Core skills/attributes needed:
Essential:
-Minimum of 5 years’ experience within the Aerospace Industry, AS9100 requirements & NADCAP
-Minimum of 10 year’s Engineering experience
-Experience in lean tools and practical problem solving such as 8D, Kaizen processes
-High attention to detail, good problem solver and strong communication skills
-In-depth understanding of engineering/technical documentation and specifications
-A natural leader, who can motivate and lead with excellent interpersonal skill
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills as this is a customer faced role
Knowledge and Experience:
-Previous Internal auditing experience advantageous
-Experience in a quality control environment preferred
-First Article Inspection Report experience
-Experience of Machining, Fabrications and Treatments
-Chemical and special processes knowledge
-New Product Introduction & associated tools FMEA, APQP + PPAP Awareness
-Ability to resolve issues logically and methodically using proven methods
-Self-motivated with a desire to learn
Seniority Requirements:
-A key part of this role will be interacting and communicating with shop floor operators,management and customers, it is essential you can communicate in a clear and concise manner
-Setting staff expectation inline with department and company objectives
-Ability to prioritise work based on criticality ensuring timescales are met
-Development, coaching & Support of others
-Manage and lead a team to achieve the set expectations
-Manage all quality-related issues within the manufacturing team (e.g. internal, supplier, customer)
-Monitor and report on quality-related key performance indicators including scrap monitoring, rework levels, parts per million (PPM) figures, NCR status
-Communicate throughout the shop floor, with peers, management and customers
-Carry out team supervision, development reviews & annual resource reviews
-Confident and effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills
Purpose of role and key accountabilities:
To provide Quality and Inspection support for both existing and new business opportunities and to develop the Right First-Time philosophy required to become a leading supplier of quality components to the aerospace industry
* Maintain quality control within the manufacturing process, in line with business standards and customer requirements
* Check and verify the compliance of components produced at all stages within business
* Identify reoccurring quality issues and communicate them to the chief inspector along with recommendations
* Assist in the 5Why, Non-conformance procedures, RCCA & CAPA quality procedures and produce root cause analysis of product failures
* Represent the quality function at team meetings
* Support, develop and improve the relationship with quality contacts within our customer base
* Support and promote improvement activities to directly benefit product and 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 conduct root cause analyses, SPC and other appropriate quality tools and techniques to ensure that the manufacturing processes meet customer requirement
* Activities will focus on the internal Quality SQCDP requirements, including closing out actions and reporting against the company requirements
* Gardner’s key objective is to ensure Right First Time, Every time! Which is achieved by effective allocation, and any issues are resolved in a timely and effective manner
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