Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality Assurance Engineer
up to 2 Year Contract
Birmingham
££Competitive Rates

*** Due to the nature of the role & the industry you are working in, you will be required to achieve UK BPSS & SC clearance ***

We are looking for a Quality Specialist to support the Audit Programme. Ideally, you will have come from a Production or Manufacturing background (not maintenance) with strong Quality, Audit and Investigation experience as you will be carrying out Physical Inspections.

Day to Day Responsibilities -
* Participates in Quality reviews of proposals, contracts, regulatory, program and customer requirements to develop quality assurance strategies, plans and tests for hardware and software products, processes and services ensuring early quality involvement in program development.
* Development of Quality cost estimates based on Statements of Work (SOW) assigned.
* Develop and implement processes for determining, verifying and meeting Customer SOW requirements
* Verification of product conformity to design
* Verification of compliance to Customers' requirements
* Participate in the maintenance of processes, procedures and metrics to assure program, contract, customer and regulatory requirements are adhered to
* Validation of work instructions, tooling requirements, certifications, process standards, policies and procedures
* Identify and documents discrepancies, segregates and controls non-conforming items to prevent unintended use or delivery
* Verification of compliance to Regulatory requirements
* Identifying opportunities for corrective action while performing product or process verification
* Performs auditing, surveillance and monitoring against the approved audit plan, identifies and documents discrepancies and management of corrective actions to completion
* Segregation and control of non-conforming items
* Performs preliminary review and disposition of non-conformance
* Identifies repetitive or significant or non-conformance's and initiates requests for corrective action
* Conducts product review with customer during product or process verification
* To facilitate and sustain a Just Culture within the Maintenance/Production Organisation
* Participate with stakeholders in the analysis process of unfavourable process data, customer complaints and metric results formulating mitigation plans utilizing the closed loop preventive / corrective action process
* Represents Quality in design reviews, with regard:
* Routine verification of product conformance to design requirements, providing objective evidence of results
* *Performs bench-marking and other forms of analysis to ensure specified processes capability levels are achieved

Essential Experience we are looking for -
* Maintenance/Modification experience in a civil or military environment
* Part 21 experience
* Safety Management Systems knowledge and experience
* Previous industry experience in the application of aviation safety policy
* Safety investigation and root cause corrective action experience, within the aviation industry
* Aviation Quality Management System (QMS) experience
* Ability to identify help needed and coordinate with the appropriate leaders and team members
* Qualified Auditor with experience in auditing techniques
* Experience compiling and reporting statistical data

Ideal, but not essential experience -
* Preferably degree qualified, or equivalent, but not essential
* MRB QA experience
* First Article Inspection experience
* Knowledge of MAA/CAA/EASA (Part 145/Part M).
* Experience with Data Analytics.
* Familiar with company Process and Procedures would be beneficial.
* Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
* Demonstrated analytical/problem solving skills.
* Detail oriented.
* Demonstrated high level of dependability, interpersonal skills, initiative, adaptability, decision-making, and problem solving and organization skills.
* Customer focused ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change