Overview
Quality Engineer
£38,120 (rising to £42,157)
Spirit AeroSystems is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defence platforms, and business/regional jets. With expertise in metallic and advanced composite manufacturing solutions, the company’s core products include fuselages, integrated wings and wing components, and nacelles. Also, Spirit serves the aftermarket for commercial and business/regional jets. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit has facilities in the U.S., U.K., France, Malaysia, and Morocco. More information is available at: www.spiritaero.com
These opportunities, based at our Belfast site, offer:
- 36-hour working week (half-day Friday)
- Generous holidays
- Range of flexible schedules
- Defined contribution pension -scheme
- Generous life cover
- Company occupational sick scheme
- On-site Occupational Health department
- Employee assistance programme
- Professional development and growth
- Coaching and mentoring
- Opportunity for advancement
- Free car-parking
- Enhanced maternity pay
We offer an exciting opportunity to implement and maintain our Quality System and to ensure product and process quality/integrity meets appropriate regulatory/customer requirements.
Responsibilities
Principal accountabilities:
- Liaising with customer Quality representatives to interpret, and comply with, their requirements.
- Preparing Quality plans and procedures to meet contractual and regulatory requirements.
- Identifying, investigating and solving Quality-related problems and co-ordinating relevant corrective action teams.
- Reviewing non-conforming material.
- Conducting both internal and external Quality audits.
- Developing and supporting Quality initiatives such as issuance and control of approved personnel authorisations.
- Maintaining Aftermarket regulatory approvals.
- Supporting and co-ordinating delivery and conformity documentation.
- Developing inspection plans for measurement/calibration.
Qualifications
Candidate Requirements:
It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that sufficient detail is provided on the application form to demonstrate how the applicant meets essential job criteria, as this alone will be used for vetting purposes.
Candidates must possess a Degree in an Engineering discipline and have a minimum of three years’ relevant experience within a Quality function.
OR
Candidates must possess a minimum of a HNC in an Engineering discipline and have a minimum of five years’ relevant experience within a Quality function.
OR
Candidates with lesser qualifications will be considered providing they have a minimum of seven years’ relevant experience within a Quality function.
AND
Have a thorough knowledge of procurement, planning, tooling, processes, and manufacturing and assembly techniques. Knowledge of the following would also be advantageous:
- Regulatory body requirements and approval process.
- Engineering documentation and practices.
- AS 9100/ AS 9110
- Statistical process control and other Quality tools and techniques.
- Relevant Quality procedures.
- Aircraft conformity procedures.
Successful candidates may be required to travel on behalf of the company as part of this role.
Applications must be completed and submitted by 4PM Thursday 31st October 2024
We employ people from all sections of the community and are committed to the appointment of the best candidate based upon the merit principle alone. In pursuit of our equal opportunities programme, we would particularly welcome more applications from Catholics and females, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
