Product Assurance Engineer

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 billion in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Support and assure, Product Safety, Product Quality, Customer Satisfaction, and GKN One Aerospace Quality Culture through zero defects quality planning, product realization, delivery, delivery of customer support, and supporting the organization in risk management, problem-solving, and quality improvement projects.

Job Responsibilities

• **Product Safety & Quality Assurance:**
• Assure and verify product quality planning, realization, and delivery activities are completed in accordance with applicable requirements;
• **Customer Satisfaction & Support:**
• Support Program Management/IPT teams, acting as the first line POC for Customer and Governmental Quality Representatives, including relationship management, coordinating product buy-off, audits, quality-related inquiries, and issue resolution.
• **Quality Culture and general Quality support:**
• Exemplify a Safety/Quality-first mindset and ensure compliance with the GKN Aerospace Cultural Principles, HSE, and Quality policies and standards.
• Support Site/Group/Team leaders in the development and nurturing of the site Quality Culture.
• Provide quality-related support and advice to the organization for the development/improvement/maintenance of Product Safety and Quality awareness through (unsolicited) consult/feedback and training.
• **Zero Defects Quality Planning:**
• Ensure customer, regulatory, and GKN system, product, and process requirements are identified, documented appropriately (e.g., Program Quality Assurance Plans/Product Quality Control Plans), understood, and implemented through effective means of compliance, meeting interested parties’ needs.
• Work with Engineering (Design and Manufacturing) teams to ensure design specifications and production process capabilities are aligned and to define effective process controls and unambiguous product acceptance criteria to enable and ensure product safety and zero defect delivery.
• **Risk Management, Problem Solving, and Improvement:**
• Support and assure the identification, understanding, and effective mitigation of product and process-related risks and opportunities for improvement.

Job Qualifications

• Technical expertise in Manufacturing/Quality Engineering, with a professional qualification (university degree) in engineering or related science or quality management (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical)
• Strong skills in deploying effective Quality Cultures within organizations by setting the tone for Quality;
• Strong communication, presentation, influencing, and negotiation skills, building and maintaining trust and effective internal and external working relationships;
• Experience in managing and assuring Product Quality Assurance and Improvement in New Product/Process introduction (industrialization) & existing Production Realization
• Demonstrated knowledge, experience, and training of APQP/Zero Defects/LEAN/6σ/SPC processes, tools, and practices. Strong ability to guide and coach APQP/RCCA activities and use critical thinking to develop and implement robust solutions
• Demonstrated knowledge of risk management and risk-based assurance activities;
• Demonstrated knowledge, experience, and training of ISO 9001, AS/EN/JISQ9100, Aviation Regulatory (EASA, FAA, etc.) & customer quality requirements and application of these into an accredited QMS/BMS to assure compliance;
• Fluent in English language, verbal and written

What's in it for you?

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

• Holiday Allowance – 8%
• 29 days holiday + 13 ADV
• Commuting Allowance
• Applicable Conditions; CLA Metalekro (scale L1) and Fokker Handbook
• Pension – Fully meeting the provisions of the PME pension fund of the metal industry
• An opportunity to earn profit-dependent bonus
• Voluntary Health Insurance
• Voluntary Other Insurances

To make your start as successful as possible, we will provide you with an extensive training program. The content and duration of this depend on the role and experience you bring. After this familiarization period, during which you will get to know the processes within GKN Fokker Elmo extensively, you will start work in collaboration with colleagues!

How to apply?

Are you interested in this position and does your background meet the requirements? Please use the ‘Apply Now’ button. Questions? Please contact our Recruiter Koen van Stigt via Koen.vanStigt@fokker.com

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organization 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 endeavor, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.