Are you looking for a fresh challenge, with a forward thinking organisation within the high-tech engineering sector? The Hyde Group are established Industry experts within Aerospace Engineering and have a new vacancy for a Quality Engineer working at our surface treatment site in Stalybridge.

About us

We are one of the UK's largest and most trusted engineering companies, providing products and services to Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear, Energy and Scientific sectors, which we have successfully supplied for over 40 years. We are currently on track to achieve our strong growth plans and we pride ourselves on delivering right first-time solutions and going the extra mile to delight our customers.

This is a great opportunity to join a reputable business with a strong set of core values in a friendly, fast paced and clean working environment. We have a strong focus on developing our people with the potential to further your career. Our salaries are competitive and we offer a generous holiday entitlement of 33 days inclusive of bank holidays.

About the Opportunity

The Quality Engineer function will work closely under the direction of the Quality Manager who is responsible for quality compliance of the organisation to customer and regulatory requirements, on a wide range of quality assurance and control activities to ensure our KPIs are achieved.

The successful candidate will work within the Quality department supporting the organisation key processes including NPI & Product Realisation, as well as the vision for Total Quality Management.

Main Duties will include but not limited to

· Responsible for the quality of all processed products

· Interface with internal and external customers & suppliers on quality issues

· Disposition of non-conforming products, First Articles, reworking routings & customer quality notifications

· Submission of article concessions, First Article Inspection Reports and Non conformance reports.

· Configuration management including change management

· Generation of QMS procedures, work instructions & inspection plans supporting NPI & Product Realisation processes

· Lead / Support RCCA workshops to implement robust corrective & preventive actions to support

· Generation & monitoring of FMEA, Controls Plans and monitored data

· Review customer and regulatory standards / specifications for QMS compliance

· Management of the calibration system

· Support quality improvement programs to reduce scrap, rework and non-value add costs

· Data capture, analysis, and action generation to bring about improvements based upon factual data

· Conduct internal product & process audits to internal audit program requirements

· Support periodic business quality reviews

· Support regulatory & customer compliance audits

· Provide training on quality assurance, control and supply chain requirements

Desired Skills

· Proven track record as a Quality Engineer in either aerospace, nuclear or similarly regulated sector.

· Strong analytical and diagnostic skills with the ability to solve problems using tools such as FMEA, 8D, SPC, 5Y & Ishikawa

· AS9100 / ISO9001 Lead or Internal certified auditor

· Engineering Drawing / CAD Model Interpretation

· IT Literate - Microsoft Office Software

· Strong written and verbal communications

· Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment with constantly changing priorities.

· Self-Motivated and positive mindset to make continual improvement personally and for the organisation

Additional training will be available to the right candidate with the chance of progression

Desired Experience

· Proven Quality professional with working experience in a Quality Engineering function

· Knowledgeable in AS9100 QMS requirements

· AS9102 FAI experience is desirable

· ISO14001 experience is desirable.

· NADCAP AC7108 / AC7114 experience

· Auditing experience is desirable

What we offer

· Competitive salary.

· Generous annual leave entitlement.

· Exciting benefits package with access to discounts from leading retailers.

· Purpose built sites with free parking.

· Discounted gym membership.

· Excellent career development opportunities available.