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 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Quality Engineer will provide support to operational and development programs to enable and deliver zero defect projects utilizing engineering and problem solving skills. Accountable for delivering and maintaining robust capable manufacturing processes. Leads and implements quality first culture by supporting various activities, auditing processes or people, and providing trainings or awareness.

Job Responsibilities

•    Exemplifying a safety-first mind-set and ensuring compliance with the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards.
•    Provides technical expertise to solve issues pertaining to vendor schedule and/or quality.
•    Breaks down technical problems, risk, opportunities, in the correct order to create products and add value to GKN Aerospace through creating Zero Defects
•    Leads positive, team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as co-workers
•    Continuously improves production processes by implementing Lean initiatives.
•    Implement the global business processes to create root cause analysis, preventative and corrective action to eliminate non-conformances utilizing the GKN standard Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite. 
•    Leading product development, customer quality requirements management and first article development. 
•    Leading supplier audits and assessments along with managing the NCRs generated by audit (i.e. supplier, internal, workstation, customer, certify agents, etc.)
•    Contribute to the continued development of the Quality Management System by integrating industry and customer requirement and ensuring compliance.
•    Communicate and visit suppliers to resolve quality issues
•    Ensure site complies to customer quality systems by auditing or enabling others to audit and monitor actions and closures of findings or opportunities for improvement
•    Point of contact for customer on all quality related topics (i.e. issues, development, audits, fixed process changes, questions, etc.)
•    Managing the calibration of measuring equipment (i.e. hand held tools, CMMs, granite surface plates, comparators, tool setter, special built gages/fixtures, etc.)
•    Conduct internal periodic quality related trainings
•    Collect and monitor quality data (i.e. non-conformances) and recommend and or review improvements.
•    Participate in MRB board
•    Lead bi-weekly quality discussions
•    Process owner for NADCAP (conventional machining as special process)
•    Working knowledge of industry and customer self-release programs.
•    Analyze quality data and generate reports to identify trends and areas for improvement.
•    Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to resolve quality issues.
•    Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action processes.
•    Provide training and support staff on quality-related matters.
•    Maintain accurate documentation and records of quality activities.
•    Other job duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Engineering from an accredited university or 4 years equivalent experience Must be fluent in English (speaking and reading) Must be a US Citizen

Physical Requirements:

Standing and walking (at least 7hrs/day) Ability to carry and lift up to 25lbs Bending, squatting, reaching, pushing and pulling required (at least 2hrs/day) Use of hands for fine dexterity, light and strong grasping (at least 7hrs/day) 0% - 25% travel to training or suppliers

Preferred Qualifications:

Working knowledge of quality system models such as ISOO9000, AS9100 Aerospace experience Experience conducting audits Customer facing experience Basic knowledge of machining Training and/or experience in lean tools and techniques (practical problem solving, A3, PFMEA and/or Fishbone diagrams Familiarity with AS9145 APQP process or equivalent Experience with NADCAP requirements

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 are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ​
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