Details:
- Salary: £25 - 31.30 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Filton Gloucestershire
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Quality Conformance Engineer
Role Overview
An exciting contract opportunity has become available for a Quality Conformance Engineer within the aerospace industry at Bristol. This Quality Conformance Engineer role sits within a manufacturing quality team focused on driving quality improvements, reducing the cost of non-conformance, and supporting operational excellence across production environments.
The successful Quality Conformance Engineer will work closely with production, quality, and cross-functional teams to analyse quality performance, lead investigations, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. This contract role offers the opportunity to have a direct impact on quality performance within a complex aerospace industry manufacturing environment in Bristol.
Contract Details
Location: Bristol
Industry: Aerospace
Contract details: 9 Months, Inside IR35
Rate: £31.30 Umbrella
Responsibilities
Analyse quality performance data, generate KPIs, and identify trends to reduce the cost of non-quality.
Provide data-driven insights and trend analysis to support continuous improvement activities.
Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and cross-functional teams to identify and implement quality improvement opportunities.
Lead and facilitate quality improvement projects, ensuring clear ownership and effective action management.
Escalate quality performance concerns through KPI analysis and support mitigation activities.
Promote and coach the use of quality tools and methodologies, including problem solving, error proofing, and quality planning techniques.
Review, develop, and monitor operational surveillance activities to ensure consistent build quality and operator competence.
Lead investigations into complex technical and quality issues, implementing effective corrective and preventative actions.
Support the reduction and resolution of quality concessions, quality events, and related plant issues.
Ensure compliance with environmental, health and safety, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements.
Provide quality support to internal and external stakeholders as required.
Skills and Experience
Experience within the aerospace industry or a similar complex manufacturing environment.
Strong understanding of aircraft manufacturing processes and quality assurance principles.
Proven experience driving process improvement and continuous improvement initiatives.
Strong data analysis skills with the ability to interpret quality metrics, trends, and KPIs.
Experience working with and influencing cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.
Knowledge of quality tools and methodologies such as APQP, error proofing, root cause analysis, and structured problem solving.
Strong communication, presentation, and technical report writing skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, with exposure to automation, coding, or macros being advantageous.
Why this role is interesting
Opportunity to lead high-impact quality improvement initiatives within a complex manufacturing environment.
Exposure to cross-functional stakeholders and challenging technical investigations.
Chance to influence operational performance and drive measurable quality improvements.
Application Instructions
If you are a motivated Quality Conformance Engineer with experience in manufacturing quality, process improvement, and data-driven problem solving, we would like to hear from you. Apply today to be considered for this contract role based in Bristol.
This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan