Quallity Conformance Engineer

Guidant Global is recruiting a Quality Conformance Engineer on behalf of Airbus to join the Quality Conformance Team at its Filton site. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of quality improvement activity, analyse performance trends and help reduce the Cost of Non-Quality within a complex manufacturing environment.

You will work closely with lineside quality, functional and multifunctional teams, using data and recognised quality tools to identify issues, implement improvements and maintain the standards required across the plant.

What You'll Be Doing
Analyse quality data, produce business KPIs and identify trends that support measurable quality improvements
Work alongside lineside quality, functional and multifunctional teams to identify, implement and report improvement opportunities
Facilitate and lead Quality Improvement Projects, establishing clear ownership of actions and driving their resolution
Identify and escalate emerging issues that could affect quality performance or wider business operations
Implement and coach manufacturing teams in quality tools, processes and techniques, including APQP, error proofing and problem-solving
Create, review and monitor operational surveillance and inspection criteria
Help maintain consistent build standards, quality standards and operator competence across the plant
Lead investigations into complex technical, business and customer quality issues
Ensure suitable corrective and preventative actions are implemented using recognised problem-solving techniques
Support the reduction of Non-allocated Concessions within the plant
Coordinate the timely clearance of plant QSRs, SARIs and events, engaging the appropriate functional teams
Ensure environmental, health and safety, and airworthiness requirements are achieved
Provide quality support to customers and authorities when required

Essential
Previous experience within quality conformance, quality engineering, manufacturing engineering or a closely related environment
Good knowledge of aircraft manufacturing, with aircraft industry experience strongly preferred
Experience of process improvement within a manufacturing or engineering setting
Strong data analysis skills, including the ability to interrogate datasets and present information through graphs and spreadsheets
Lineside quality or inspection experience
Experience working with and leading multifunctional teams
Excellent communication and report-writing skills
A good general level of IT capability, including Microsoft Excel and Word
Recognised training in problem-solving techniques and methodology
Strong English and mathematics skills
Ability to demonstrate professional workplace behaviours
A practical, experience-led approach to quality improvement
Desirable
Experience of aircraft quality attestation
Previous responsibility for quality investigations or corrective and preventative actions
Knowledge of APQP, error proofing and other manufacturing quality techniques
Experience creating spreadsheet macros or coding solutions
Experience working directly with customers or regulatory authorities

Develop your experience across data analysis, lineside quality, problem-solving and multifunctional working
Work with a range of manufacturing, engineering and quality stakeholders
Complete a one-stage virtual interview, with an on-site option available
Inclusive Recruitment
Guidant Global is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and will work with you to provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process where required.
Apply today to bring your quality expertise, analytical capability and improvement mindset to Airbus at Filton.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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