Quality Engineer

Ontic
Staverton
1 week ago
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Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, are now recruiting for aQuality Engineerto join our growing quality team where you'll support us in our ambitious growth plans.

Ontic is a more than just a business, we're a community of innovators who pride ourselves on fostering a culture where talent thrives, ideas flourish, and careers are built. We're committed to excellence, driving us to continuously improve and adapt, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of our industry.

About the role:
As a Quality Engineer you will routinely identify and perform tasks based on the needs of the business, communicating and interfacing with all levels of staff including executive management, functional managers, customers, suppliers and regulatory agencies. Reporting to the Operations Quality Manager, you will provide guidance and technical support to operational staff in relation to quality standards to ensure the Company’s adherence to 9100 and UK CAA Regulations.

You will ensure compliance to Ontic UK Quality Management System and Regulatory requirements (creating and updating procedures and process). You will also provide advice and oversee Product Verification activities, i.e., product inspection, preparation of paperwork (including First Article Inspection Reports) and/or parts to support release personnel, as well as some Fault Finding.

About you:

You'll ideally have an ONC/HNC or above in electrical/electronic engineering and will have strong understand of AS9100 quality standards. An advantage would be previous exposure to AS9102 First Article Reporting. You'll have experience in a Quality Engineering role within an Aerospace environment and have working knowledge of the contract review process, and non-conforming material dispositioning.

As well as the above you'll have great attention to detail along with the ability to read engineering drawings and check components against customer requirements. You'll have a solutions focused attitude and a proactive approach to quality.

At Ontic we care about your financial, physical, and mental wellness so we offer a range of benefits to support this, we care about what matters to you and have a valued culture of recognition and empowerment, accompanied by benefits that support work/life balance.

Our benefits package highlights include:

  • Up to 37 days paid leave
  • 10 hours paid volunteering time
  • Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Discounts and offers from a range of retailers

Best place to work

We are more than the sum of our parts. And we’ve been recognised internally and externally for being so:

  • We were ranked #9 in Best Companies’ Q3 leader board for Best Manufacturing Company based on our employee feedback
  • 72.5% of employees who took part in our 2023 employee satisfaction survey said they are proud to work at Ontic

No day is the same at Ontic; we have doubled in size over the last couple of years and are still in rapid growth. We attribute our success to empowering colleagues to create the opportunity, fostering an environment of autonomy where we ask for forgiveness, not permission.

Our values

Our values are intrinsic to everything we do:

  • We sharea common sense- we’re a global family of specialists with a shared passion for precision.
  • We have thefreedom to choose- we’re challengers and innovators with the freedom to think differently and challenge the status quo.
  • Wecreate the opportunity- we’re change-makers with a clear direction and can-do spirit.

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!

About Us

Ontic is a leading global aerospace OEM trusted by the world’s aerospace leaders. With over 1,300 employees across four time zones and seven sites, we have more than doubled in size since 2019 and are continuing to grow.

With capabilities spanning various aerospace sectors, our long-term, established investments with leading aviation OEMs enable them to divest their product lines to us, freeing them to focus on the future.

Whether a customer, partner, member of the community, or each other, our promise remains the same — we embrace the challenge to start where others stop. So, why not join us? Apply today and take off with Ontic.

We are more than the sum of our parts. Why not join Ontic today?

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