Quality Engineer

Eaton South Molton

Nestled in the heart of Devon, UK, the South Molton plant is home to a team of over 400 talented professionals, driving excellence in aerospace manufacturing. With a proud history dating back to 1973, this facility has grown into a powerhouse of precision engineering, delivering high-quality components to some of the world’s most renowned aerospace brands.

What makes South Molton unique? Our one-of-a-kind investment casting foundry, established in 1975, sets us apart from all other Eaton Aerospace plants. Today, our focus is on designing, manufacturing, and testing top-tier aerospace components, ensuring safety, reliability, and cutting‑edge innovation.

We proudly collaborate with industry giants like Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, and Augusta Westland, with our main customer being Eaton’s Titchfield facility in Hampshire, UK. If you’re looking for a dynamic environment, world‑class engineering, and the opportunity to shape the future of aerospace, South Molton is the place to be!

• Provides Quality customer interface and expertise to proactively assure requirements are understood and satisfied, including leading complaint resolution and root cause and corrective action execution.
• Supports the manufacturing area relative to the collection and analysis of quality data providing expertise and ensuring product and process quality requirements are implemented through EQMS Policies and Quality Best Practice deployment.
• Solves technical product / process and business process problems utilizing structured approaches such as 8D, Six Sigma etc.
• Executes the development, implementation, and improvement of the appropriate Quality Management Systems throughout the operation, providing advanced quality planning support in the development and launch of new products, processes, and services.
• Participates in the auditing of internal Quality Systems and completes part approval documentation to assure that customer requirements are met in new or modified products and processes.
• Analyzes organizational quality metrics and performs periodic reviews to evaluate results and recommend action plans to close gaps at an operational level.
• Develops and analyzes statistical data and product/process performance to recommend and implement improvements in targeted areas.
• Contributes in the design and implementation of quality assurance training programs and conducts training in quality‑related topics.
• Participates in product development and launch activities including identification of customer expectations, manufacturing and test support, reliability analysis, design reviews, evaluation of test programs, material testing.
• Provides support in the way of development and evaluation of process capability, process control plans, analysis of out‑of‑control conditions and process audits.
• Develops, implements, and audits inspection and test plans, standards and acceptance criteria, and procedures/work instructions.
• Investigates and eliminates causes of quality problems and follows up on corrective actions.
• Participates in the design, procurement, maintenance, and evaluation of gages, measurement instruments, devices and test equipment.

• Thorough understanding of problem solving methods-i.e. Six Sigma, 8D, root cause analysis, and the associated statistical tools used to analyze problems, evaluate and complete improvement projects.
• Knowledge and understanding of Eaton’s Quality System requirements.
• Detailed understanding of the key phases and requirements of an effective new product development and launch methodology.
• Detailed knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques, i.e., pFMEA, Critical to Quality characteristics, Control plans etc.
• Detailed knowledge of industry and customer specific quality registration schemes and certification processes (i.e., ISO
  9001, EASA Part 21, AS9100 etc.).
• Detailed knowledge of System and process auditing techniques to ensure compliance to defined quality requirements.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction (six Sigma) concepts and tool sets as they relate to process/product variability, and root cause and corrective action determination.
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