Quality Engineer

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Location: Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, GB, PE16 6

Final date to receive applications: T03:01:49.223

Aerotron Composites Ltd is a privately owned company which is part of the Aerotron Group of aviation companies. We have a new purpose-built facility in Chatteris, focusing on manufacturing aircraft components for several major Aerospace and Defence OEMs. We are a global leader in the Aerospace and Defence industries and the partner-of-choice for best-in-class product development, manufacture, and repair.

What makes us unique is our combined experiences, skill, and knowledge in engineering, manufacturing, and repair, and we need the right people to join us on our journey to delivering our vision. Our company is built around our people as we encourage diversity of thought, empower team members to collaborate, and enhance our joint future through their personal development. We take great pride in what we deliver, and want to leverage our collective talents, passion, and hard work by putting the customer at the forefront of our business.

Find out more about us on our Linked In page.

This is a full-time, on-site role located in Chatteris for a Quality Engineer, to support and drive the business in improving quality standards and efficiency, by promoting continuous improvement activities to facilitate delivery of high-quality product and services to our customers.

• Support production in meeting delivery and quality targets
• Support MRB (material review board) meetings
• NCR (Non-Conformance report) management
• Facilitate NCR investigations for production and engineering
• Perform RCCA (Root cause and corrective actions) activities using tools like 8D and 5Y
• Actioning customer returns and putting corrective actions in place
• Carry out concession activities
• Ensure equipment is calibrated and logged throughout the business
• Support the business with continuous improvement
• Fully comply with Company Policies including Health and Safety at all times
• Management of Quality Team
• Oversight of the audit schedule
• Management of the BMS and the ownership of the associated procedures
• Point of contact for external audits
• KPI's:
• • Adherence to Audit Schedule
  • Closing out of NCRs within agreed timelines including response to customer NCR's
  • External RFT > 98%
  • Internal RFT > 95 - 98%

• Relevant education and/or experience
• Proficient IT capabilities and competent user of standard packages
• Knowledge of ERP systems desirable
• ISO based quality system knowledge desirable
• Highly organised and process-oriented, with a logical and pragmatic approach
• Work accurately, with good attention to detail
• Persistence and determination to overcome obstacles and resolve problems
• Comfortable working to time constraints
• Excellent communication skills - verbal, written, and listening
• Aptitude for building productive working relationships in a variety of situations
• Capacity to learn new information, processes, and/or systems and apply them appropriately
• Self-motivated and confident
• Manufacturing industry experience desirable

• You will be offered a full-time contract which comes with a competitive salary
• 28 days holiday including statutory and public holidays
• AVIVA healthcare scheme
• a generous pension scheme
• Our site has car parking
• canteen facility
• the benefit of a newly equipped gym for staff use
• You will receive a comprehensive induction
• on-site training which will cover all aspects of the role
• Health, Safety and Fire and HR compliance training