Quality Management Systems/QMS Engineer - 2 year FTC Luton, East of England, England
Job description
About GKN Aerospace
"Together We Rise"
A Truly Global Business
Every day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components. With over 15,000 employees across 38 manufacturing sites in 13 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of £2.8bn. Together as “one GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We’re putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050!
Making a Difference
It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers. Based at our Luton manufacturing plant you’ll do just that. Established in 1993, GKN Aerospace in Luton is a world leader in commercial and military ice protection systems and transparencies. Offering a full range of capabilities; design, analysis, testing, certification and manufacture of electro-thermal ice protection, military fast jet canopies and flight deck windows to over 20 programmes including: Boeing 787, Dreamliner, Airbus A320, AgustaWestland, AW101, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed, Martin F-22 Raptor. Our customers include Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopters, Textron, BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Leonardo. Our Luton site is home to 400+ employees and onsite facilities including onsite parking, canteen, vending machines and showers.
Job Summary
The Quality Management Systems (QMS) Engineer will be located at our Luton manufacturing site reporting to the Quality Management Systems Manager and supporting our Defence & Civil business lines. This is a 2 year fixed-term contract and the role may require flexibility to visit our other sites (as necessary) to standardise best practice principles.
The Quality Management Systems (QMS) Engineer will review the management systems and provide core support to the site leadership team in achieving a compliant and effective system in-line with regulatory, customer & company global requirements.
Job Responsibilities
- Maintain and improve the local QMS ensuring that it fulfils the requirements of the applicable regulations, industry / customer and company standards
- Identify risks to the QMS and drive continuous improvement activities
- Work with the wider team to ensure the QMS integrates with other management systems
- Lead/support the planning and implementation of new QMS systems, including stakeholder engagement
- Provide QMS training to the relevant areas
- Provide functional support for Quality Management and Information applications
- Support 3rd party audits as required
- Act as internal auditor to support the internal audit programme.
How You'll Contribute
To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:
Essential:
- Significant experience gained from a Quality Systems role
- Strong facilitation and collaboration skills to support process improvement activities.
- Notable experience gained from a manufacturing environment
- Experience of working to ISO 9001
- Experience of Quality Management and Information applications
- Competency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable:
- Experience of working to AS9100 / AS9110 requirements
- Experience of working to CAA Part 21G and/or CAA/EASA/FAA Part 145 regulations
- Internal or Lead Auditor experience
- Notable experience gained from an Aerospace manufacturing environment
We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The Quality Management Systems (QMS) Engineer will possess good written and oral communication skills as well as strong facilitation and collaboration skills to support process improvement activities.
What We'll Offer
Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:
- £29,000 to £43,000 per annum dependent on experience
- Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
- Life Assurance 8 x salary
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Income protection
- Shopping discounts
- Cycle To Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A collaborative, dynamic working environment
As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll 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’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!
Why Join Us
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. 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’ last year. 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.
Join us and keep the world moving …
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