Supplier Quality Engineer (Site)

At GKN Aerospace Careers, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to aerospace innovation in a challenging, international environment. GKN Aerospace is focused on innovation, sustainability, and advancing aerospace technology. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to supplier quality performance within an international engineering environment.

Job Summary

• Review supplier First Article and communicate to SQE at Designing Organization.
• Have frequent contact with suppliers to monitor actions within quality.
• Analyze suppliers quality performance and identify improvement areas.
• Manage the follow-up of supplier non-conformances including root cause, corrective and preventive actions.
• Handle escape including root cause investigation, containment, and corrective actions. Participate in 8D investigations.
• Participate in supplier work transfer evaluation and monitoring.
• Support concurrent engineering between GKN and supplier (design for manufacturing).
• Support in supplier feedback.

Job Responsibilities

Essential

• More than 4 years’ experience from manufacturing engineering / production, preferably product qualification activities or inspection / control.
• At least Bachelor's degree.
• Knowledgeable in aerospace quality requirements (AS9100, NADCAP).
• Skilled in root cause analysis, 8D and continuous improvement.
• Well organized and structured with strong skills to work both independently and in a team.
• Target-oriented and outgoing with effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of aerospace products, processes, and technologies.
• Experience and skilled with Microsoft Office and ERP systems.

Desirable

• Experience in New Product Introduction and interaction between Purchasing and Engineering in Product Development.
• Knowledge of AS13XXX standards and APQP, understanding of the aerospace industry and associated regulatory requirements and standards.

Core competences

• Analytical ability
• Coaching
• Communicating
• Decisiveness
• Integrity
• Consciousness of the environment
• Planning and Organization
• Professional content
• Focus on results

What the role offers

Our organization demonstrates passion for innovation and our employees are rightly proud of what we engineer and build. This is a challenging work environment: a role where you contribute as an individual but also as a member of a diverse and international team of experts. At GKN Aerospace, we provide you with the tools to perform at the best of your capabilities, and we support and promote your technical and personal development.

Furthermore, we offer to you:

• 8% holiday allowance.
• 40 paid holidays for full-time employment.
• Working conditions according to the CLA Metalektro, including an excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance.
• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers in a pleasant atmosphere.
• Learning and development opportunities to support career progression within a global business.

Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities and support your career progression by providing learning and development opportunities.