First Article Inspector / Quality Inspection Engineer

ROLE IS SPECIFIC TO THE AEROSPACE SECTOR, PLEASE ENSURE ALL CRITERIA IS MET BEFORE APPLYING***

My Client, a highly reputable Organization within the AEROSPACE ENGINEERING FIELD is currently hiring a FIRST ARTICLE INSPECTOR / QUALITY INSPECTION ENGINEER.

The purpose of this role is to plan the First Article Inspection requirements for a seat programme using QPM and the FAIR Software system (relevant to the aerospace field.

Aspects of the role will include:

• Plan First Article Inspection activities against required programs and Patrol Inspection Audit activity.
  
  
• Complete First Article Inspections and reports for top level part assembly seats and deliverable items and Complete Patrol Inspection Audits and reports for designated products.
  
  
• Review and ensure that completed FAI’s meet the QAI-148 / AS9102 standard requirements.
  
  
• Conduct follow up Patrol Inspection Audits and maintain a spreadsheet for a Measure of Effectiveness (MOE) on notification corrective actions where applicable.
  
  Characteristics & Skills:
  
  
• Must come from MANUFACTURING and / or ENGINEERING from the AEROSPACE field.
  
  
• Quality Engineer or Inspection experience.
  
  
• Understanding of the application of AS9100 audits and AS9102 First Article Inspection process.
  
  
• Familiarity with Qpulse QPM software and SAP or equivalent systems.
  
  
• Broad experience of reading and interpreting engineering drawings, processes and use of 2 and 3 D images.
  
  
• Experience in using quality management system tools, inspection tools and processes.
  
  
• Numerical and geometry skills.
  
  Benefits:
  
  
• Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme (18+).
  
  
• 4x salary Life Assurance (18+).
  
  
• Personalised training and development plan.
  
  
• Healthcare Cash Plan.
  
  
• 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  
  
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
  
  
• Workplace Nursery Benefit.
  
  
• Cycle to work scheme (including e-bikes)
  
  
• Midday finish on Friday