Supplier Quality Technician

Job description

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

The purpose of this role is to assure the quality of products, throughout the product lifecycle with Safran Seats GB and compliant with all contractual requirements.

Key Responsibilities will include:
- To support the Supplier Assessment process through conducting audits and assessments as directed.
- Ensure that Suppliers apply Safran requirements such as APQP by adapting and applying requirements and related tools (FMCE, risk assessments etc.) as part of implementing Safran requirements.
- Ensure that Products and Services comply with quality requirements by helping suppliers understand the requirements; and ensuring that products and practices comply with regulations, customer requirements and Safran standards. Also, promoting a culture of prevention and anticipation
- Ensure proper management of non-compliance by ensuring that supplier system, product and process anomalies are addressed, with the necessary assurances that corrective actions are effective.
- Ensure that supplier system, product and process anomalies are addressed, with the necessary assurances that corrective actions are effective
- Ensure Supplier improvement by implementing KPI's to measure Supplier quality performance in line with Safran rating system; Support and promote excellence by implementing tools and methods recommended by Safran; Promote our quality culture.
- Ensure that the customer's voice is heard and understood by all suppliers
- Support customer inspection activities
- Assist as a team member in problem-solving activities for manufacturing product quality issues and measures (Using 8D Techniques)
- Support the quality activities within the project timeline
- Drive continuous improvement, by capitalizing on factual data and feedback and providing the necessary support for all company functions

Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.

Desired profile

Apprenticeship level or equivalent in an Engineering discipline
Sound engineering / quality background, with experience of Quality inspection within a manufacturing / engineering industry
Knowledge of management of HSE risks
Ability to analyse quality performance and build standards of quality
Ideally Internal Auditor AS9100 trained
Ideally experience within the Aerospace industry

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive:
* 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
* Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts and access to private healthcare
* Career Progressions opportunities such as company sponsorship and further training courses
* Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoptive parents, shared parental leave, parental leave and flexible working
* Equality & Diversity initiatives with internal groups for workplace engagement and involvement
* STEM engagement with schools, colleges and universities and Charitable activities for all

About Safran UK

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defence and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 92,000 employees and sales of 23.2 billion euros in 2023, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap.
Safran is in the 1st place in the aerospace and defence industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2023" ranking.

With over one million seats equipping the fleets of the major airlines, Safran Seats is one of the world's leading suppliers of seating for passengers, crews and helicopters thanks to innovative and high added-value solutions.