Safety Quality Engineer

What you’ll do:

• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements such as:

• • Support with facilitating hazard identification, risk assessment and management;

  • Monitor the implementation of actions taken to mitigate risks, as listed in the MOEs & POE, unless action follow-up is addressed by the compliance monitoring function;

  • Support with the provision of periodic reports on safety performance to the Safety Action Group (SAG) and Safety Review Board (SRB);

  • Ensure the maintenance of safety management documentation;

  • Ensure that required safety training is conducted and meets acceptable standards;

  • Support with the provision of advice on safety matters;

  • Ensure the initiation and follow-up of internal occurrence investigations.

• Support the Safety Management function by engaging in multi-function, multi-site groups that develop company directives, policies, processes, procedures and metrics to assure program, contract, customer, regulatory requirements, international standards and working agreements are deployed.
• Support stakeholders in analysis of safety related process data, metrics, models and flows to identify root cause of complex problems and development and implementation of preventative or corrective actions.
• Conduct research, compile and analyse performance reports and process control statistics to continuously improve safety process capability.
• Support safety elements for quality source selection via approved processes and process capability assessments of suppliers' ability to meet program quality requirements and support business decisions.
• Support the development of the Safety audit scope, schedule, and plans to determine compliance with regulator/customer safety management system expectations, configuration assurance, related business, regulatory and customer requirements, and report results to management
• Support any investigations arising from Quality issues through to their documented conclusion, with supporting root cause analysis and solutions to prevent re-occurrence
• Ensuring Quality measures with associated targets are maintained for QA Compliance
• Support of external Quality audits, assessments and visits by customers and authorities
• Support in the coordination and facilitation of timely responses and resolution of quality issues identified
• Assist with the generation of Quality Plans and proposals
• Participate in Engineering Design Project reviews and auditing these projects to ensure compliance to internal QMS requirements
• Support Operators Approval Processes, including issuing of Stamps and Scopes of Approval
• Ensure the departmental objectives are achieved in line with the job holder’s individual objectives
• Perform duties in accordance with company policies, procedures and processes
• Develop and support of a business improvement culture and associated activities e.g. process mapping, lean, continuous improvements etc.
• Assist with the maintenance of company approvals e.g. EASA/CAA, FAR, ISO, AS etc. to maintain airworthiness
• There may be additional activities to perform from time to time in order to maximise the contribution to Ultra goals and objectives

Qualifications:

• Clear understanding of the processes involved in identifying, categorising and managing hazards and risks associated with aerospace products.
• Has a proven range of Quality/Business Improvement experience
• Proven experience working within a quality management system
• Experience with auditing, both internal and supporting external audits Knowledge of manufacturing environment and working with a supply chain
• Experience of liaising with internal and external customers
• Aerospace quality standards (e.g.  AS9100, CAA Part 21, CAA & EASA Part 145 etc.)
• Other aerospace topics e.g. FOD, counterfeit avoidance etc.
• First Article / Parts Approval reporting methods (E.g. AS9102, PPAP etc.)
• Process Measurement techniques (e.g. SPC, KPIs, etc .)
• Quality Management System and Process Mapping Software

Skills:

• Good communication skills demonstrated both verbally and in writing in the form of presentations and recommendations for improvement
• Works effectively with others
• Demonstrated experience in building good working relationships and gaining trust and respect with internal and external customers
• Plans work and delivers on time
• Demonstrates a “Can do” positive attitude
• Use own initiative within the scope of the role
• Makes timely decisions within the scope of the role
• Proactively able to manage own work to in order to achieve objectives
• Good application of Microsoft packages and relevant software for the role (Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

What we offer:

• Opportunity to work in a global, highly collaborative environment
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• Strong focus on learning, development, and career progression
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• A culture that promotes inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement

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