Supplier Quality Engineer (Site)

GKN Aerospace; Papendrecht; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 holidays per year

Pension PME

Travel allowance

Great place to work culture

Job summary

GKN Aerospace in the Netherlands is seeking an experienced manufacturing/quality engineer to drive supplier quality activities and improve product conformance. You will coordinate with SQE, analyze supplier performance, and lead root cause investigations while supporting concurrent engineering with suppliers.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least four years in manufacturing engineering, with knowledge of AS9100/NADCAP and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; at least 4 years in manufacturing engineering/production.
• Knowledge of aerospace quality requirements (AS9100, NADCAP).
• Experience with root cause analysis, 8D, and continuous improvement.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Review supplier First Article and communicate with SQE.
• Maintain frequent supplier contact to monitor quality actions.
• Analyze supplier quality performance and identify improvements.
• Follow-up on supplier non-conformances including root cause and corrective actions.
• Handle escapes including root cause investigation and containment; participate in 8D investigations.
• Support supplier work transfer evaluation and monitoring.
• Assist concurrent engineering between GKN and suppliers (design for manufacturing).
• Support supplier feedback.

Skills

Analytical ability

Coaching

Communication

Decisiveness

Integrity

Planning & Organization

Team collaboration

Professional content

Focus on results

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

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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

• Review supplier First Article- Communicate to SQE at Designing Organization.
• Have frequent contact with suppliers to monitor actions within quality.
• Analyze suppliers quality performance and identify improvement areas.
• Manage the follow-up of supplier non-conformances including root cause, corrective and preventive actions.
• Handle escape including root cause investigation, containment, and corrective actions, Participate in 8D investigations.
• Participate in supplier work transfer evaluation and monitoring.
• Support concurrent engineering between GKN and supplier (design for manufacturing)
• Support in supplier feedback

Job Responsibilities

• More than 4 years’ experience from manufacturing engineering / production, preferably product qualification activities or inspection / control.
• At least Bachelor's degree
• Knowledgeable in aerospace quality requirements (AS9100, NADCAP).
• Skilled in root cause analysis, 8D and continuous improvement.
• Well organized and structured with strong skills to work both independently and in a team.
• Target-oriented and outgoing with effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of aerospace products, processes, and technologies.
• Experience and skilled with Microsoft office, and ERP systems.
• Experience in New Product Introduction and interaction between Purchasing and Engineering in Product Development.
• Knowledge of AS13XXX-standards and APQP, understanding of the Aerospace industry and associated regulatory requirements and standards
• Core competences: Analytical ability, Coaching, Communicating, Decisiveness, Integrity, Consciousness of the environment, Planning and Organization, Professional content, Focus on results

What's in it for you?

Our organization demonstrates passion for innovation and our employees are rightly proud for what we engineer and build. This is truly a challenging work environment: a role where you contribute as an individual but also as a member of a diverse and international team of experts. At GKN Aerospace, we not only provide you with the tools to perform at the best of your capabilities, but we also support and promote your technical and personal development.

Furthermore, we offer to you:

• A gross monthly salary based on the CLA Metalektro Grade L1 and in line with your experience and qualifications,
• 40 paid holidays for full-time employment,
• Working conditions according to the CLA Metalektro, including an excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance,
• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers in a pleasant atmosphere.

Next to a competitive 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. That's the beauty of being part of a global business, once you are on board, you never know where your career journey may take you!

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

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.