Quality Engineer
Posted Today by A1 Personnel
£45,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Basildon, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Aerospace Quality Engineer role in Essex involves ensuring compliance with aerospace quality standards and driving continuous improvement within operations. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to address quality issues and enhance performance. The successful candidate will conduct audits, manage non-conformance reports, and implement corrective actions. This role is critical for maintaining product and process integrity in a highly regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform internal audits of processes and procedures to ensure compliance with AS9100 and customer-specific requirements.
- Investigate and resolve customer rejections, implementing effective and sustainable corrective actions.
- Conduct root cause analysis and manage corrective actions arising from audits, non-conformances, and quality issues.
- Manage internal non-conformance reports (NCRs) and collaborate with production, engineering, and other departments to resolve issues.
- Support and drive quality improvement initiatives to reduce defects and improve operational performance.
Key Skills:
- Proven engineering experience, ideally within an aerospace or highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Strong working knowledge of aerospace quality standards, including AS9100 and AS9102.
- Experience conducting internal audits and applying structured root cause analysis tools such as 8D, Fishbone, and 5 Whys.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and work effectively across departments.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Salary (Rate): £45,000.00 yearly
City: Basildon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Aerospace Quality Engineer
Location: Essex
Employment Type: Full-Time
Working Hours: Monday – Thursday: 08:00 – 17:00 (30-minute unpaid lunch) Friday: 07:30 – 12:30
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per annum
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Aerospace Quality Engineer to join our growing team. This is a critical role within the business, responsible for maintaining compliance with aerospace quality standards and driving continuous improvement across our operations. You will play a key part in ensuring products and processes meet stringent aerospace and customer requirements, working closely with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues and enhance overall performance.
- Key Responsibilities
- Perform internal audits of processes and procedures to ensure compliance with AS9100 and customer-specific requirements.
- Investigate and resolve customer rejections, implementing effective and sustainable corrective actions.
- Conduct root cause analysis and manage corrective actions arising from audits, non-conformances, and quality issues.
- Manage internal non-conformance reports (NCRs) and collaborate with production, engineering, and other departments to resolve issues.
- Support and drive quality improvement initiatives to reduce defects and improve operational performance.
- Skills & Experience
- Proven engineering experience, ideally within an aerospace or highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Strong working knowledge of aerospace quality standards, including AS9100 and AS9102.
- Experience conducting internal audits and applying structured root cause analysis tools such as 8D, Fishbone, and 5 Whys.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and work effectively across departments.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with flexibility for highly experienced candidates
- Company pension scheme
- 25 days annual holiday plus 8 statutory bank holidays
- Long service awards
- Death in service benefit
Why Join Us?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business operating within the aerospace sector, where quality and precision are paramount. You will be given the opportunity to make a real impact, contribute to continuous improvement, and develop your career within a supportive and professional environment.