Quality Engineer at Gardner Aerospace Operations UK, Normanton

📍 Derby | Quality Enginer - Contract / Temporary till 31.3.27

We are looking for an experienced Quality Enginer - Contract / Temporary to join our team at our Derby site. 

39 Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8.00am - 16.45pm / Friday 8.00am - 12.30pm 

Salary💷 £43,000 per annum 

Benefits

*  Company pension scheme

*  25 days annual leave + 8 statutory holidays, Christmas shut down

*  BUPA Health care

*  Free onsite parking

*  Death in Service benefit

*  Long Service awards 

Purpose of role and accountabilities:

• Maintain and improve the quality management systems, processes and related approvals
• Support, develop and improve the relationship with our quality contacts within our customer and supplier base
• Support and promote improvement activities to directly benefit our products and manufacturing processes
• To work within cross functional teams to support business development, growth and improvement projects as required
• To support, develop, maintain and improve the company’s quality management system and conduct internal audits against the system.
• To support and lead on customer and supplier audits and ensure that all customer requirements are satisfied.
• To develop and support the systems and co-ordinate the activities required for approvals/regulation by external bodies.
• To support calibration activity of all instrument on regular basis
• To liaise with customers on any customer quality concerns and takes the necessary steps to resolve such concerns
• To conduct root cause analyses, SPC and other appropriate quality tools and techniques to ensure that the manufacturing processes meet customer requirements
• To provide technical support for the processes carried out in the Treatments facility
• To manage and develop the members of the Operations and Production team to ensure the appropriate level of skills and knowledge exist to support the ongoing requirements of the business  
• To support the development of a culture of continuous improvement within the organisation
• To work in conjunction with the site management team, identifying opportunities to implement best practice
• To liaise with manufacturing function to provide support for problem resolution as required
• To support cost reduction initiatives
• Working to ISO 5001/9001 standards

Core skills/attributes needed:

• Qualified Engineer
• Previous Internal auditing experience
• Experience in lean tools such as 8D, Kaizen (Continues Improvement) process
• Experience in customer/supplier facing for quality related products / issues              
• Chemical and special processes knowledge                       
• Aerospace manufacturing background ideally specific NADCAP experience
• New Product Introduction & associated tools FMEA, APQP + PPAP Awareness
• Practical Problem Solving skills
• Strong leadership and communication skills covering all levels of the organisation
• Excellent IT Skills

Key responsibilities and duties of role:

• Supporting and improving relationships and performances with customers and supplier
• Successful completion of root cause analysis to drive product improvement
• Successful project implementation to improve quality performances and reduce costs

Measurable performance indicators/objectives of role:

**  Consistent delivery and achievement of quality assured products supplied to customers 

**  Developing and sustaining external approvals to ensure business continuity and growth 

**  Delivery of specific business improvement projects (i.e. set up reduction, agreed percentage cost reductions, PPM reductions) 

**  Achievement of targets in line with business plan 

The employee must also strive to support the elements of the SQCDP framework of the wider Gardner business;

Safety: work in line with all accredited company safety standards in order to provide a safe working environment for all

Quality: support the quality accreditations across the business to ensure the delivery of a ‘right first time’ performance

Cost: support the continuous improvements in cost reduction activities across the company in order to deliver increased profitability and value for money to our customers and stakeholders

Delivery: drive improvement in delivery performance to continually exceed customer expectations and targets

People: support organisational capability and influence cultural change by embracing diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and community

NOTE: Due to the nature of this role and the security requirements linked to projects with the UK Ministry of Defence, applicants must be eligible for UK Security Clearance.