Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (Site)

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

A Truly Global Business 
Every day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of £3.35bn. Together as “one GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We’re putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050! 

Making a Difference 

It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers.
At our GKN Filton site, we specialise in the design and manufacture of large complex structural wing assemblies, detailed metallic components and wing systems for a combination of both civil and military aircraft. We have an new exciting and career defining opportunity for a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer. Although this role will be site based the position requires regular travel to meet with suppliers. 
The succesful candidate will be Regularly monitoring the quality performance of suppliers, perform reviews and take actions depending on the cause of any problem (such as assessments, problem solving activities etc) to secure continuous compliance. 

How You'll Contribute

⦁ To engineer and communicate the product and system requirements to the Supplier. Participate and orchestra the plan for qualification (FAI and/or PPAP) from the supplier to achieve a qualified product on time. 
⦁ Manage the supply chain out of a Quality performance aspect, serve as the liaison for suppliers, suggest structural quality and process improvements, and collaborate with other engineers in a team environment.
⦁ In close cooperation with manufacturing engineering/experts/process engineers/Supplier, ensure that all requirements (product/system/routines/timeline) is understood and that the supplier have all the capabilities in place to meet them (including PPR to assure Quality before production start)
⦁ Assure and monitor Product Risk mitigation and Quality planning/control at supplier (APQP, PPAP)
⦁ Manage Engineering Source Substantiation (ESS) activities at Supplier with designing organisation
⦁ Review Supplier First Article- Communicate to SQE at Designing Organisation (a SQE in a designing organisation also Approve the FAI). 
⦁ Have frequent contact with supplier to monitor actions within Quality
⦁ Analyse suppliers’ quality performance and identify improvement areas. Drive improvement activities
⦁ Handle supplier non-conformance and escape including root cause investigation, containment and corrective actions, 8D, in order to be up-to date with the supplier performance
⦁ Issue authorizations of “Request for Pre-Release”
⦁ Participate in supplier work transfer evaluation and monitoring
⦁ Perform/Follow up supplier assessments, industrial reviews and evaluations when qualified
⦁ Support concurrent engineering between GKN and supplier (design for manufacturing)
⦁ Support cost engineering/cost reduction activities by interacting with booth supplier and GKN ME/design/technical experts
⦁ Support in supplier feedback
⦁ Evaluate and approve of new release agents and monitor Release Agent Performance

What You'll Bring

To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential 

⦁ Strong experience in aerospace quality requirements (AS9100, NADCAP, customer requirements etc.)
⦁ Skilled in root cause analysis, 8D and continuous improvement 
⦁ Knowledgeable in PPAP and APQP
⦁ Knowledgeable in AS13XXX-standards
⦁ Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) and interaction between Purchasing and Engineering in Product Development
⦁ Well organized and structured with strong skills to work both independently, and in a team
⦁ Target-oriented and outgoing with good communication skills
⦁ Knowledge of aerospace products, processes and technologies
⦁ Experience and skilled with Microsoft office, and ERP systems

Desirable
⦁ Soft Leadership skills such as e.g. Recognition, Coaching and Constructive feedback
⦁ Experience from Supplier quality positions
⦁ Experience in manufacturing engineering/production, preferably product qualification activities or inspection/control

What We'll Offer

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

Competitive salary dependent on experience Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis Life Assurance 8 x salary 25 days holiday + bank holidays Flexible working hours including the ability to finish at 12noon on a Friday Income protection Shopping discounts Cycle To Work Scheme Employee Assistance Programme Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family A collaborative, dynamic working environment 

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you! 

Why Join Us

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’ last year. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ​
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