Programme Quality Engineer

Company : Safran Seats

Job field : Quality

Location : Cwmbran, Wales, United Kingdom

Contract type : Permanent

Contract duration : Full-time

Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

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, customisation, 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.

Due to continued growth and an upturn in programmes and workload, we are now recruiting for 3x Programme Quality Engineers to join our existing Quality team. In this role, you will join as a member of the Programme Quality Team, directly reporting to the Programme Quality Manager. You will communicate with and present information to all levels and cross functions in Safran Seats. You will contribute greatly towards customer liaison for in-development programme and new programme introduction quality topics.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

1. Support contact for customers on quality aspects and assist/support the Program Manager on these points;
2. Ensure that all customer needs and requirements are taken into account (customer satisfaction);
3. Support the establishment of Quality Assurance Plans and related procedures, obtain acceptance from customers, and maintain the plans;
4. Participate in defining the Program Management Plan (PMP) with the Program Manager, support and assist the Program Manager to ensure and monitor its effective implementation and execution;
5. Monitor non-conformities analysis and relevant action plan, and communicate to customers on quality events of programs (quality escape, concessions, etc) and reduce them;
6. Work with the Procurement organisation to validate the choice of suppliers and ensure the appropriate data is being provided to suppliers to enable them to be successful as well as validating quality assurance plans and processes for each supplier.

Complementary Description

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.

We focus on:

1. Our people

These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:

1. We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive
2. We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
3. We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
4. We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues

So you'll be supported every step of the way! This role is subject to pre-employment checks, including but not limited to criminal record checks. While having unspent convictions may not necessarily prevent you from being employed, you are required to disclose any unspent convictions during the recruitment process. Only candidates who successfully pass these checks will be considered for employment.

Job Requirements

1. HNC/HND or equivalent in an Engineering / Manufacturing related discipline
2. D/PFMEA & Control Plans; experience and full detail understanding and execution
3. Risk Analysis
4. Programme management gate process understanding & exposure
5. Demonstrated experience supporting Quality Assurance activities across multi-disciplinary programmes
6. Excellent problem solving skills (8D, Six-Sigma etc)
7. Competent communicator with an ability to establish trusted working relationships across all departments and with Customers
8. Proven track record on supporting teams / projects to deliver milestones

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!

Our employees are at the heart of our success, as we work together for our sustainable future. There are four People Fundamentals that underpin life at Safran:

1. We believe in and promote diversity and inclusion as key values across our business
2. We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
3. We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
4. We encourage collaboration and mutual support for you and your colleagues

As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive:

1. 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
2. Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts and access to private healthcare
3. Career Progressions opportunities such as company sponsorship and further training courses
4. Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoptive parents, shared parental leave, parental leave and flexible working
5. Equality & Diversity initiatives with internal groups for workplace engagement and involvement
6. STEM engagement with schools, colleges and universities and Charitable activities for all

Please apply and submit your CV today! We are recruiting for these new positions now, with a view to recruit as soon as possible. Once your CV has been reviewed, we will contact you with the next stages.

We want Safran Seats to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Seats an inclusive place to work.

Specificity of the job

UK and international travel as required to support in-development programmes