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 set 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

You will be working in our offices in Papendrecht. The role involves understanding, communicating, and explaining the product, process, and system requirements to suppliers, while participating in and orchestrating the qualification plan (FAI by using APQP) to ensure a qualified product is delivered on time. It includes monitoring and analyzing the quality performance of suppliers, conducting reviews, and taking actions depending on the root cause of any problem (such as assessments or 8D problem-solving activities) to secure continuous quality compliance. The position also manages supplier quality performance issues, serves as the liaison for suppliers, suggests structural process improvements, and collaborates with other engineers in a team environment. In addition, the role requires executing supplier audits to verify and assure product and process compliance, with regular travel to suppliers being an integral part of the job.

Job Responsibilities

• 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 Qualifications

Essential

• More than 4 years’ experience in manufacturing engineering or production, preferably in product qualification activities or inspection/control.
• 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 skill 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 We Will Offer

Our organization demonstrates passion for innovation and our employees are rightly proud of what we engineer and build. This is truly 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 not only provide you with the tools to perform at the best of your capabilities, but we also support and promote your technical and personal development.

Furthermore, we offer you:

• A gross monthly salary based on the CLA Metalektro Grade L1 and in line with your experience and qualifications
• 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

Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly! We will 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 are on board, you never know where your career journey may take you!

If you have any questions, you can reach out to Ioanna Dimitriadi via ioanna.dimitriadi@fokker.com. We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go in many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Fokker Aerospace, which has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry.

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?

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