Principal Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Date Posted:

2024-04-02

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Stafford Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 7EH

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary
• Company performance bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Comprehensive health cash plan
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Flexible benefits programme (buy & sell holiday allowance, discounted gym memberships, Maternity/ adoption leave- up to 52 weeks, first 26 weeks at full pay, subsequent 26 at 50% (basic pay)
• Structured training & opportunities to progress
• Opportunity to join ERGs (employee resource groups), participate in community projects & much more!
  
  

What does the role look like?

In this exciting role, you will provide the link between Quality, CI, Site, Supplier, and interact with all functions.

Leading multi-disciplined teams, this “hands on role” will identify and drive key problem solving projects to eliminate Internal and External escapes on existing product lines. You will support the introduction of new products through effective use of the APQP process and PPAP tools.

Your responsibilities will include providing technical support to reduce the cost of poor quality (CoPQ) and improve First Pass Yields. A key element of your role will be to continually improve quality and productivity for products and processes within your area of responsibility.

What will your day-to-day responsibilities look like?

• Maintaining and sustaining a strong customer and supplier focus and using influencing and negotiation skills to achieve goals
• Ensure the day-to-day project execution & coordination at the manufacturing site.
• Implement and drive the tools used to achieve Zero Defects & quality improvement projects (PFMEA, DFMEA, 8D, SPC, MSA, MPR’s, CP etc.)
• Create, advise, and support the manufacturing processes and engineering documentation, through the application of your technical skills including, but not limited to:
• Machining, tooling, and metrology
• Fixtures and Gauges
• Design For Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)
• Verification of technical drawing and technical reports
• Other specialist processes, including NDT and development of composite processes
• Coaching and mentoring others to enable the team to reach their goals including training others in APQP and PPAP core tools
• Conduct best practice containment actions and drive open issues at the sites to resolution using effective problem-solving tools
• Develop Zero Defect plan to eliminate defects
• Drive & improve process capability (Cpk, Ppk)
• Schedule, support, and conduct reviews with management as required
• Actively support the EH&S policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements through the management of the risk management process
• Understand and adhere to company compliance policies including the Code of Ethics to promote and support our culture and compliance expectations
  
  

What will you bring to the role?

Essential skills:

• Excellent Quality tool kit including problem solving tools
• APQP-PPAP experience including FAI
• Fantastic stakeholder management skills
  
  

Desirable skills:

• Minimum requirement is HNC/HND (or equivalent) with a bachelor’s degree (preferred but not essential) in a relevant Manufacturing and/ or Quality Engineering discipline.
• Preferred formal CI qualification (Green or Black belt)
• Knowledge of Statistical techniques (SPC & MSA) is an advantage.
• New Part Introduction, project management tools
• Knowledge of SAP & Tableau would be an advantage but not essential
• Knowledge of leading, motivating and engaging teams
• Action and goal orientated
• Ability to prioritise and plan self and others
• Ability to work effectively in a team or alone
• Comfort in managing, motivating and engaging others effectively
• Able to apply managerial courage appropriately
• Open minded and effective problem solver
• Thorough, tenacious and persuasive utilising strong influencing skills
• Able to take and delegate responsibility and accountability
  
  

About us:

At Collins Aerospace, we’re working side by side with our customers & partners to dream, design & deliver solutions that redefine the future of our industry. We are part of Raytheon Technologies & provide technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defence industry to connect and protect people around the world. We are inventors, we are manufacturers, we work in space exploration, commercial air travel, defence & rescue applications.

Are you looking to join a dynamic global team that works across the entire Aerospace industry? If yes, get onboard the Collins Aerospace Team & play a part in expanding the opportunities to develop new products & challenge the state of art technology.

We believe Diversity drives innovation; equity eliminates obstacles, inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where everyone can belong & succeed, contributing to a better society.

We are committed to ensuring the recruitment process is barrier-free & inclusive as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long term condition to remove barriers that may be experienced in the recruitment process.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day!

Please note that potential candidates will be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and background checks and that project access restrictions may apply to some nationalities.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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