Quality Engineer

A qualified Quality Engineer with experience of developing and implementing quality and business improvements to maximise production, profitability, and customer service within an Aerospace manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have good commercial awareness and excellent communication skills, with the ability to develop business relationships to promote growth within the company whilst maintaining quality standards. The role requires an initiative-taking individual who is able to work without supervision and can make effective decisions to minimise quality-related problems., To manage and maintain all company and customer-owned tooling, ensuring it is serviceable, compliant and available to support production, whilst also supporting product verification activities through inspection and quality control. The role ensures tooling is controlled, calibrated where required and fit for purpose, and that product inspections are carried out in line with company and customer requirements. Role Summary The QI & Tooling Engineer is responsible for the control, maintenance, calibration and repair of all tooling, alongside supporting inspection activities within the manufacturing environment. The role includes performing product inspections, verifying conformity to specifications, and ensuring that tooling used in production is maintained in a controlled condition. The position supports both operational delivery and product quality by combining tooling management with hands-on inspection capability.,

• Maintain full control of all tooling including:
• Teledyne-owned tooling
• Customer-owned tooling
• Ensure all tooling is:
• uniquely identified
• correctly stored
• protected from damage or deterioration
• Manage the tooling register, ensuring accurate records of:
• tooling status
• location
• condition
• ownership
• Define and manage calibration and verification requirements
• Ensure tooling requiring calibration is:
• included within the calibration system
• within valid calibration status
• Coordinate tooling:
• inspection
• maintenance
• repair
• replacement
• Remove defective tooling from service and control to prevent use, Perform inspection activities including:
• in-process inspection
• final inspection
• incoming inspection where required
• Verify product conformity against:
• drawings
• specifications
• work instructions
• Record inspection results in line with company requirements
• Raise non-conformances (NCRs) where product does not meet requirements
• Support:
• MRB / concession processes
• root cause investigations
• corrective actions
• Ensure compliance with:
• AS9100
• customer requirements (Airbus, GKN, etc.)
Operational Responsibilities
• Support production teams with:
• tooling issues
• inspection queries
• product conformity concerns
• Ensure tooling availability aligns with production demand
• Identify and escalate risks relating to:
• tooling condition
• inspection capacity
• product quality
• Support introduction of new tooling and processes
• Compliance & Control
• Ensure tooling control meets:
• AS9100 requirements
• calibration system requirements
• customer-specific requirements
• Ensure inspection activities are:
• traceable
• recorded
• compliant with defined requirements
• Maintain control of customer-owned tooling in line with contractual obligations
Continuous Improvement
• Identify opportunities to improve:
• tooling reliability
• inspection efficiency
• defect prevention
• Support reduction of:
• scrap
• rework
• tooling-related defects, Operations / Production
• Quality Engineering
• Engineering
• Stores / Supply Chain
• External tooling suppliers
Authority
• Authority to:
• remove tooling from service
• raise NCRs
• stop production where product or tooling is non-compliant
Success Measures
• Tooling availability and compliance
• Inspection accuracy and effectiveness
• Reduction in tooling-related and inspection-related defects
• Accuracy of records and traceability
• Salary sacrifice-led pension plan that matches employee contributions up to 7%
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free life assurance cover at the value of four times basic annual salary
• Holiday purchase scheme which enables employees to purchase an additional week's worth of annual leave each year
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme that supports employees with their physical, mental and financial health, as well as their cultural/environmental wellbeing
• Competitive employee discounts platform that provides employees with discounts with leading brands/retailers
• Internal reward and recognition scheme linked to internal benefits platform
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits
• Company sick pay
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee that supports and champions employee diversity.
• Local discounts and offers (e.g. gyms)
Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.,
• Experience in aerospace or manufacturing environment
• Understanding of:
• tooling control
• inspection processes
• calibration systems
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications
• Strong attention to detail
• Good organisational and problem-solving skills
  
  Based in Bromborough, Teledyne CML Composites is a fast-growing manufacturer, supplying carbon/glass fibre composite parts and assemblies to some of the world's leading aircraft and aero engine producers. Operating across three distinct product groups namely commercial, defence and business jet products, this role is an opportunity to join a team putting the final additions to our highly technical products.
The manufacturing facility houses some of the most advanced machining technology in Europe such as a multi axis NDT robotic machine, automated material cutting machine and multi axis CNC machining centres. Teledyne CML Composites has positioned itself and is recognised as one of the world's leading suppliers in composites and supports the business strategy of continuous growth and technical innovation. With an orderbook extending out into the next decade, we are looking for new colleagues to join our thriving company. At Teledyne, we believe that Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion mean Opportunity - the opportunity to cherish and celebrate the value of diversity, to bring our full and authentic selves to work and to feel fully involved and respected - and we are committed to this journey. Occupational health and safety and environmental sustainability are also an integral part of our business strategy, and we believe in implementing environmental, health and safety improvements to continually enhance the working environment for staff, visitors, and contractors.