Quality Engineer

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Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge and an opportunity to work in a fast paced predominantly aerospace supplier with a growing orderbook and portfolio of clients?

We are looking to appoint a Quality Engineer with a focus on Special Process with industry knowledge and aerospace experience to work as part of our quality team within our sheet metal and assembly business at our Dukinfield (Cheshire) site.

About the opportunity

As the Quality Engineer for Special Process, you will play an integral part in the oversight of special process (soft metal heat treatment and testing) compliance, carrying out regular process audits, management audit or improvement actions, leading on CI activities and preparing for and hosting NADCAP / other client heat treatment and testing audits.

Reporting directly to the Quality Manager, your role is to ensure that our NADCAP / heat treatment and testing approvals are maintained, provide expertise and technical support to the production team and work closely with the suppliers that carry out equipment calibration, maintenance and testing.

You will build on your industry knowledge and experience, keeping up to date with best practice and participate in internal and external training. You will also work closely with the quality departments from other Hyde business units and clients as required.

As a key member of the quality team, the role is site based and you may on occasion need to act up in the absence of the Quality Manager providing ad-hoc reports or other updates to the senior leadership team as required.

Preferred Skills



Expertise in soft metal heat treatment processes and testing.

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Nadcap experience preferred.

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Experience of carrying out internal audits and the hosting of external audits.

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Demonstrated ability to understand technical specifications.

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Good understanding of the quality management systems (QMS) in either Aerospace/Automotive industry.

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Excellent communications skills are imperative.

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Must have good team working ethic, be highly pro-active and motivated.

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Excellent customer facing skills with a proactive approach to problem solving.

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IT literate, in particular SAP, Microsoft Project, Excel and PowerPoint.

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Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills (Lean/six sigma knowledge preferred).

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The willingness to work flexible hours should the business need arise.

About us

The Hyde Group are one of the UK’s largest and most trusted engineering companies, providing products and services to aerospace, defence and commercial sectors. We have successfully supplied engineering services into highly regulated industries for over 40 years. 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 but fast paced engineering environment. We have a strong focus on developing our people with the potential to further your career and attend internal and external training and development courses. The salary for this role is competitive, we also offer a generous entitlement of 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays.

What we offer

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Competitive salary.

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Generous annual leave entitlement.

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Exciting benefits package with access to discounts from leading retailers.

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Purpose built sites with free parking.

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Discounted gym membership.

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Excellent career development opportunities available.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Hyde Group are committed to creating an inclusive environment where our employees can reach their full potential. We welcome applications from candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds in particular groups who are currently under represented in our sector.

All our roles require the need to obtain BPSS clearance which includes DBS check and 3 years employment references.

If this sounds like the ideal opportunity for you, then we’d love to hear from you

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