Supplier Quality Engineer (Site)

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

A Supplier Quality Engineer is required to work at GKN Aerospace Filton.

This role will requre you to be functionally responsible for all Supplier quality activities, within the Site Procurement organisation.

This role requires strong people leadership and resource management skills to deliver against performance objectives focused on continuous improvement, people development and supplier quality performance.

How You'll Contribute

Your contribution and responsibilities are listed below:

All Quality Assurance activities within the Procurement Business

Assures that the Quality system is adequate and is being applied and adhered to within the business, through the provision of independently gathered evidence by the business

Assures that the certification processes within the business is adequately defined, accurate, credible, robust and consistently applied

Supporting Supplier Quality Improvement Plans within the Function to achieve Global Procurement and department targets (i.e. escapes, reduction plans and concession tags)

Contact point for partners / internal customer representatives, facilitating / managing customer inspection

Acting as a focal point for Quality issues relating to the supply of product

Driving supplier process improvements

Support developing and deploying performance and process metrics that are consistent across the Global Procurement organisation

Ensure the Health and Safety policies and procedure are adhered to by the Procurement Quality team

Ensuring adherence to all applicable regulatory, legal, and quality requirements

What You'll Bring

To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential:

Degree Qualified or HNC/HND in Engineering or equivalent experience

In depth experience within engineering and quality

Proven track record in supplier quality management

Experience in problem solving tool sets (eg. G8Ds, Ishikawa diagrams etc)

Desirable:

Strong understanding of the Aerospace industry and associated technological and commercial trends

Experience in New product Introduction and interaction between Purchasing and Engineering in Product Development

Working experience of AS13XXX-standards and PPAP/APQA Understanding of the Aerospace industry and associated regulatory requirements and standards

Core competences: Analytical ability, Coaching, Communicating, Decisiveness, Integrity, Consciousness of the environment, Planning and Organization, Professional content, Focus on results

What We'll Offer

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

Competitive salary dependent on experience

Company bonus based on company and personal performance

Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions on a 1 : 1.5 basis. Company contributing up 12%

Life Assurance 8 x salary

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Income protection

Shopping discounts

Cycle To Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family

A collaborative, dynamic working environment.

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!

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.