

We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry. We will support and promote your professional and personal development.

• The role is in Grade L1 (€5.269 - €6.350) according to the CLA Metalektro;
• 8% holiday allowance;
• 42 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro (29 holidays and 13 ADV days);
• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance;
• Profit sharing scheme;
• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers.

Next to the attractive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly! We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities.

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We arethe place where human dreams, plus humanendeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.