Quality Technician

Overview

The role ensures product quality throughout the lifecycle with Safran Seats GB, supporting manufacturing processes and maintaining compliance with regulations, customer requirements and Safran standards.

• Protect customers from non‑quality by ensuring products and practices comply with regulations, customer requirements and Safran standards, promoting a culture of prevention and anticipation.
• Drive continuous improvement by capitalizing on factual data and feedback, supporting all company functions.
• Undertake other reasonable duties aligned with business needs and the overall purpose of the position.

• Verify conformity of product and part quality to agreed standards and requirements.
• Execute inspection processes consistently in line with specifications and customer standards.
• Use vernier calipers, micrometers and FARO arm for inspection activities.
• Support and assist with customer inspection activities.
• Complete part and assembly FAI reports to AS9102 against model data and third‑angle projection drawings.
• Act as EASA Form‑1 signatory for parts and products for release (post‑training).
• Act as Certificate of Conformity signatory (post‑training).
• Assist in team problem‑solving activities for manufacturing product quality issues using 8D techniques.
• Support quality activities within the project timeline.
• Maintain an effective product inspection portfolio.

• Ensure supplier compliance and that the customer’s voice is heard by all suppliers.
• Promote excellence among suppliers through methods and tools recommended by Safran.
• Guarantee the quality and compliance of products and services purchased and/or provided.
• Address supplier system, product and process anomalies, ensuring effective corrective actions.

• Apprenticeship level or equivalent in an engineering discipline (essential).
• Sound engineering or quality background with experience in quality inspection within manufacturing or engineering industry (essential).
• Internal Auditor AS9100 trained (desirable).
• Experience with in the aerospace industry (desirable).

• Excellent problem‑solving skills (essential).
• Competent/confident communicator (essential).
• Good knowledge of measuring equipment (essential).
• Good understanding of engineering drawings (essential).