Quality Engineer

Description

Role: Quality Engineer
Location: Darwen, Lancashire
Pay Rate/Salary: Neg hour/annum

Assystem are working closely with a world leader in Aerospace Structural Composites who's customers include; Boeing, Airbus, BAE Systems, EADS, Agusta Westland and Hawker Beach Craft.

Overall Purpose:

The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all quality systems and associated accreditations and approvals are maintained and that manufacturing projects are supported from a quality engineering perspective.

Principal Responsibilities:

Management and Leadership

-Liaison with other functions to ensure integrated approach to configuration control, change management and product life cycle management
-Liaising with procurement function to ensure effective supplier quality assurance
-Developing initiatives that will support the effectiveness of the quality function
-Maintain discipline, morale and harmonious relationships among peers and colleagues

Operational Output:

-Maintenance of the MRB System
-Maintenance of the Audit Systems
-Maintenance and development of third party, regulatory and customer approvals
-Creating and maintaining identified KPIs necessary for the quantitative sustainment of the quality function
-Installation of standard systems of working in respect of product and process compliance
-Supporting continuous improvement Initiatives including Six Sigma , VMKC , FMEA , SPC and liaising with the
Continuous Improvement Manager
-Supporting initiatives to evolve the nature of quality control, inspection plans, delegated authorisation and verification activities
-Verifying manufacturing processes and aiding qualification of new processes
Health, safety and environment
-Uphold processes that assure the effective health, safety and environmental best practices as defined by the Kaman HSE management system.

Financial Control:

-Not Applicable

Other:

-Any other duties as are assigned from time to time that are commensurate with the level of the role

Key skills, Knowledge and Experience:

The factors listed below are all desired requirements of the role.

-Experience of working in a quality role in a related field
-Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
-Technical writing experience
-Analytical and judgement skills
-Mathematical ability to compile and calculate statistical analyses
-Knowledge of manufacturing methods, quality system design and documentation
-Quality management system development and implementation

-A full understanding of:
AS EN 9100 & BS EN 9001 quality management systems
Maintaining EASA Part 21G and Part 145 Expositions
Nadcap process approvals for relevant processes (Composites, NDT and Chemical Processing)

Key Competencies:

People management and leadership (Level 2)
Problem solving and decision making (Level 2)
Planning and organising (Level 2)
Quality and continuous improvement (Level 2)

To apply for this position please click on the 'Apply Now' button or send your latest CV to Oliver Hickmott at Assystem Recruitment.

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